‘No helmet, No petrol’ rule imposed in Bokaro

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‘No helmet, No petrol’ rule imposed in Bokaro

Thursday, 05 September 2019 | PNS | Bokaro

Now two-wheeler riders without helmets in Bokaro will not get fuel at filling stations, the district administration enforced a ‘no helmet, no petrol’ rule for bikers recently.In a bid to promote road safety Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar executed an order and asked the owners of the filling stations to implement it with immediate effect.

 Bokaro District Transport Officer (DTO) appointed as Nodal Officer to make it sure that order must be implemented strictly, said DC He also asked SP Bokaro to executed an addition order to all police stations for the strict implementation of this order.

We have held a meeting with the owners and representatives of the petrol pumps and started implementing the rule from Monday, said DTO S Garg. "There are no provisions of penalising the petrol pump workers but we are seeking social cooperation for a good cause," he added.

DSP Traffic M M P Sinha said, the district administration also warned legal action, including suspension of driving license for not wearing helmet and arrest if riders without helmet misbehave with staff at filling stations.“When those without helmet reach filling stations, their details and vehicle numbers would be traced through CCTV footage and legal action initiated against them. Their driving license can also be canceled,” the order stated. “In case anyone misbehaves with the staff at the filling stations, strict action would be taken against the errant person and they could even be jailed under Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),” it added.

According to Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, not wearing a helmet while riding a two-wheeler is a violation of the law and can draw imprisonment up to six months under Indian Penal Code Section 188, said DSP.

According to Motor Act 2015, under Section 129, both the rider and the pillion-rider must wear helmets.

However, the parliament has granted certain exceptions. The law states, Sikhs and children below the age of 12 and women are exempted from wearing the helmet when they are a riding pillion, he said.

The number of fatal road accidents among two-wheeler users has been increasing over the years. While statistics show an increase in the number of fatalities among two-wheelers there is a trend of increasing violation of the rule, said the DSP.

 A study (conducted by US agency) reveals that a proper helmet can improve chances of accident survival of by 42 percent and helps avoid 69 percent of injuries to riders, he said.

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