LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- Out of 11,573 challans that the Lucknow traffic police have issued in just five days between November 5 and 9 during the ongoing traffic month, a whopping 5,296 were for riding two-wheelers without helmets. Despite repeated awareness drives, violations like riding without helmets, triple riding, and wrong-side driving continue to dominate the charts underscoring a widespread neglect of road safety rules.

According to official data, the drive, which aims to promote safe driving behaviour, has seen a steady fluctuation in enforcement figures yet the nature of violations remains largely unchanged. Riding without helmets continues to be the biggest concern for police. According to Lucknow traffic police data, on November ...