Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority(STA) of Odisha has announced to conduct a special drive from May 15 to 21 against riding motorized two-wheelers without wearing helmets on national and state highways.
The STA has issued a circular to all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) in this connection today.
“You are directed to conduct a special drive from 15.5.2022 to 21.05.2022 with a focus on NH/SH to check persons driving two-wheelers without helmets, ” the circular stated.
In the circular RTOs have been directed to also detect triple riding and juveniles driving during the drive.
“Driving license of riders driving without wearing a helmet should be suspended for a period of three months, in accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety,” the circular said.
The RTOs have been asked to submit the compliance report of the day on the next day by 11.00 AM as per the proforma given by the STA.
The circular has pointed out that as many as 1308 persons including 868 riders and 440 pillion riders of motorised two-wheelers were killed in road accidents in 2021 in the State and most of them without helmets.
It has been observed that out of the accidents taking place on NH/SH many are related to two-wheeler riders, the circular stated and added that due to continuous enforcement activities people are using helmets in the urban areas but are unfortunately avoiding wearing helmets on highways where protection is much more needed.
