Helmetless will be counselled, not challaned, says DCP
3 years, 11 months ago

Helmetless will be counselled, not challaned, says DCP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Those caught not wearing helmets on highways will not be challaned but counselled by Cyberabad traffic police. For the purpose, seven road safety checkposts will be established on national highways,” Cyberabad Traffic DCP S. Vijay Kumar told Deccan Chronicle. The Cyberabad police commissionerate has five national highways passing through it with a length of 172.5 kilometres, two state highways of 41 kilometres, Outer Ring Road of 96 kilometres and PVNR Expressway of seven kilometres. This move might educate public or give them a free pass to travel on highways without helmets,” said a road safety expert. Accidents on national highways reported by Cyberabad police 2019: Fatal: 273 Non fatal: 770 Injuries: 978 2020 Fatal: 211 Non-fatal: 713 Injuries: 920

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Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
8 months 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 …

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
8 months 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 …

Vizag Police kick off Road Safety Month with helmet rally
11 months ago

Vizag Police kick off Road Safety Month with helmet rally

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The police aptly kicked off its awareness campaign with a helmet rally on Saturday. Viswanathan flagged off the helmet bike rally from the Kali Mata Temple as part of the Road Safety Month, aimed at promoting responsible road behaviour and reducing the number of accidents through a series of planned programmes and activities.Speaking on the occasion, Viswanathan urged citizens …

Delhi: 12,000 fined for traffic rule violations in 5 days
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi: 12,000 fined for traffic rule violations in 5 days

Hindustan Times  

The most common traffic violation in the Capital is riding a two-wheeler without a helmet, the Delhi Traffic Police said on Monday, adding that more than 5,200 people had been challaned for the offence in just a five-day period starting July 20. The traffic police observation came after a special drive it initiated on July 20, called “stretch intensive integrated …

Road accidents are on the rise on Bengaluru streets; overspeeding, lack of awareness and infrastructure gaps blamed
1 year, 6 months ago

Road accidents are on the rise on Bengaluru streets; overspeeding, lack of awareness and infrastructure gaps blamed

The Hindu  

An analysis of accidents on the city roads over the past three years — 2020, 2021, and 2022 — shows that the number of accidents in 2022 has risen by 120, compared to 2020, even as the number of fatalities has shot up by 115 during the same period. Srihari said the accident analysis report did not dwell on the …

Distribute 15 Helmets Near AIIMS Delhi Holding 'Wear Helmet-Drive Safely' Placard: Allahabad HC To Fatal Road Accident Accused, Grants Bail
1 year, 8 months ago

Distribute 15 Helmets Near AIIMS Delhi Holding 'Wear Helmet-Drive Safely' Placard: Allahabad HC To Fatal Road Accident Accused, Grants Bail

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to an accused who ran away leaving his injured partner in a dying condition in a road accident, on the condition that he will have to stand near AIIMS Delhi for 2 hours daily holding a placard saying 'Wear Helmet and Drive and distribute 15 helmets during this duration.The bench of Justice Saurabh …

Cyberabad Police Will Not Charge Hefty Fines for Helmet-less Rides Anymore, Instead Seize Bikes
3 years, 11 months ago

Cyberabad Police Will Not Charge Hefty Fines for Helmet-less Rides Anymore, Instead Seize Bikes

News 18  

To curb the menace of bikers riding vehicles without helmets, the Cyberabad police has come up with a new policy on helmets. Data on road accidents in 2020 revealed accidents to be very frequent on road stretches on Rajeev Rahadari, National Highway 44 and National Highway 65 where two-wheelers are driven recklessly without helmets and thus often fell prey to …

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