India, March 1 -- Over 150 women, including police officers, participated in a 9km night bike rally in Gurugram on Friday to promote road safety and encourage sensitivity among commuters, residents said on Saturday.

The rally, flagged off at around 9pm by Arpit Jain, deputy commissioner of police (headquarters), began at Hero Traffic Safety Park, proceeded to Galleria Market in Sector 28 and returned via Sector 29 road, organisers said. Participants completed the route in about an hour without incident.

Organised by Hero MotoCorp in association with Haryana Police and Raahgiri Foundation, the initiative aimed to promote "confidence mobility" among women riders and underline "collective responsibility" for safer roads. "Such initiatives ...