Awareness rallies mark Road Safety Week in Vellore

Programmes highlight importance of observing rules such as wearing helmet

January 21, 2020 04:38 am | Updated 04:38 am IST - VELLORE

VELLORE,TAMIL NADU:20/01/2020: Women took out helmet safety awarness rally on the 31st Road safety week in vellore on Monday. Rally flagged off by district collector .Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy /The Hindu

VELLORE,TAMIL NADU:20/01/2020: Women took out helmet safety awarness rally on the 31st Road safety week in vellore on Monday. Rally flagged off by district collector .Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy /The Hindu

Regional Transport Office, Vellore, and the Indian Red Cross Society jointly organised awareness programmes for women, bus drivers, auto drivers and taught them various traffic rules and aspects of road safety.

As part of the 31st Road Safety Week observed in the country from Monday, two-wheeler riders wore helmet. Vellore District Collector, A. Shanmuga Sundaram launched the programme at the new bus stand, distributed pamphlets to State Transport Corporation bus drivers and conductors. He urged two-wheelers riders, auto and bus drivers to adhere to road discipline. More than 150 women participated in a motorcycle rally, which was flagged off by Mr. Sundaram. A motorcycle rally involving women was flagged off at the Tirupattur Collector office by Collector M.P. Sivararul and Superintendent of Police, P. Vijaya Kumar.

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