REAL AS IT GETS…in Ahmedabad

Till date, Amdavadis have paid Rs 45 lakh in fines for not wearing helmets in just three months and another Rs 27 lakh for not buckling up their seat belts. It seems like it doesn’t bother them to follow the rules even if they have to may so much money in penalty.

According to a survey, last year in 2008, the Ahmedabad citizens paid upto Rs 3.16 crore and this year the amount has already reached upto Rs 77 lakh!

The traffic police suggests’ Amdavadis like to ride their machines without a care in the world’.

People actually seem to not care about paying so much money, when they can easily follow the traffic rules. Following the traffic rules is NOT going to be heavy on their pocket!

And infact, the law has been established for people to keep safe and also encourage others to keep safe. Still they are not caring about their lives or money.

When it comes to seat belt safety, out of all the people who drive cars, MANY of them haven’t been seen wearing a seat belt. To be precise, in 2008, the no. of people held without a seat belt were 77,173 and the money recovered from them was about Rs 77, 10,000. This year from January 1 till March 31, the police have caught 27,691 people already who were not wearing the seat belt.

The deputy commissioner of police (traffic) MM Anarwala says’ whenever I stand at a traffic point I find 7 out of 10 without helmet. A large number of people drive cars without fastening their seat belt without realizing that in the unfortunate event of an accident, they will suffer less if they drive as prescribed’

And it is so true! Everybody knows! It’s not like they don’t know!

But they don’t care…

It is not only the case of Ahmedabad; this is just a city update.

It is a case all over the country in many places and even outside India.

So WEARING A SEAT BELT AND FOLLOWING THE TRAFFIC OR DRIVING RULES IS ONLY GOING TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR MONEY SAFE!

source for this post: Ahmedabad mirror, Tuesday, April 21, 2009