A man dressed like Yama, gave roses to the two-wheeler riders without helmets at JC road signal light in Bengaluru on Tuesday

Yamraj tells bikers to wear helmet in Bengaluru

Traffic police created awareness on wearing helmet among two-wheeler riders on signal light in Bengaluru.

Traffic awareness with Yamaraj

Traffic police department with a person dressed as Yamraj were seen stopping helmetless riders and offenders to send across a message that ignoring traffic rules might be fatal

BENGALURU: Lord Yama , the God of death, is out on the streets as part of a novel campaign by the Ulsoor Gate traffic police to create awareness about importance of headgears.In Ulsoor, traffic police officials are using persons, dressed like Lord Yama to advocate importance of helmet while driving.On Tuesday, Yamaraj, the god of death, intercepted riders not wearing helmets and gifted them a rose along with an appeal to follow traffic rules.Don’t allow the Lord of Death to come to you, wear a helmet! This was the message that Ulsoor Gate traffic police tried to drive into the minds of bike riders who were found not wearing helmets.The Road Safety Week campaign launched by the traffic police aims to educate road users and motorists about the importance of safety rules.Read this story in Bengali