Said a senior official in the transport department, "Rule 115 of Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993, has been amended, which made wearing helmets optional for women in the city. Now only Sikh women will be out of the ambit of the rule. This exemption was made on religious grounds."
The existing rules were amended after the transport department moved an application for the same, citing increasing number of accidents involving two-wheelers. The application pointed out that in India, in 2012, a total number of 35,767 people on two-wheelers, of whom many were women, were killed in road accidents.
"This is the highest amongst all road user categories at 25.9% of total road accident fatalities," said the application. In Delhi alone, 576 two-wheeler riders lost their lives during 2012. "The main risk factor for motorized two-wheeler users is the non-use of helmets and head injuries are the major cause of death, injury and disability among them. Many of these head injuries could have been prevented or their severity reduced through the use of helmets," added the official from the transport department.
The L-G, Najeeb Jung, had given the go ahead to the proposal making helmets mandatory for all women pillion riders, except Sikh women, more than a month ago. The transport department had thereafter put the draft notification into the public domain, inviting suggestions and objections from the general public on the issue. "79 representations and objections were received by the department after the public notice came out. Following this, the L-G considered the religious sentiments of Sikhs as stated in their objections and made wearing of helmets for Sikh women optional," added the official. Incidentally, during the suggestions and objections process, some Muslim groups had also demanded the same relief for burqa-clad women riding pillion.
In 1998, the Delhi government had made wearing helmets mandatory for all pillion riders, but following objections from members of the Sikh community, it had to amend the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules, 1993 in June 1999 and made it optional for women.
Earlier this year, after getting recommendations from the traffic police, Delhi Commission of Women and NGOs working for road safety, the transport department decided to make helmets mandatory for women pillion riders.
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