Notices issued to 200 riders for not wearing helmets

Jamshedpur | Thursday | 10th January, 2019

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Hence, the drive was carried out to catch offenders on CCTV.”The highest number of two-wheeler riders (60) were caught on CCTVs installed at the Old Court Road on January 3, while eight is the lowest number of the law violators caught on CCTV at Mango town outpost on December 31. Besides, the third-eye device installed at Karim City college in Sakchi, near Mata Sheetla mandir, at Sakchi roundabout and at Kadma market are other junctions in the industrial town that caught people riding without the helmet during the aforesaid period.Kumar said 40% of the two-wheeler riders don’t wear safety gear while riding their vehicle in the town. JAMSHEDPUR: Steel City traffic police on Wednesday sent penal notices to 218 two-wheeler riders who were caught on CCTV moving without the safety headgear at different junctions in the city.Between December 29, 2018, and January 3, traffic police caught several law offenders at eight separate junctions and has issued notices to them to pay a penalty under the Motor Vehicles Act.Shivendra Kumar, deputy superintendent of police (traffic), said, “The move to issue notices is to instil a sense of fear against traffic violation and regard for safety..