Cops act after DC finds students’ bikes sans number plates, issue challans to 80 pupils
Balwant Garg
Tribune News Service
Faridkot, February 11
Seeing young children in school uniform zooming on two-wheelers on the road to his office three days ago, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) visited an adjoining school and found a large number of motorcycles and scooters without registration numbers in the parking area.
After taking cognisance by the DC, the police also swung into action and impounded 29 two-wheelers, including bikes, in the school. Once the police started initiating action, the school management and a large number of parents, who had reached after being informed by the school, resisted the move. However, the police and the district administration refused to relent.
“In the past four days, the traffic police have impounded several vehicles and challaned over 80 school students, who were driving bikes in violation of traffic rules and regulations. The police have also installed nakas to check the violators, particularly school students,” said Amritpal Singh, incharge, Faridkot traffic police. Three days ago, a Class 9 student, who was going to school on his bike, had died in a road mishap.
“Parents and schools should encourage children to use public transport or cycles because cycling is a healthier mode of transportation. At many meetings, school managements have been asked to stop students from driving bikes without the driving licence on their way to school. The managements have also been asked not to allow students to park the two-wheelers inside the premises. But, most of the schools don’t implement these suggestions,” said Amritpal Singh.
“We have now started setting up nakas near schools to check the driving licence of students. If a child, who is underage, is found driving two-wheeler, his or her parents will be called. It will create fear among parents and they will stop giving two-wheelers to their children,” said DSP Gurpreet Singh Gill.
According to the police, most of the school students, who drive two-wheelers without the licence, belong to well-off families. Parents should not give into children’s demands and buy bikes for them if they are underage and do not have the driving licence.
29 motor bikes impounded
Afterthe DC pointed out flouting of norms, the police also swung into action and impounded 29 two-wheelers, including bikes, in the school. Once the police initiated action, the school management and a large number of parents, who had reached after being informed by the school, resisted the move. However, the police and officials of the district administration refused to relent.
