Govt may reverse helmet rule again

Govt may reverse helmet rule again
New Indian Express

BANGALORE: The State government is contemplating to reverse the new helmet rule by making an amendment to the State Motor Vehicles Act after the December 4 by-election to the Chamundeshwari Assembly segment.

The sources told this website’s newspaper, that a decision in this regard is being considered following increasing pressure from the two wheeler users across the five City corporation limits where, the helmets have been made compulsory.

After dilly-dallying for years, the government introduced the helmet rulefrom November 1, in five city corporation limits of Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharawad, Gulbarga and Belgaum. The rule, however, was exempted to Bellary City Corporation limits considering extreme hot climatic conditions.

The government has already exempted pillions from the rule by bringing an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act. The sources said that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has directed transport department officials to draft an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, the sources said.

A few days ago, Kumaraswamy had hinted at lifting helmet rule in Mysore after the by-poll.