The Karachi city administration has issued new directives to the residents making the helmet-wearing compulsory for the bike-rider and his companion including women.
As per details, this new safety law would be implemented across Karachi from June 8 and the violators would have to pay fine of Rs 150.
On the other hand, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Traffic Ameer Sheikh stated that nearly 60 per cent accidents in the metropolis involve bike-riders.
this sounds odd
We make law without understanding the ground realities. If the high bureaucracy use to ride motorcycles, even their children, if Ministers ride motorcycles, there would be never introduced such anti-poor law of helmet for pillion seat. We anticipate that pillion is only a person who as a routine rides on bike and can arrange a helmet. While the fact is that a middle class man sometimes bring a carpenter, or mechanic home on motorbike to save taxi cost… but now they would have to purchase helmet for the mechanic first! Lower class employees, who otherwise travel on bus, are occasionally given lift on bike by there colleagues… now they won't be able to get the lift because while coming on bus there is no point of keeping helmet at all times with them- obviousl helmet can't be kept in pocket.
State has to make laws for safety; there are two types of safety laws; one is where my acts are safety risk for others-here there can be no compromise – Second is when my acts are safety risk only for me… here number of things are to be considered- here the safety rules need to educated, but not imposed- Actually our law makers do not understand the issue of common man – law is to bring comforts to life not to put the people into trouble – All mountaineers, wrestlers, racers, put their life in danger with consent – no law prevent them from doing so – so why the bike riders are only targeted– where there is such discrimination the citizens are compelled to think of some kick backs from bike manufacturing companies
the major issue of Karachi is traffic jams, violations of signals, violation of traffic rules by coming from wrong way – surprisingly our traffic police do not challan the violating cars and bikes, but it stop a law compliant citizen and ask for insurance – no ok Challan, ask for helmet no ok challan – If all the persons get insurance and wear helmet it will not make slightest improvement in traffic issues- today there is worse traffic jam – perhaps police would be busy in challaning non-helmet riders for earning their commission and forget that they are their to maintain traffic flow for which is commission less job so just ignored
There is no way people will wear all the helmets, that is way too expensive and cumbersome. WE spend most of the time in the jams anyway, there is no threat
Thanks for sharing good information. Wearing helmet is very safe thing while driving..
Thanks for the Info . But i think the announcement is made on may 2015.
Correct me if i am wrong 🙂
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