Hyderabad, April 8 -- A helmet distribution program was held by Sarvejana Foundation at IKEA X Roads on Wednesday, April 8, with Cyberabad Police Commissioner Dr M Ramesh as chief guest.

Speaking at the event, the police commissioner said that nearly 30 per cent of two-wheeler riders did not wear helmets, and those who did wear fail to fasten their straps.

The senior officer said a special enforcement drive will be conducted from April 9, and violators will be fined.

He said that pedestrians frequently fail to use zebra crossings and instead cross the roads in a zigzag manner, leading to traffic disruptions and posing a risk to public safety.

To solve this problem, he suggested erecting signboards approximately 50 meters before zebra ...