Kolkata Police has announced that it will be reimposing the no helmet, no petrol rule in Kolkata from 8 December 2020. This rule forbids petrol pumps from selling fuel to the two-wheeler riders without helmets. This rule will continue for 60 days after which a decision will be taken about the continuity of this rule. A similar rule was enforced in Kolkata back in 2016 by then Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Read on to know more details.
As per Anuj Sharma, Kolkata Police Commissioner, the two-wheelers riders are often seen without a helmet as well as carrying pillion riders without a helmet. He further added that despite several prosecutions made by the police, the people of the city are violating the traffic norms and are regularly seen riding a two-wheeler without a helmet. In addition to this, the no helmet no petrol rule in Kolkata will help the police ensure that better road discipline is followed by the public.
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As of now, this no helmet no petrol rule in Bengal will only be enforced in Kolkata and no two-wheeler rider who arrives at the petrol pump without wearing a helmet will not be given any sort of service by the attendant. Not wearing a helmet is a punishable offence under the relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. A number of other states and cities such as Bengaluru did introduce a similar rule to prevent the people from riding two-wheelers without wearing a helmet while the Kerala police have announced that it will be suspending the license of those who are found to be riding a two-wheeler without wearing a helmet.
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