Chennai: 200 cops booked for not wearing helmet
8 years, 4 months ago

Chennai: 200 cops booked for not wearing helmet

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Being a cop no longer accords immunity from being booked for helmetless riding in the City as the top cop is trying to enforce discipline among the khaki-clad force by calling for reports on cops who are traffic violators. Sources said that a specific instruction came from the City Police Commissioner S. George after it was brought to his notice that traffic sergeants were being subjected to undue pressure from higher cadre officers not to book their subordinates caught riding without helmets. Until two weeks ago, the City's traffic enforcement wing, which has 23 units in north zone, 31 units in south and 24 units each in west and east zones and 102 units in all, had been booking nearly 6,000 cases per day at nearly 300 vehicle check points across the City. The top cop had sought the details of such cases with all data including the service register number of the traffic-violator cop and as this news trickled out among the senior cops, they stopped recommending the traffic cops to let go their men and women caught for violating the helmet rule.

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Take stricter action on helmet violation: Delhi Traffic Police
5 days, 21 hours ago

Take stricter action on helmet violation: Delhi Traffic Police

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Traffic Police have been asked to take stricter action over helmet-related violations, including disqualification and revocation of driving licence, and imposing challans, senior officers aware of the matter said. According to officers, nearly 40% of deaths in road crashes last year were of two-wheeler riders — 611 riders were killed and 2,233 injured in crashes reported from across …

Helmet mandatory for both rider and pillion rider of two-wheelers, says Deputy Transport Commissioner
4 weeks ago

Helmet mandatory for both rider and pillion rider of two-wheelers, says Deputy Transport Commissioner

The Hindu  

The Driving Licences of 19 motorists have been suspended for not wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers during the past few months. The helmet rule for the pillion rider will also be strictly enforced along with the rider of the two-wheeler with immediate effect, according Deputy Transport Commissioner G. Adinarayana. Driving a two-wheeler can prove to be dangerous and the same …

Huge Fines Await Traffic Rule Violators in Eluru
1 month ago

Huge Fines Await Traffic Rule Violators in Eluru

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Eluru police will start imposing huge fines on violators of traffic rules from March 1. Eluru circle inspector Lakshmana Rao said rules will be enforced strictly, including wearing of helmets and seat belts. Heavy fines will be imposed on over speeding, triple riding and not possessing proper licence. K. Sri Rama Rao, a private employee, said that unless he …

Puducherry Traffic police renew helmet appeal after loss of four lives on a single-day
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Puducherry Traffic police renew helmet appeal after loss of four lives on a single-day

The Hindu  

The loss of four lives in two separate two-wheeler accidents in the city on a single day has prompted a renewed appeal from the traffic police to motorists to wear helmets as a safety measure. While a motorist and two pillion riders died after their bike rammed a stationary lorry on the Villianur-Bahour main road on Wednesday, another two-wheeler rider …

Helmet compliance low in rural parts of Coimbatore district
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Helmet compliance low in rural parts of Coimbatore district

The Hindu  

District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati has asked the Coimbatore District Police to enforce strictly two-wheeler riders’ compliance to wearing helmet, during the recent meetings of the District Road Safety Committee. A senior police officer said that police stations in Coimbatore rural had vast jurisdictional limits, unlike the stations in the city, posing a challenge for the personnel to cover large …

Karnataka HC expresses concern over two-wheeler riders breaching norms by not wearing helmet, riding triple, and wheeling on public roads
2 months ago

Karnataka HC expresses concern over two-wheeler riders breaching norms by not wearing helmet, riding triple, and wheeling on public roads

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over people driving without a helmet, riding triple, and indulging in wheeling on public roads, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday said it may also examine this issue in a PIL petition, which is seeking implementation of a new rule that mandates children between nine months and four years to wear crash helmets and safety harness while …

'Huge Menace': Karnataka HC Flags Non-Action Against Youngsters Riding Triple Seat, Doing Wheelies On Two-Wheelers
2 months ago

'Huge Menace': Karnataka HC Flags Non-Action Against Youngsters Riding Triple Seat, Doing Wheelies On Two-Wheelers

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday called upon the state government to inform it about the measures taken to implement existing rules regarding the wearing of helmets by two-wheeler riders and to ensure road safety among bikers. It is about implementing the existing laws.” The bench made the observation while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Dr Archana Bhat …

Study reveals low helmet compliance among children in 11 districts in T.N.
2 months, 1 week ago

Study reveals low helmet compliance among children in 11 districts in T.N.

