Mangalore: Motoroids’ Meet on Motor Vehicles to Promote Safety
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VA)
Mangalore, May 3: Motoroids.com Club India, an online worldwide auto enthusiasts’ community, organized a club meet for the first time in the city at Mangala Stadium here on Sunday May 2.
An introductory session was held followed by an informative talk on motorcycle safety. Various myths related to motorcycles and use helmets were discussed which helped the participants understand why it is important to use a good full face helmet.
As a part of the event, an awareness rally was held from Mangala Stadium to Tannirbavi beach and 35 bikes and 5 cars with 50 people having passion for riding/driving actively participated. The meet was held with the intention to lay emphasis on safety aspects related to motorcycling, usage of helmet as a safety gear which needs to be adhered to.
Speaking to Daijiworld, Meghan Naik, the chief representative from Motoroids and convenor of the event said that he was very pleased with the overwhelming response and acknowledged the DK district commissioner and all the concerned authorities for granting the permission to carry out the event smoothly.
Thilak Rao, Motoroids representative said that their first attempt to pool in like-minded auto-riders was pretty successful and it was nice to see Mangalore becoming a biking hub. ‘We would like to join hands with other auto clubs in the city and try to bring up more such events”, he added.
“The Motoroids meet, was a good attempt to bring like minded people, who love life on wheels - A noble thought of spreading awareness of safety issues like helmets and their characteristics is always a plus point too of these meets.” said Shawn Fernandez, Proprietor - Not Just Blinds. “It was a pleasure to be a part of such a good event”, said Arun Shiri, managing director, Ashiba Group.
Love Joy, an Msc Psychology student from Roshni Nilaya, School of Social Work said that road safety is very essential in Mangalore and such events need to be promoted. Meraj, one of the passionate riders also expressed his joy to be a part of the event. “Such events motivate one to follow safety rules, he said.
The Motoroids team had also invited the motorcycle division of the Mangalore Patrol unit of Traffic Police to be the part of the event. The police jeep had escorted the participants on the day.
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