Gujarat: Utensil shows up as helmet on first day of revised traffic fine regime

The first day of the implementation of the hefty fines under the New Motor Vehicle Act saw innovative protests, cops going easy on offenders and some technical glitches. The focus at least in Ahmedabad was to create awareness about the traffic rules. 

A lawyer in Rajkot, GB Trivedi, rode his cycle to office after he could not locate his helmet. In another case television channels showed a commuter driving with a utensil on his head instead of a helmet. 

Jewellers in Rajkot also downed their shutters to register their protest even as the Congress in the state began a missed call campaign. The party said that it was unfair to charge citizens with hefty fines when the government could not ready the infrastructure that could help them follow the rules. 

Giving an example GPCC, chief Amit Chavda said that the state had just 1100 centres that could issue a PUC certificate forcing people to once again stand in long queues.