prasad1
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Yet another school-going boy, riding a bike, was knocked down recently and died on the spot. The boy had gone to fetch idlis for his family when the accident happened. This is no stray incident involving underage two-wheeler riders going under the wheel.
Despite increasing cases of underage driving in the City, the Bangalore Traffic Police doesn’t seem to be doing anything to regulate it, especially among school children. And looks like parents too, don’t think twice before spoiling their young children with bikes and high-end phones, unmindful of the chance of misuse.
Metrolife interacted with the traffic police, psychiatrists and young people to understand why underage driving persists despite so many deaths.
The cops reason that they have been carrying out regular checks and conducting awareness drives in schools about the dangers of underage driving. B Dayananda, additional commissioner of police (traffic), points out that parents must stop giving bikes to children and encouraging them to ride before the permissable age.
Deccan_Herald
Despite increasing cases of underage driving in the City, the Bangalore Traffic Police doesn’t seem to be doing anything to regulate it, especially among school children. And looks like parents too, don’t think twice before spoiling their young children with bikes and high-end phones, unmindful of the chance of misuse.
Metrolife interacted with the traffic police, psychiatrists and young people to understand why underage driving persists despite so many deaths.
The cops reason that they have been carrying out regular checks and conducting awareness drives in schools about the dangers of underage driving. B Dayananda, additional commissioner of police (traffic), points out that parents must stop giving bikes to children and encouraging them to ride before the permissable age.
Deccan_Herald
