The Mumbai Traffic Police issued a notification making it mandatory for two-wheeler riders to wear a helmet. The rule is applicable for 15 days from now and the offenders will also be punished.
see photosHelmets to be made mandatory for rear-sitters in Mumbai
The Mumbai Traffic Police has issued a notification making helmets mandatory for the rear seat passengers. This rule comes into effect 15 days from now, on June 9, 2022. Also, offenders will be fined ₹500 and their driving license will also be suspended for a period of three months. The Mumbai traffic police in its notification also said that most of the two-wheeler drivers do not wear helmets and violate traffic rules on a daily basis. The rule is already in force in Delhi and it is there for some time now.
Persons driving two wheelers i.e. both rider and rear are hereby requested to wear helmet.
According to the MVA, action will be taken for violating this rule for pillar rider also. We will start implementing it after 15 days from now.#wear a helmet #pillianswell pic.twitter.com/5uhHB2z3tY
— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHhereToHelp) 25 May 2022
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In a separate incident, the latest update on the Motor Vehicles Act states that wearing helmets improperly by two-wheeler riders can attract a fine of up to ₹2,000. These fines can be imposed regardless of whether the rider is wearing a helmet or not and include violations of wearing a helmet without a strap, or if the helmet does not have a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification or an ISI mark. According to section 194D of the Motor Vehicles Act, “Whoever drives a motorbike or permits a motorbike to be driven in contravention of the provisions of section 129 or the rules or regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with fine of one thousand rupees and shall be liable to three will be ineligible to hold the license for a period of one month.”
(There are already rules in Delhi for those who sit behind wearing helmets)
Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1998 states that “Every person driving or riding a motorbike of any class or description shall, in a public place, wear a protective cap conforming to the standards of the Bureau of Indian Standards, and is securely in the cap.” is fastened to the wearer’s head by means of bandages or other fastenings.”
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