Desire for 'quick fame' on social media pushes road safety to backseat

These words are precious today as the urge for quick fame on social media has put road safety on the backstage, which became relevant after the tragic death of 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra in Dwarka.

This case is not the first and last of its kind that highlights how for "quick fame", people neglect other humans and specifically around the national capital, one comes across such incidents on a daily basis on its roads.

On Tuesday, a 22-year-old, identified as Tushar Puniya, was arrested in northeast Delhi for making reels in which he used to ride a motorcycle without a registration plate and opening the doors of other vehicles moving in traffic.

The action was taken after a reel went viral on social media in which he could be easily seen ridding by putting others in danger.

Last month, the Delhi Police had arrested a 21-year-old man named Daud Ansari (a resident of Okhla) and seized his black Scorpio-N SUV after a video went viral showing him driving recklessly and dangerously on the GT Karnal road. The SUV had the name "Dawood", infamous underworld gangster, written on its back and was caught on camera driving in a dangerous zig-zag manner, endangering other commuters.

According to a Delhi Police official, an active action is taken against such offenders as soon as the video comes into our notice.

Endangering others’ lives for personal entertainment reflects a lack of civic sense. Everyone needs to think, the officer added.