The Hindu  

A study conducted by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group in 11 districts in Tamilnadu revealed that helmet compliance among children across these districts ranged from very low to negligible. The findings of the study also said when the examining helmet compliance among adults, including both drivers and pillion riders, it was notably low in seven districts: Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Madurai, …

1.7 million riders fined for riding without helmets in 2024; 616% rise from 2022
2 months, 1 week ago

1.7 million riders fined for riding without helmets in 2024; 616% rise from 2022

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar reported saw a steep rise in helmet violations in 2024, with around 1.7 million fines being issued to riders for riding two-wheelers without helmets. This is a rise of nearly 69% from 2023 when 1,007,656 fines were issued for riding without helmets in the district, and a whopping 616% from 2022, when 238,225 such violations were reported, …

Wearing a flimsy helmet? Beware! Bengaluru Traffic Police will break it
2 months, 1 week ago

Wearing a flimsy helmet? Beware! Bengaluru Traffic Police will break it

The Hindu  

If you’re one of those wearing a flimsy helmet for the sake of it, beware. The Bengaluru Traffic Police 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. On the day of the campaign, several traffic police will stand at about six high traffic …

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
11 months, 1 week ago

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky

Hindustan Times  

Tarun Kumar wanted to save time. The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit collaborated with Central Road Research Institute to conduct a biannual roadside observations and monitor compliance for important road safety risk factors in Delhi in 2022 and found that clasped helmet use was very low in Delhi. Another bane: Cellphones The ever-growing trend of people using cellphones while …

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
11 months, 1 week ago

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky

Hindustan Times  

Tarun Kumar wanted to save time. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “The traffic police’s enforcement is very strict, besides the awareness drives held by its road safety education cell. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit collaborated with Central Road Research Institute to conduct a biannual roadside observations and monitor compliance for important road safety risk factors …

Tables Have Turned: Cops Riding Bike Without Helmets Are Chased By Women
1 year, 11 months ago

Tables Have Turned: Cops Riding Bike Without Helmets Are Chased By Women

News 18  

As per the public perception, hot chases have always been about the police going after suspects. But in the latest role reversal, two women chased two policemen riding bike without helmets. The video opens to show two cops riding the police bike decked in their uniform without a helmet, while women in the background can be heard saying, “They have …

PCMC: 157 helmetless riders lost their lives in 9 months
2 years, 4 months ago

PCMC: 157 helmetless riders lost their lives in 9 months

Hindustan Times  

Non-use of helmets by two-wheelers caused 257 accidents in Pimpri Chinchwad from January to September this year, with 157 losing their lives. According to the data shared by the Pimpri-Chinchwad police, traffic branch, the total accidents recorded in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation between January and September, 2022, is 765. Anand Bhoite, deputy commissioner of police, traffic department, said, “Many accidents …

"They Are Not Above Law": High Court Orders Action Against Delhi Police Personnel For Not Wearing Masks, Riding Two Wheelers Without Helmets
2 years, 9 months ago

"They Are Not Above Law": High Court Orders Action Against Delhi Police Personnel For Not Wearing Masks, Riding Two Wheelers Without Helmets

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to take action against its officials who are found not following Covid-19 masking policy and violating Motor Vehicles Act by not wearing helmets while riding their vehicles. The development comes in an appeal preferred by Advocate Shalen Bhardwaj, seeking directions for taking legal action against the Delhi police officials for …

New traffic rules: Bihar police makes bikers buy helmets, get insurance renewed
5 years, 6 months ago

New traffic rules: Bihar police makes bikers buy helmets, get insurance renewed

India TV News  

New traffic rules: Bihar police makes bikers buy helmets, get insurance renewed The drive has been launched in East Champaran district's Motihari by Chhatauni police station SHO Mukesh Chandra Kunwar. Motorcycle riders in Bihar's Motihari town are getting the surprise of their lives upon being let off by police for riding without helmet or lapsed insurance, but not before they …

