Akshay Kumar to lead bike rally on road safety awareness

Mumbai Police and Akshay Kumar have once again joined hands to bring about awareness among the youth, regarding road safety measures for the Motorbikes. In Mumbai, 49 bike riders were killed in accidents till August this year while 77 lost lives last year. As many as 72 died in 2011 and 67 in the previous year.Therefore they have organised a Bike rally that would be led by Akshay Kumar.

According to sources, The objective of `Ride For Safety’ rally, a joint initiative by Mumbai Police and Wheelieboy Adventures Ltd, is to create awareness about importance of wearing helmet and following other safety measures while riding two-wheelers. City Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh will flag off the rally at Bandra Kurla Complex at 8.30 am.The rally will proceed to Haji Ali from BKC and return to the starting point to mark culmination — covering a 20 km distance — in 50 minutes.”

Deputy Police Commissioner (traffic-suburbs) Pratap Dighavkar said, “We want to reach out to people across the country with a message that speed thrills but also kills. Youth is energetic but also rides and drives very recklessly. We hope our message will reach out to them.”