No helmet, no petrol’ from today
MAYILADUTHURAI, AUGUST 01, 2019 00:00 IST
All fuel stations in Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district have been instructed by the police department not to supply fuel to two-wheeler riders who come without wearing helmets with effect from Thursday.
A meeting of petrol pump owners was convened by the police department at the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police to discuss the implementation of the measure.
For the last few days, hoardings informing the public that no petrol will be sold to two-wheeler riders who do not wear helmets have been put up at vantage points at the filling stations. The police department has reportedly provided assurance to the petrol pump owners that motorists who create trouble will be identified through CCTV footage and subjected to legal action.
The initiative for road safety will be carried out in the town limits to begin with, Mayiladuthurai DSP K. Velladurai said. Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, states that riding two-wheeler without wearing a helmet is a violation of law and can draw imprisonment up to six months under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 188.
“Of course, there is likely to be a slump in our transactions. Nevertheless, we will follow the instructions of the police with the safety of motorists in mind,” Sivaprakasam, a proprietor of a filling station, said.
“It cannot be said that the information has reached every motorist in the town. Arguments between motorists with workers at the filling stations cannot be ruled out. We have to wait and see,” Ganesh, a Mayiladuthurai-based photographer said.
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