India, Dec. 1 -- A decline has been witnessed in the number of people riding two-wheelers without wearing helmets in Noida this November compared to last year during the same time of the year when a "road safety month" was convened, officials said on Sunday.

According to the Noida traffic police statistics, 147,364 challans were issued for the violation of riding two-wheelers without wearing a helmet, as compared to 222,407 fined in November last year.

"Due to continuous awareness among people and stricter enforcement, it was observed that people started wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers. Traffic police will continue to raise awareness and inform people about the importance of traffic rules," said deputy commissioner of police (...