Over 500 bikers participate in bikeathon to promote road safety

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Over 500 bikers par ticipated in a ‘bikeathon’ organised by the Surgical Society of Bangalore to promote road safety.

The event was held in conjunction with the SSB's Golden Jubilee celebrations. The bike-a-thon was flagged off by Dr HV Madhusudan, director of neurosurgery at Trustwell Hospital, along with Traffic Police Commissioner M A Saleem, 1983 World Cup winning team member Syed Kirmani and musician Vasu Dixit.

Dr Madhusudan highlighted the importance of wearing helmets to prevent brain injury. He urged participants to wear helmets even for short trips and to ensure that their pillion riders also wear helmets.

MA Saleem emphasised that road safety is everyone's responsibility. He said that simple measures like wearing a helmet can save lives.

SMH Kirmani, former cricketer and a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, spoke about the importance of following traffic rules.

He said that road safety is a matter of life and death and that everyone should take it seriously. Vasu Dixit performed a special song called ‘Agalla Annbedi’ to promote road safety.

The song's message was to wear a helmet and follow traffic rules. The bikeathon was a great success. More than 500 people participated, and the event raised awareness about the importance of road safety.

The participants rode for two to three hours and covered approximately cover 100 kilometres.

Helmets and safety gear were mandatory for all participants The SSB plans to organise more road safety initiatives in the future.

They hope to make a difference in the lives of people and prevent road accidents.