Motorist without helmets are not eligible for insurance

Udupi: Two wheeler riders without helmets are not eligible for henceforth said the senior civil judge on Wednesday.

District legal services authority Latha said “Even the educated citizens are ignoring the rules and are riding without helmets,”

Two wheeler rider deaths are very prominent and most of them suffer head injuries for due to ignoring the norms laid down for their safety.

Inaugurating an awareness programme on wearing helmets at Nutan Ravindra Mantap of M G M College, Latha said that most of the motorist wear a helmet to avoid the police questioning them and not out of conviction that it helps save lives in the eventuality of an accident.

Earlier, Venkatesh Naik, principal district and session’s judge inaugurated the awareness jatha with police personnel riding their two-wheelers wearing helmets fitted with face guards and not the department issue half-helmets.

Lakshman Nimbargi, superintendent of police was present on this occasion.