Summary:
In UP, except Agra, the other cities — Lucknow, Kanpur and Ghaziabad — had higher compliance as far as the helmet norm was concerned. Violation of the helmet and seatbelt norms was higher on national highways, state highways and major district roads across states. All cities of Rajasthan covered in the audit had greater compliance of the seatbelt and helmet laws except for Kota, which fared badly. Use of mobile phones while driving was much less compared to the other two types of traffic rule violations in all cities.“We are strictly implementing the law and at the same time, we are educating people about the importance of wearing helmet. Haryana was the only exception, particularly in the case of helmet violation.“The fear of not getting caught on such stretches could be the reason for people violating the law..