‘Helmet rule not in public interest’

‘Helmet rule not in public interest’
deccan Herald


Those who are proposing to enforce this as a rule travel in chauffeur-driven cars. How would they know the plight of the common man? Helmets for pillion riders is another regressive idea. Plans to implement this rule only looks like an attempt to please certain sections of the public.

B Bhargavaram

Educate public

I feel there should be no rule to make wearing helmets compulsory. Let the individual decide on this. The State government should concentrate on improving roads and ensuring lane discipline on roads. Instead of mandatory enforcement, the focus should be on educating the people on the advantages of wearing helmets and cautious riding.

Jacob Abraham

Inviting trouble

The right to choice – to wear or not to wear helmets – should be given to the two-wheeler riders. Helmets have been identified with health issues like hair loss. Further, a rule to make helmets mandatory will make tougher the police task of tracing unidentified miscreants like chain snatchers.

K Vasudevan Nair

No to helmets

Helmets should not be made compulsory for the simple reason that there are many other wrongs in traffic management that need to be corrected on priority.

Let the decision to wear helmets or not, be left to the public. Any way, riders who take highways and long-distance routes are already using helmets.

C L Subramanyam

Wear them

Prevention is better than cure. Considering the present traffic situation we have, a crash helmet becomes a must for the rider and the pillion rider. This rule should be implemented as soon as possible.

Herman Benedict

Wrong priority

Before implementing the helmet rule, the government should maintain good roads and street lights. Further, traffic police should take serious action against erring drivers.

A good number of accidents could have been avoided with these measures. Let’s decide on helmets later.

Jalal Syed Hussain

LAST OF THE SERIES

With today’s edition, Deccan Herald winds up its readers’ forum on the proposed move to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders. While many readers acknowledged the importance of helmets in ensuring safety for riders, strong views were also expressed against the government prioritising helmets ahead of issues like bad roads. From today, letters and e-mail received from readers on the topic will be uploaded on www.deccanherald.com