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It’s hell or helmet from today
Let the bygones be bygones, road users cannot dodge the traffic rules anymore. Helmet rule for two-wheelers and driving license for all motor vehicles will be strictly implemented in twin cities from Wednesday. If any person caught riding a motorcycle or scooter without wearing a helmet and also motorists without driving licenses would be severely punished. The punishment ranges from a fine and a
Following a High Court direction, the city traffic police have decided to impose road rules strictly
Hyderabad: Let the bygones be bygones, road users cannot dodge the traffic rules anymore. Helmet rule for two-wheelers and driving license for all motor vehicles will be strictly implemented in twin cities from Wednesday. If any person caught riding a motorcycle or scooter without wearing a helmet and also motorists without driving licenses would be severely punished. The punishment ranges from a fine and also jail sentence.
It might be mentioned here that the High Court, taking into cognizance the increasing number of fatal accidents, especially those involving two-wheelers, had recently directed the Transport Department and the Traffic Police authorities to strictly enforce the rule of compulsory wearing of helmets by motorcyclists and scooterists.
As a first step in this regard, the transport and traffic officials launched in a big way a motivation drive to encourage citizens about the benefits of wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers. A big ad campaign was also undertaken by putting up posters and flexis at all important junctions and also on main thoroughfares regarding the importance of wearing helmets.
After nearly two months of educating and motivating drive, the police launched a final drive to inform about the helmet rule by catching two-wheelers riding without helmets at many important junctions and busy roads on Tuesday morning.
The traffic police caught helmetless riders and warned them that if they failed to wear helmets from Wednesday they would be penalised and even jailed. The police officials indicated that along with the implementation of helmet rule, wearing of seat belt for motorists and also possessing required driving license would also be
implemented.
If a person is caught without a driving license, the vehicle would be seized and released after payment of fine. What is more, the person caught would also be convicted for a day till the rising of the court. If the person is caught for the same offence a second time, then he would be jailed for a day, a third time offence would result in two days imprisonment and fine. Habitual offenders would be jailed for one week and also imposed a heavy penalty.
The police officials, therefore, advised the citizens not to forget to wear helmets if riding a two-wheeler besides carrying driving license. Motorists also should not forget to wear seat belts and carry driving license. If anyone is found talking on mobile phone while driving, he or she also would also have to face the punishment for breaking the road rules.
