Not yet 18 years old? Think twice before riding a vehicle. The Bengaluru City Traffic Police (BTP) have launched a special drive to prevent pre-university (PU) students from commuting to colleges on two-wheelers. The police said the drive was initiated after they observed how many students below 18 years of age and with no driving licence commute to college on two-wheelers registered in their parent’s name.
“We are requesting colleges to ensure students below the age of 18 and with no driving licence do not ride two-wheelers to colleges. We are also appealing to parents not to let such children use bikes. If the children commit traffic offences, cases will be booked on the owner of the vehicle and it will be an unnecessary problem, apart from endangering road safety and safety of their own children,” said B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, Joint Commisioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru.
He added that BTP officials would visit PU colleges from Monday and counsel students through their teachers and college principals about not using two-wheelers.
