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Further, DCPs have been asked to make sure that enough personnel are appointed to check if their colleagues are following the helmet rule.
May 26, 2022 1:37 am
"The driver as well as the pillion rider on a bike will have to wear helmets. We will start initiating action against those not wearing helmets after 15 days," stated Raj Tilak Roushan, DCP (Traffic HQ/ Central) in the statement issued Wednesday.
May 23, 2022 2:41 pm
Officials said that though the mandatory helmet rule for pillion riders was already in place, it was not strictly implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 20, 2019 2:17 am
According to the administration, from June 1, no petrol will be provided to a two-wheeler if either the driver or the pillion rider is found not wearing a helmet. While hailing the decision in principle, workers across various petrol pumps have questioned its implementation.
May 16, 2019 8:11 am
On January 1 this year, Pune City Traffic Police had launched an intensified drive with the largest possible resource allocation and specific goals, after several failed attempts in the past to successfully implement the helmet rule.
November 24, 2018 3:03 am
Pune police commissioner K Venkatasham recently announced that the helmet rule would be strictly enforced from New Year’s day. City doctors said the police must ensure not just riders but pillion riders also wear helmets.
September 06, 2018 8:07 am
On July 6, the Chandigarh Administration issued a notification making the use of helmet compulsory for women two-wheeler riders, only Sikh women wearing turban are exempted from this rule.
August 25, 2018 10:44 pm
The CTPD (Chennai Traffic Police Department) has said they will take strict action against the riders who are found without the helmet and assured they will take adequate measures by spreading more awareness to the public about the need of wearing helmets.
July 23, 2018 7:05 am
Chandigarh's top traffic policeman, SSP Shashank Anand, whose phone's ringtone is a song urging women to use helmets, tells Chandigarh Newsline how he is going to persuade women two-wheeler riders to observe the new rule in their own interests




