BENGALURU: The Bangalore traffic police have asked schools and colleges not to provide parking for students who use two-wheelers and four-wheelers without driving licence. They have requested the schools to rusticate wards who don't fall in line.Police invoked a year-old circular from the primary education department. The move comes in the backdrop of increasing incidents of underage driving, and the menace of drag racing and stunt driving.The circular, issued by the primary education department on July 30, 2016, read, “The principal secretary shall clearly instruct the education institutions not to en courage driving of two-wheelers and four-wheelers by students without valid licence.If there is any disobedience from any students, to rusticate them from the institution for violation or such restriction imposed by education department.“ Traffic police have asked schools and colleges not to provide parking facilities for students who drive two-wheelers and four-wheelers without a licence. Most schools and colleges, however, are yet to put in place processes to verify if their students have valid licences. Some institutions already have rules and regulations to discourage dangerous and underage driving or racing.“Students who wish to park their vehicles on campus need to get a consent letter from parents and submit an application with a copy of the driving licence. Permission is granted only if the principal approves,“ said Sunitha Hangal , principal, Presidency PreUniversity College.Bikes and other vehicles are not allowed inside campus, and it is the students' responsibility if they park outside. “We regularly hold traffic safety sessions and send text messages to parents on underage driving,“ she added.Traffic police are also holding awareness sessions for schools and colleges. Mansoor Khan, member, board of directors, Delhi Public School, said, “Parents' consent is a must and they need to inform the school authorities if their children are driving or riding vehicles to school. The kind of vehicle allowed to be parked on the school premises depends on a student's driving licence. We discourage students and parents from allowing their wards to drive or ride to school by themselves, and ask them to opt for carpooling and school transport.“According to the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, 16-yearolds are eligible to get driving licences for vehicles of up to 50cc. But several accidents have been reported in the recent past where those aged below 18 were involved in driving and racing without valid licences.Recently , the home department asked traffic police to book parents of underage drivers if they are caught driving or racing.