NASHIK: The city police will be conducting surprise checks of petrol pumps in the city to ensure that the ‘No Helmet No Petrol rule’ is strictly implemented by the petrol pump owners, said commissioner of police Deepak Pandey.
If petrol pump owners are found not implementing the rule, strict action will be taken against them, said Pandey.
From August 15, the city police have made ‘No Helmet No Petrol’ compulsory at the petrol pumps. Under this rule, petrol pump owners or operators have been barred from selling petrol to bikers and two-wheeler riders arriving at the pumps without wearing a helmet.
Pandey said, “Ever since the new rule has been floated in the city, a large number of bikers are seen wearing helmets in contrast to what the situation was earlier. I believe that as of now, nearly 80% of the bikers are wearing helmets. Now we want to ensure there is zero negligence among petrol pump owners in implementing the rule. So, police personnel would make surprise visits at the petrol pumps.”
“In case it is observed that petrol pump owners are negligent in following the rule, we will issue them a show-cause notice on why their license should not be cancelled,“ added Pandey.
Under this rule, bikers arriving at petrol pumps should be wearing helmets. If they have forgotten to wear the helmet but are in urgent need of petrol, they have to fill a form mentioning their details and the reason for not wearing the helmet.
The petrol pump operator then gives the form to the traffic police, who verify the reason. If the reason is found invalid, the process of sending a proposal to suspend the biker’s driving license to the regional transport office (RTO) is taken up.
The traffic police said they have sent a large number of proposals to suspend the driving license to the RTO over the past month.
