1 week ago
1
Deputy Commissioner K. Nagendra Prasad connected Thursday said that wearing helmets volition beryllium made mandatory for each two-wheeler riders crossed Ballari territory connected June 1 arsenic portion of efforts to amended roadworthy information and prevention lives.
He was speaking aft inaugurating a helmet consciousness campaign, helmet organisation thrust and motorcycle rally organised by the Ballari Traffic Police connected the District Police Office premises successful the city.
Mr. Nagendra Prasad said that laws are framed for the extortion and payment of the nationalist and they should beryllium followed successful the close spirit.
Seeking exemption from wearing helmets is equivalent to saying that people’s lives request not beryllium protected, helium observed.
He said that Ballari territory has already demonstrated its committedness and subject by securing the apical presumption successful the State successful initiatives specified arsenic Sakala services and Census-related enactment and urged citizens to likewise uphold roadworthy information rules.
Superintendent of Police Suman D. Pennekar said that statistic related to motorcycle accidents successful the territory implicit the past 3 years are alarming and stressed the request for compulsory helmet use.
According to authoritative data, 462 radical mislaid their lives successful motorcycle accidents successful Ballari territory betwixt 2023 and April 2026.
On average, 1 decease owed to a motorcycle mishap occurs each 2 days successful the district, amounting to much than 150 deaths annually, helium said.
Ms. Pennekar said that postulation rules should not beryllium followed simply retired of fearfulness of penalties oregon constabulary action. “If the caput is protected, the assemblage remains safe,” she said and added that reasons specified arsenic utmost vigor cannot warrant avoiding wearing helmets.
Member-Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority and Senior Civil Judge Rajesh N. Hosamane said that it is unfortunate that radical often took greater attraction successful protecting costly mobile phones than safeguarding their ain lives.
“We usage surface guards to support our mobile phones from harm but neglect wearing helmets to support our brains and lives which are acold much valuable,” helium said.
Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Haris Sumair besides appealed to the nationalist not to debar wearing helmets citing discomfort oregon vigor saying beingness extortion is much important than impermanent inconvenience.
Earlier, the dignitaries unveiled posters carrying the connection “Wear Helmet – Save Life”.
About 100 helmets were distributed to pourakarmikas and members of the public.
An consciousness motorcycle rally was besides organised done the large roads successful the city.
Mr. Nagendra Prasad himself rode a motorcycle to emblem disconnected the rally and dispersed consciousness connected helmet use.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ravikumar, DAR Deputy Superintendent of Police Tippeswamy, Ballari City Deputy Superintendent of Police Govindaraju, Traffic Police Inspector Rudrappa, District Bar Association president P. Ramabrahmam and different officials were present.
