Traffic Police conducts drive against noisy bikes

Central Chronicle News
Bhilai, Jun 30: Traffic Police is conducting a special drive against the two-wheeler riders who modify their vehicles to create loud sound and trigger noise pollution. It needs to be mentioned here that modification to a vehicle without approval from the concerned road transport authority amounts to
an offence.
Modifying silencers to create blast like noise is also an offence. Many riders, particularly of Enfield Bullet bikes, create fire cracker like sound by switching the engine off and on when motorcycles are running at high speed. Such bikers create nuisance on the road and trouble the other commuters. Considering the situation, a special team has been constituted under the directions of SP Prashant Thakur, ASP Kavilash Tondon and DSP Gurjeet Singh to take action against the modified bikes / silencers, stunt bikers and over speeders.
Vehicles of such violators are being confiscated and taken to the Traffic Headquarters at Nehru Nagar. On June 29, traffic police have seized 16 Enfield Bullet Bikes from Surya Mall area. These bikers were performing stunts and creating nuisance on the road. In the coming days, this drive will be conducted in other areas of the city. Traffic Police appealed all the parents for not allowing their children to use the modified vehicles. They must also ask their children to ride at safe speed. In case of violation, Traffic Police will confiscate such vehicles and initiate plenary action under the new Motor Vehicle Act. People can inform the Traffic Police about such vehicles on whatsapp number 9479192029.

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