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Subject: Indian police hand out roses to bikers without helmets

Author: Bob

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:34:22 01/09/07 Tue Police in the eastern state of West Bengal have come up with a novel tactic to encourage bikers to wear helmets – a mandatory requirement in the state. They have been handing out a bunch of red roses and helmets to drive home a safety campaign. "It's a great lesson for me; one that I will never forget," said architect Benoy Chowdhury, who got a helmet after being caught out. "We have experienced that imposing fines had little effect on erring motorcyclists," Howrah police superintendent N.K. Singh. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]