Bike ride in DU: Law catches up

Updated on: 12 January,2011 07:35 AM IST |
Shashank Shekhar |

Riders in company of Bollywood actors fined for not wearing helmets

Riders in company of Bollywood actors fined for not wearing helmets

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Riding bikes in company of Bollywood actors Gul Panag and Purab Kohli proved costly for a couple of youth as on Tuesday they were fined by police for breaking traffic laws.

The actors were in the Capital on Monday for a promotional event of Bollywood flick Turning 30 and had driven around the Delhi University campus on the bikes without helmets. While Gul Panag and other girls got away as traffic laws in Delhi exempt women from wearing helmets, the guys were fined.

Police however fined Puja Balhara, a resident of Neb Sarai for driving without a licence. An international judo athlete, Puja was driving a Bullet motorcycle, even carrying a pillion rider. "She has been fined Rs 1,600 for driving without licence and allowing a pillion rider without helmet," said Satyendra Garg, Joint CP Traffic.
u00a0"We are also in the process of identifying others and will prosecute them soon. This incident also raises the issue of celebrities encouraging breaking of safety regulations," Garg added.

Heads up

Facts about helmet according to Delhi Traffic Police:
*u00a0It should not obstruct vision
* It should not impair with hearing
* It should be light weight
* It should not cause fatigue which causes crashes
* It should not cause skin diseases