Bangalore Traffic police will arrest parents if their under-aged children are found motoring on city roads; DL, RC book and the vehicle will be seized and parents taken before court. With an eye on the safety of pedestrians and other motorists, the traffic police have already begun a drive against underage motoring in the city. At least 30 such cases against parents of under-aged motorists have already been filed in the past few days.

Parents, take this seriously! If you have an under-18 teenager who has a flair for riding or driving, better keep your eyes open. Parents of minors riding or driving two-wheelers or cars will be arrested.

“Parents Of Minor Motorists Beware”: Bangalore Police

A senior traffic official said, “We are planning to recommend to the regional transport offices (RTOs) to cancel licences of such parents. The worst part is when children take two-wheelers out during nights. They gather in groups and start racing or performing stunts. So it’s time to put an end to this menace. Recently, the High Court of Karnataka has asked the police to book parents for minors riding/driving. Under section 184, parents can be sent to jail for six months or fined up to Rs 1,000, or both.”

Minors cannot be booked according to the law, so their parents who are abetting them to ride or drive will be booked. The police feel that without such stringency it would be difficult to discipline minors or create awareness about road safety and traffic law.

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Additional commissioner of police (Traffic) MA Saleem said, “Minors are not allowed to ride or drive any vehicle. We have started booking parents when we have found minors riding two-wheelers. An FIR will be registered against such parents who will be arrested and produced in court.”

The police have identified some areas where teenagers go for rides during night time. ” They start after 10 pm. They perform stunts and resort to racing. So we have started a drive to stop this menace,” he added.

Source: Bangalore Mirror