Earlier in January 2024, traffic police had dressed up as Lord Yama and his associates to create awareness among motorists about the use of helmets in Bengaluru.
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If you’re one of those wearing a flimsy helmet for the sake of it, beware. The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) will be breaking the flimsy helmets and gift brand new ones that are ISI marked as part of a campaign organised with Rotary Bangalore Midtown (RBM). To keep the element of surprise alive, the schedule of the event has not been revealed.
On the day of the campaign, several traffic police will stand at about six high traffic density destinations and stop the bikes with riders or pillion wearing substandard helmets. The police will then break the helmets and give them new ones.
The police, along with members of RBM, will also educate the riders about the significance of wearing a good quality helmet to protect them from head injuries.
Palani Loganathan, president of RBM, told The Hindu, “Majority of two-wheeler accident deaths are caused due to severe head injury. To protect the head, riders and pillion riders have to wear better quality helmets. However, the people choose to wear poor quality helmets risking lives. People buy vehicles paying lakhs, but have the tendency to save money purchasing low quality head gear.”
Mr. Loganathan further said to promote usage of quality helmets, the RBM has collaborated with the BTP. As a regular campaign may not get the attention of the general masses, they came up with a unique one.
M.N. Anuchet, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Bengaluru welcomed this idea and agreed to take part in the campaign.
The BTP and RBM will carry out this campaign for three days. The RBM has purchased a sufficient number of helmets for this purpose, which will be distributed to violators.
However, neither BTP nor RBM will reveal the dates and time of this programme as this should come as a surprise for the vehicle users.
Published – January 17, 2025 02:21 pm IST