The Hindu 18 9.2019 Tiruchi
Enforcing the helmet rule
TIRUCHI, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 23:24 IST
UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 23:24 IST
Law enforcement agencies crack the whip on violators in central zone
Law enforcers have launched a crackdown on two-wheeler riders found violating the helmet rule and motorists not wearing seat belts. Even as checks had been accorded a thrust of late, the police acting on a direction from their headquarters executed a special drive on Saturday and Sunday specifically aimed at checking these two violations.
Positioning themselves at vantage spots, multiple police teams assiduously carried out the directive from the State police headquarters, booking a large number of cases and realising fine amount from the violators in a matter of just two days.
Simultaneous drives carried out across the Central Zone encompassing Tiruchi and seven other districts resulted in the booking of over 34,000 cases, with helmet rule violation cases accounting for the majority.
The special drive was conducted to reinforce to vehicle users the need for strict adherence to helmet rule and wearing seat belt. Ahead of the two -day special drive, police sources say checks had been intensified across Tiruchi Range encompassing Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Karur, Perambalur and Ariyalur districts from late last month. The sheer number of cases booked against two-wheeler riders for not wearing helmet and against those driving car without strapping themselves with seat belt is a pointer to the thrust accorded by the law enforcers.
Karur tops list
Topping the list in Tiruchi Range was Karur where the police had booked over 50,000 cases against violators for not wearing helmet or seat belt from August-end till date. Tiruchi district was placed second followed by Pudukottai, Ariyalur and Perambalur districts respectively.
The enforcement measure over the past few days has had an impact among several two-wheeler riders in Tiruchi City as many have started wearing helmet, says Commissioner of Police, Tiruchi A. Amalraj. The helmet rule compliance is about 80% now, he adds.
As a fall out of the periodic enforcement measures and amid reports of hefty fine to be slapped for not wearing helmet in the wake of the amendment to the Motor Vehicle Act, there seems to be a realisation among two-wheeler riders to adhere to the helmet rule, say field-level police officers.
Although similar intensified drives were conducted in the past in Tiruchi city, it remained for a particular period of time. However, this time around the drives seems to have brought in a perceptible change among two-wheeler riders, say the officers adding that there was no revision in the fine amount collected as of now. The helmet rule is being adhered to even by police personnel riding two-wheelers to set an example for others, say law enforcers.
Notwithstanding booking of cases in large numbers, the impact with respect to compliance was not to the expected level in the rural parts, say police sources.
‘To be intensified’
“We plan to intensify the checks in areas identified as accident-prone in Tiruchi Range” says the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi Range V. Balakrishnan.
“Helmet is a protective gear which would prevent grievous injury to the head and reduce mortality,” says Dr. M.A. Aleem -a city-based neurologist.
Alongside enforcement, the official machinery should take steps to infuse road safety culture right from the school level as this help would make the young minds to adhere to traffic rules in the later stages of their life, he said
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