Now, two wheelers riders will
have to take a close look at the type of helmet they are using. As Bangalore
city police on Thursday asked two-wheeler riders, including those on pillion,
to wear only helmets with ISI mark.
Police
commissioner of the state has given two-wheeler riders time till January 31 to
buy headgears with ISI mark. If not from February 1, those wearing helmets
without ISI mark will be penalized and they'd be treated as riding helmetless
and will be charged with the prescribed fine for 'helmetless' riders i.e. Rs
100.
The drive is part of a state-wide
endeavor to deter riders from using half-helmets and, instead, go for safer
headgear of assured ISI quality. As headgears that cover the whole face come
with ISI mark, Police consider other helmets as 'half-helmets' or those not
conforming to BIS.
Not just that in UP with an
attempt to curb the rising number of road accident deaths in the state, almost
all of which the traffic department believes are a result of drivers not
following rules, the government has decided to observe 'helmet and seat belt
day' every Wednesday.
Traffic departments across the
state, along with the transport department, will jointly conduct checks for
helmets on two-wheeler riders and seat belts in four-wheelers. According to
data from the traffic department, there were as many as 19,320 road accidents
in UP in 2016, of which 59% were due to people not wearing helmets.
Also, wearing helmets has been
made mandatory for all pillion riders across the state, under section 129
(wearing of protective headgear) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
So, let’s come together and help
government in this initiative of making Indian roads safe for driving.
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