Helmets now mandatory for women pillion riders in New Delhi
May 02, 2014  19:19
It is now mandatory for woman pillion riders to wear helmets in the national capital. The Delhi government issued a gazette notification today and the rule will come into effect immediately.

It also invited objections and suggestions from public within 30 days from today. Delhi's Chief Electoral Office had recently given a go-ahead to the state government's plea to implement the decision of making wearing of helmets mandatory for women two-wheeler riders within the city.

The proposal had already been approved by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. According to the order, the sub-rule (2)of rule 115 (that exempts women from wearing helmets) in the Delhi motor vehicles rules, 1993 has been deleted.

The new rules may be called Delhi motor vehicles (amendment) rules, 2014, the notification said. Police will now start issuing challans to women riders too, if they do not wear helmets.

According to a recent World Health Organization report, India has the highest number of road deaths in a year in the world - 105,725 deaths, followed by China (96,611), the US (42,642) and Russia (35,972).
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