ROADS NOT A STAGE FOR SHOWING OFF STUNTS

joyride on an expressway in Bengaluru, with a woman sitting side-saddle on her boyfriend's lap, recently caught the public's imagination.

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A family indulged in similar risky behaviour on a scooter, riding with their small child standing on the pillion's footrest, exposed to passing vehicles on a crowded road in Whitefield. In both cases, the riders were helmetless, committing culpable negligence. In Tiruchirappalli, a young man was filmed riding on the narrow divider of a river bridge. Popping wheelies is another popular stunt with devil-may-care youngsters. These deliberate flirtations with danger put both the riders and other road users at risk, and it is left to an outraged public to demand action. The Bengaluru Traffic Police promptly arrested the love-struck youngster for his recklessness, and have also cracked d