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Frustrated by the supervise's crackdown on bikers wearing helmets not bearing the ISI mark, a slice of the city's bikers riding imported superbikes are planning to propositions the transport department to request senior officials to recognise and permit the use of helmets and other safe keeping gear certified by the international certifying agencies.
Many bikers said they are apprehensive about being penalised by the transportation police officials as their imported helmets, certified by the American Department of Transportation (DOT) and other agencies, do not shoulder the ISI logo and the DOT logo, is not recognised or understood.
Many bikers even claimed that the officials are already harrassing them. While some of them have had to pay fines, others have had to paste impostor ISI stickers to avoid getting caught for wearing imported helmets, which either have DOT, SNELL, ASNZ or other marks.
Bandra district Mukesh Bhatia, member of 7th gear superbikers' unit, said, "Many bikers who have been fined by the traffic police officials do not craving to come forward and complain as they fear being mocked at by others. After all, what is the point of investing cold hard cash in imported helmets and other safety gear if you are obliged to pay the Rs100fine to traffic cops for not having an ISI make the grade spot on it?
Source: Daily News & Analysis