New Delhi, March 21 -- Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday organised a special road safety drive on World Helmet Day in the national capital.

According to a press release, the main goal was to encourage more people to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers and to reduce road accidents.

At a busy red light in the Sarita Vihar area, traffic officers conducted strict checks. They carefully watched for bike riders, both drivers and pillion passengers, who were not wearing helmets. Anyone found breaking the rule was immediately stopped.

The police issued official challans (traffic fines) to the violators as per the law. However, what made this campaign different and very positive was that after paying or receiving the challan, the riders were ...