Chennai traffic police hold helmet awareness rally

The Greater Chennai Traffic Police conducted a helmet awareness rally on Thursday. The rally was launched by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic East District, S. Megalina Eden, on Sivananda Salai. Students from three colleges, traffic wardens, and traffic police personnel participated. 

Ms. Eden said road accidents had declined compared with last year, mainly due to awareness programmes led by the police, greater public awareness, greater compliance with helmet rules among two-wheeler riders, strict enforcement, and fines issued based on automatic number plate recognition camera footage.

She said the ongoing Metro Rail and flyover works led to traffic congestion, particularly on Anna Salai in Saidapet and Teynampet. Traffic movement is expected to improve significantly, once these works are completed. “We are taking measures to ease traffic congestion on the OMR and ECR by deploying additional personnel at key points and regulating traffic flow,” she said.