Man wears helmet while driving his car, here's why
5 years, 6 months ago

Man wears helmet while driving his car, here's why

India TV News  

With the new Motor Vehicles Act amendments, you have to be extra careful of rule violation while driving. But, in an unusual incident from Aligarh, a man was seen wearing a helmet while driving his car after he was fined for not wearing a helmet while driving his car. Yes you heard that right, a car Speaking to ANI Piyush …

Madras High Court pulls up Tamil Nadu government over helmet rule implementation
5 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court pulls up Tamil Nadu government over helmet rule implementation

India TV News  

The Madras High Court has expressed displeasure over non-implementation of orders related to mandatory wearing of helmets by two-wheeler and pillion riders despite the lapse of over an year, and sought an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government. Petitioner K K Rajendran has sought a direction to the government to implement the Motor Vehicle Act provisions that make compulsory wearing …

305 Lucknow cops booked for traffic violations in a day
5 years, 9 months ago

305 Lucknow cops booked for traffic violations in a day

India TV News  

In what could be a major embarrassment for the Lucknow Police, as many as 305 policemen, including 155 traffic personnel, were booked for traffic violations in a day-long campaign in Lucknow on Friday. Most of these men and women in uniform were of constable and sub-inspector rank, and all were prosecuted for riding two-wheelers without helmets. The day-long drive that …

High Court seeks heads-up on helmet, seat belt enforcement
6 years, 8 months ago

High Court seeks heads-up on helmet, seat belt enforcement

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has asked the government to file a status report on the steps taken to implement the helmet and seat belt rules across the State. Sivagnanam and V. Bhavani Subbaroyan on Thursday directed the Home Secretary as well as the Director General of Police to file a status report by July 27, listing steps taken by them …

Visakhapatnam: Helmet must to ride pillion
7 years ago

Visakhapatnam: Helmet must to ride pillion

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Giving top priority to traffic regulation and road safety to save the lives of the motorists, Vizag city traffic police has started imposing fine on two-wheeler riders if their pillion riders are not wearing helmets. However, the cops noticed that in some road accidents while the riders escaped death due to wearing head guard, the pillion riders lost their …

Helmets for whose sake?
7 years, 3 months ago

Helmets for whose sake?

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Take a look at the roads as a flurry of vehicles pass by, especially two-wheelers. The Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 says wearing a quality helmet can reduce the risk of death by almost 40 per cent and the risk of severe injury by approximately 70 per cent. Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act says, “Every …

Police want Kalaburagi bikers to wear helmets
7 years, 4 months ago

Police want Kalaburagi bikers to wear helmets

Deccan Chronicle  

DCKALABURAGI: Will the Inspector-General of Police Alok Kumar succeed in making the two-wheeler riders of Kalaburagi, who are averse to wearing helmets, don the same while riding their vehicles? This is the debate taking place in view of the seriousness being shown by the IGP to ensure better enforcement and compliance of traffic rules, including compulsory wearing of helmets, to …

Andhra Pradesh: Helmet rule ignored by many
7 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Helmet rule ignored by many

Deccan Chronicle  

Guntur: Lack of response to awareness campaigns about helmet-wearing has led the police department to start cracking the whip against violators. They are also denying entry to bikers entering district police offices without helmets. The traffic police registered 300 cases against policemen for violation of the helmet rule. The traffic police have started a special drive from October 1, against …

Vijayawada: People ignore helmet rule
7 years, 6 months ago

Vijayawada: People ignore helmet rule

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Despite the strict ruling of the compulsory wearing of helmets, many motorcyclists and scooter riders appear to be completely unaware of any such mandate. Despite the month long awareness camp-aign run by the police and the transport dep-artment, hundreds of two-wheeler riders were fined for not wearing a helmet and an equal number of motorists for not wea-ring a …

Helmetless rider arrested for assaulting policeman
8 years, 2 months ago

Helmetless rider arrested for assaulting policeman

Hindustan Times  

The Govandi police on Thursday arrested a businessman for allegedly roughing up a police constable after a team stopped him for riding a scooter without a helmet. “Around noon, the policemen spotted a man riding his scooter without a helmet following and asked him to stop. He was riding in the direction of Shivaji Nagar from Panjarpol,” said Raju Bastawade …

