Riding a scooter on city streets?: Bengaluru police take action after a video of a dangerous scooter stunt on a busy city road goes viral

The video, which caught the attention of the police, has been viewed over 115,000 times on the Internet.

Police on alert:
Across the country, police are on alert to catch people performing wheeling and other dangerous stunts on their motorcycles. Recently, Azad Maidan police arrested a resident of Chembur for allegedly performing dangerous stunts at various locations in the city, including the selfie point opposite CSMT. Azad Maidan traffic police took action on their own initiative after the youth posted a video on his Instagram account on June 4 in which he was performing stunts on a bike.

In the southern Indian state of Chennai, police have issued a stern warning to youths who drive recklessly and cause public disturbances after recently arresting four people performing stunts on the East Coast Road (ECR).

Punishment for adults:
The number of parents/guardians paying fines for letting their minor wards use two-wheelers when they were caught doing wheelies in the city has quadrupled since 2022, ToI reported, citing police records. In 2022, parents/guardians of 22 minors caught doing wheelies appeared in court and paid the prescribed fine, a monthly average of less than two. The number of such parents/guardians increased to 71 in 2023, an average of six per month. In the first seven months of this year, 74 adults have already had to pay fines for letting their children/wards use their two-wheelers, an average of more than 10 per month.

(with agency and ToI inputs)