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I cannot understand why the public would oppose the use of helmets. As a parent I would insist on my children using one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:47 PM Subject: [GOANET] TWO-WHEELER RIDERS DEMONSTRATE > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > HELMET ISSUE: TWO-WHEELER RIDERS DEMONSTRATE AT > TRANSPORT MINISTER'S RESIDENCE > > Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar today (Jan 24) a delegation of > Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) that Government would notify the two > exemptions to the helmet rule as was mooted out by his predecessor > Pandurang Raut and published by the Government as draft rules in March 2001. > > The two exemptions from wearing helmets are for persons driving Motorcycles > at a speed not exceeding > 40 km and persons driving Motorcycles within municipal areas.Two wheeler > riders led by Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) Convenor Mr. Premanand Lotlikar > and Adv. Aires Rodrigues today staged a demonstration infront of Transport > Minister Pandurang Madkaikar's residence at Old Goa shouting slogans > opposing fresh moves by the authorities to make use of Helmets mandatory. > > The delegation that met the Transport Minister told the Minister that the > fresh move to enforce helmets > had nothing to do with safety but was a ploy by certain police and > transport department Officials who > for monetary gains are conniving with the Helmet Manufacturer's lobby and > trying to once again make use of helmets by two-wheeler riders > mandatory.The delegation complained to the Minister about the > traffic police high-handedness over the last week in harassing two-wheeler > riders across Goa in the name of the so-called awareness drive to educate > two-wheeler riders into wearing helmets. > > The Minister was also told that mere use of helmets will not save lives and > that the roads have to be made safer by eliminating the causes of accidents > like stray animals on the roads, rash and drunken driving and that > corruption in the police and traffic departments has to be > eliminated.Earlier in the morning an emergency meeting of the Motorcycle > Action Group (MAG) resolved to launch a > State-wide agitation to oppose the mandatory helmet rule and warned that > the Government would be solely responsible for the consequences of the > agitation. The Motorcycle Action Group will meet on 30th January to > finalise the plan of action. > > x x x > >
