Vijayawada Police Commissioner Goutam Sawang has introduced a new rule for two-wheeler drivers in Vijayawada and Guntur - he said that petrol would be supplied in petrol bunks only if the riders wore their helmets.
The rule was introduced in the wake of two young men, Rithik Chowdary (20) and his friend P M V Yeswanth (21), dying on the spot after they hit a divider at Moghalrajpuram in Vijayawada on Sunday in the early hours.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, Sawang said that checking would be increased in the city, and the imposition of fines for helmet-less riders would be increased.
He urged parents not to let their children drive without wearing helmets, and not to give them heavy duty bikes, to control accidents.