Sir,

The head-on collisions between two-wheelers is frequently being reported in and around Mysuru city. The latest in the series happened on July 14 this year when a scooter and bike collided head-on near Ayarahalli and one person succumbed to serious injuries (SOM dated July 16). A similar accident resulted in a rider’s death on June 22 this year when two bikes collided on New Kantharaja Urs Road near the Railway Underbridge in K.G. Koppal (SOM dated June 24). The riders of two bikes were killed, and a pillion sustained serious injuries in a ghastly accident on H. D. Kote-Hunsur Road on Mar.5, 2020.

Before this, in the Dattagalli area, two riders were killed, and one person seriously injured when two bikes collided head-on on Feb.16 this year. Earlier to these accidents, in December 2019, three people died in another head-on collision when a bike and a scooter collided head-on near MC Hundi on T. Narasipur Road (SOM dated Dec. 15, 2019).

These deaths caused by head-on collisions need introspection to avoid such preventable accidents and fatalities in the future. In many such accidents, riders could have survived if they were with the helmet on their heads.

Two-wheeler riders, who are not in the habit of wearing helmets, should learn a lesson from these accidents and start wearing it for their own safety and not to fill agony in their family members if they happen to die in road accidents.

Driving in a correct lane and not on the wrong side of the road avoids head-on collisions. Over-speeding is also a reason for deaths in such accidents. It is a pity that even after several such accidents are frequently happening in a short span, many two-wheeler riders are not taking this issue seriously and also not showing any sign towards road safety.

– Dr. S. V. N. Vijayendra, Member, City Traffic Advisory Committee, Mysuru, 8.8.2020

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