ADILABAD: Transport department officials and traffic police have started booking and fining two-wheeler riders not wearing a helmet in Adilabad town. They have also started “No-Helmet-No-Petrol” campaign at petrol pumps at various places in and on peripheries of the town.
Surprisingly, many elderly and uneducated are wearing helmets following restrictions imposed by the Transport Department. But many youth and educated are not following the rule; some even questioning the need for wearing helmets in a small town like Adilabad. They argue that helmet should be insisted upon only on national and state highways.
Many two-wheeler riders have, however, started buying helmets after traffic police started slapping challans after taking picture of bike riders without a helmet. With increase in demand, many roadside shops have sprung up, which are selling helmets at relatively low rates.
A section of people maintain it would be good if Transport Department and traffic police…