On a mission to drive pillion riders to wear helmets
8 years, 5 months ago

On a mission to drive pillion riders to wear helmets

Hindustan Times  

Wear a helmet while riding a two-wheeler, if you do not already. In a month or so, the Mumbai police are planning a drive to sensitise riders and those on the pillion on the need to wear helmets. Days after Hindustan Times launched the “Say yes to helmets” campaign in Mumbai, the city’s joint commissioner of police, traffic, Milind Bharambe, …

No helmet? Prepare for Rs 2000 fine
8 years, 8 months ago

No helmet? Prepare for Rs 2000 fine

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bikers violating the ‘must wear helmet rule’ will have to pay up to Rs 2,000 as penalty and attend counseling for three consecutive days. A traffic official said though helmet-wearing as a practice had increased since the launch of a special traffic drive in March, a large number of two-wheeler riders were continuing to violate the rule. Traffic cops …

Helmet rule: 2 lakh cases booked every month in Hyderabad
8 years, 8 months ago

Helmet rule: 2 lakh cases booked every month in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Compliance with the helmet rule is on the wane, Traffic police says that two lakh cases are being booked every month on an average, but the rule is still being violated. Ranganath said as per the Motor Vehicles Act, neither can the driving licence be suspended nor community service awarded for helmet rule violation. Mr Ranganath said that the …

Hyderabad traffic cops struggle to crack down on violators
8 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad traffic cops struggle to crack down on violators

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Motorists are continuing to violate various provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act such as cellphone driving, jumping signals, triple-riding and speeding. Violation of traffic rules The situation is not different in terms of cases booked in the first four months of 2015 and 2016 for triple-riding, speeding and not having Pollution Under Check certificates.Traffic and transport experts said traffic …

Hyderabad: Lax policeman let city ignore helmets
9 years ago

Hyderabad: Lax policeman let city ignore helmets

Deccan Chronicle  

Despite booking 20,000 people booked for violating the helmet rule in just four days, a large number of two-wheeler riders continue to avoid wearing helmet. Nagabhushan Rao, Engineering Staff College of India former director-general and expert in transport engineering, said the helmet rule was withdrawn during the period of then Chief Minister Marri Channa Reddy. It was enforced in 1995 …

Half of Hyderabad city ignores helmet rule
9 years ago

Half of Hyderabad city ignores helmet rule

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The helmet rule went into effect in the city on Tuesday, and about half of the two-wheeler riders ignored the traffic police threat that their vehicles could be seized for repeat violations. “They will realise their mistake when their vehicles are detained and they have to report for long-duration counselling,” said additional commissioner of police Jitender.Almost no pillion rider …

80 Mumbai cops penalised Rs 100 each for riding without helmets
10 years, 3 months ago

80 Mumbai cops penalised Rs 100 each for riding without helmets

Hindustan Times  

Sending a stern warning to police officers flouting traffic rules, the Mumbai traffic police have penalised 80 policemen on Wednesday for riding without helmets. HT Image The drive against helmetless bikers is top priority for the city traffic police because of the rise in fatalities involving them, officers said. We have also alerted senior inspectors of every police station to …

Helmet rule: Vizag Traffic Police crack the whip
11 years, 9 months ago

Helmet rule: Vizag Traffic Police crack the whip

The Hindu  

The city traffic police have stepped up its campaign against not using helmets and other offences. According to Additional DCP Suresh Babu, they had booked 2,125 cases on Sunday and collected Rs.2.68 lakh in all police station limits in the police commissionerate. Nearly 1,000 cases were booked for not wearing helmets and 194 for not using seat belt and 24 …

Helmets may be made mandatory in Hyderabad
11 years, 10 months ago

Helmets may be made mandatory in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

With enforcement drives against drink-driving and tinted four-wheeler window glasses yielding results, the city police are now planning to make wearing helmets mandatory for two-wheeler drivers. Past experiences at trying to implement compulsory helmet rule are being evaluated and a plan of action would be devised soon, the new Additional CP Amit Garg said on Wednesday. “Reasons behind the failure …

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