Lukewarm response to ‘no helmet, no fuel’ order

A day after the Guntur Urban Police ordered fuel stations not to provide fuel for those not wearing helmets, it seemed that the order is yet to sink in as men and women still moved about on the roads without helmets, while fuel stations seemed oblivious to the orders.

Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban, Ch. Vijaya Rao said that the police would give breathing time for fuel stations to implement the orders and also sensitise people on the safety driving. “We will give some more time for the fuel stations and meetings are being organised at the level of Sub Divisional Police Officers.

At the same time, we will also counsel students in colleges about the importance of safety,” said Mr. Vijaya Rao. The police are planning to send notices to petrol stations citing social responsibility and persuade them to fall in line.