Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to reconsider the ‘No helmet, no fuel’ rule, Transport minister Diwakar Raote informed the state Assembly on Friday. However, petrol pump owners will be asked to intimate vehicle numbers of two-wheelers where the rider was without helmet, to transport authorities, the minister said.
The decision, set to be implemented from August 1, had met with fierce opposition from pump owners.Giving into the resistance from two-wheeler riders and petrol pump owners, the government decided to assess the feasibility of its implementation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said recently. Fadnavis had said the state government decided to implement road safety-related rules to reduce the casualties in accidents.
