If one cannot use a helmet on account of any illness, he/she will have to give up two-wheeler riding and “better use public transport” for travel, the Kerala High Court has said.
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, while recently dismissing a petition filed by Mohanan V.V. from Muvattupuzha and his wife seeking exemption from wearing helmet, observed that if the petitioners are suffering from any illness which disable them from wearing helmets, “they have to abandon their two-wheeler ride.”
The first petitioner, Mr. Mohanan, said he was undergoing treatment for his eyes and thus unable to bear any weight on his head. His wife was also under treatment for headache. They, therefore, sought a directive to the Motor Vehicles department to exempt them from wearing helmets, as otherwise they would be fined based on AI camera footage.
