Helmets compulsory for pillion riders in Mumbai now. The rule will imply that 15 days after May 25 & offenders will have to pay Rs 500 fine.
If you are traveling on a two-wheeler in Mumbai, be prepared to wear helmets as a pillion also. The Mumbai traffic police have issued a new traffic rule guideline. The new guideline has made wearing helmets compulsory for the pillion riders. The offenders will have to pay a fine of Rs 500. Also, the new traffic rule will come into play after 15 days from May 25.
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As per Mumbai traffic police, most of the pillion riders do not wear helmets. This result in an increased number of causalities as well as lead to fatal accidents. The Mumbai traffic police is consistently working hard for enhanced road safety for years. The new traffic rule will help the two-wheeler pillion riders for their good.
Most traffic is two-wheelers in India. This perpetuates road safety into a dicey affair. A lot of accidents include the two-wheeler riders who suffer major head injuries. To reduce these fatalities, Mumbai police efforts are commendable. Also, with the electric scooters and other two & three-wheeler EVs on sale not; a lot of EV-related accidents are uncovered.
It is reported that the noiselessness of the e-scooters such as the Ola S1 Pro, Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube, Ather 450X, etc., lead to unawareness about a moving vehicle in the vicinity of other drivers/riders. This is also one cause related to the two-wheeler accidents. If the pillion is wearing a helmet, undoubtedly the safety quotient increases drastically.
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Although, the rule is not new. The Motor Vehicle Act embeds the pillion rider helmet compulsion for years. Ironically, very few obey this law & hence suffer injuries sooner or later. We hope that similar to the Mumbai police, other police departments will also start making this rule a compulsion for pillion riders.
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