Bikers get together in Mangaluru to promote helmets, safe riding

January 25, 2015

Mangaluru, Jan 25: Over a hundred motorbikes and two-wheelers took part in a bike rally – ‘Riders for Helmets’ in the city on Sunday promoting safe riding rules including compulsory usage of helmets while riding two-wheelers in Mangaluru.

As part of 26th National Road Safety Week - 2015, Dakshina Kannada district administration, Transport Department and Mangaluru Traffic Police in collaboration with Centre for Health and Development (CHD), Mangaluru and Rev Limiterz, a bike rally was held from Nehru Maidan to Ladyhill Circle on Sunday.

The bike rally was flagged off by DCP (Crime & Traffic) N Vishnuvardhan, in the presence of Assistant Regional Transport Officer G S Hegde, ACP Uday Nayak and officials of Mangaluru City Traffic Police department.

Riding in a convoy, the bikers started from Nehru Maidan and rode towards Ladyhill via Bunts Hostel and Lalbagh, promoting usage of helmets and demonstrating safe riding by observing traffic and safety rules without over-speeding.

Members of CHD, Rev Limiterz, Naked Wolves and other biking groups participated in the rally. Prior to flagging off, guest of honour RJ Errol administered a road-safety pledge to the participants.

At the end of the rally, the bikers gathered together and took another oath to follow and encourage safety and traffic rules among others, and pledged to make Mangaluru an accident-free city.

The participants of the rally also interacted with Mr Hegde, PSI Gopalkrishna Bhat and Guru Kamath from traffic police department.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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