by reciprocal arrangement with Star of Mysore

Mysore, Jan 1: Rules are there to be broken, and following this agenda may be an inborn quality of Indians. The two-wheeler riders in city, who are violating the helmet rule, are an example.

Though the City Traffic Police have been announcing over public address system at every circle about the rule, some two-wheeler riders are bent on breaking the rule and are ready to pay any amount as fine. The result is that the Police have collected Rs. 1 lakh as fine from the offenders so far.

Traffic DCP P. Rajendra Prasad told Star of Mysore that more than 1,000 two-wheeler riders have been fined for violating the rule.

"Most of them are the educated and they should understand that the rule is for their own safety," he said.

Asked how the Police keep track of the first, second and third offenders to impose fines of Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 300, he said that there was no special procedure for this yet. The Police need a gadget called Simputer which can identify habitual offenders. The gadgets will be provided soon, he added and hoped that this will prevent arguments between the public and the Police.

Zero Tolerance Zone

Devaraja Urs Road, which was declared as a Zero Tolerance Zone has become a confused traffic zone as the Police have failed in guiding the motorists.

Though the four-wheelers and three-wheelers are supposed to move on the left side of the road and the two-wheelers on the right, the motorists, unaware of the system, are creating chaos on the Zero Tolerance Zone to which the Police remain mute witness. This unawareness may cause accidents while taking turns at the end of Urs Road. The Police need to implement an accident-proof system.