The recent death of a Delhi Police sub-inspector in Ghaziabad has raised concerns about the quality of helmets being sold on the roadside. While some vendors claim their helmets meet safety standards, roadside sellers admit to selling low-cost helmets without proper certification. Experts warn against using uncertified helmets, emphasizing the importance of helmets conforming to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and bearing the ISI mark.
Vehicles will be prohibited from using the carriageway towards Mumbai on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway today for six hours due to construction work. A new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) costing Rs 10.6 crore has been commissioned at Kurla suburban station in Mumbai. Mumbai will receive 27 new air-conditioned (AC) local trains to meet the increasing demand during peak hours. The total number of AC services will now be 162 on both Central and Western Railways.
After Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Sadeera Samarawickrama midway through Sri Lanka's first innings, Mathews entered the field only to find that the strap of his helmet was broken. While he waited for a replacement, Shakib appealed and Mathews was given out.
A man in Gujarat, India, has managed to avoid helmet fines despite riding his motorcycle without one, because his head is too big for any helmet to fit him properly. Traffic police tried to find a helmet that could accommodate his unusually large head, but none were suitable. The authorities recognized the genuine nature of his problem and allowed him to go without a penalty. Some have suggested that a customized helmet could be made to fit his unique head size.
In an effort to increase road safety, the Patna traffic police are urging parents to provide helmets for children over the age of five when riding as passengers on two-wheelers. The measure is aimed at protecting young passengers and avoiding fines. The traffic police are enforcing this rule through the use of CCTV cameras installed by the administration and Patna Smart City.
The transport department in India has decided to block individuals with more than five pending traffic challans from conducting certain online vehicle-related tasks through the Vahan portal. This move aims to curb the practice of ignoring traffic fines. Authorities have noted that over 20,000 vehicles have accumulated over 100 violations each without settling the fines.
The Ahmedabad Traffic Police in India has introduced 'AC helmets' to combat the intense summer heat. The helmets have a unique design with a built-in fan-like structure on top, powered by a battery pack worn around the waist. They can operate for up to 8 hours on a single charge and also provide protection from dust and pollutants.
In Delhi, a man was caught imitating a scene from "3 idiots" movie while riding a motorbike recklessly without wearing a helmet, with a woman and a child riding pillion. The incident, motivated by a desire for social media fame rather than emergency, prompted a sarcastic response from Delhi Police, who issued a Rs 15,000 fine. The incident also raises concerns about road safety awareness, accented by dangerous behavior, road accidents, and injuries.
A video showing a couple riding a bike at high speed on a busy road in Delhi while embracing each other has gone viral. The incident has raised concerns over the safety of the couple and the general public. The woman in the video was seen without a helmet, which was widely criticized by the public.
Disorderly driving and the damaging of traffic medians, which enable two-wheelers to change lanes haphazardly, have been identified as major contributors to safety issues and accidents in these areas. To address this problem, the transport department plans to increase personnel at the backend to remotely monitor these locations. Collaborative discussions are underway with the Goa police's traffic cell to determine the optimal spots and angles for camera placement. The associated costs for installing cameras at these priority locations are also being finalized.
As the images went viral, several citizens objected to it and reached out to the Mumbai Police to take action against them. In response, the Mumbai police tweeted, "We have shared this with the traffic branch." In a video clip that was posted by a Twitter user on 15th May, Anushka Sharma was seen riding on the pillion of the bike with one of her bodyguards. Neither of them have helmets on. The Police also said in a tweet that all the fines had been paid.
The fines were imposed in the two separate incidents after some people pointed out on social media that the riders violated the mandatory helmet rule, he said.
Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Sharma have been seen riding motorcycles without helmets, constituting a traffic violation and a punishable offence according to Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Amitabh Bachchan while posting a photo of himself without a helmet on Instagram wrote, "Thank you for the ride buddy..don't know you...but obliged and got me on time to location for work..faster and in avoidance of the unsolvable traffic jams..thank you capped., shorts and yellow T-shirt owner."
Kerala news: The 32-year-old man, an employee of a textile shop, claimed that he had no relationship with that woman and that he had just given her a lift on the scooter
The first on this list is Varun Dhawan who with the intention of not hurting a fan's feelings decided to lean out of his stationery vehicle to feature in the fan's selfie in November 2017. The Mumbai Police responded in their signature way and took to Twitter to inform the actor that he was issued an e-challan. Varun Dhawan was quick to apologize for the whole incident, however, that didn’t revoke his challan though.
Durg SP Abhishek Pallav said, "We are running this drive to make people aware about the importance of wearing helmets while riding a two-wheeler and other violations of traffic rules. Those who be caught for a violation will either have to pay a fine or they will be made to collect plastic waste from public places."
For many, riding a motorcycle without a helmet is about expressing freedom, while some find it cumbersome to wear something on the head - which could actually save their lives. The cops across India opt for new and innovative methods to spread awareness about wearing helmets.
According to a study, more than 55% of two-wheeler users in India don't like to wear helmets.
'Dog ate my driving licence', 'can't wear seat belt, (I am) expecting' and 'girlfriend is waiting...' were among the "most creative excuses." Many social media users also believe that telling the traffic police it is their first-time offence works too.
In the viral video of the incident, three people are seen thrashing the inspector while two traffic police personnel are trying to rescue him. In another video, one of the women alleged that the inspector first slapped her. However, police have refuted the allegations and said the matter escalated over issuing fine. The inspector, who suffered injuries on his head, was rushed to a hospital, police said.
The Mumbai traffic police on Wednesday issued a notification making helmets mandatory for pillion riders as well and warned of action against those who violate the rule. The rule will come into effect after 15 days, following which the traffic authorities will start taking action against violators, an official said.
Signal violations topped the list with 581 cases being recorded in what the city police termed an ‘awareness drive’ conducted on Wednesday. Failure to adhere to line discipline, not wearing a helmet and others made for the rest of the violations.
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