Rapido distributes safety gear to 200 traffic cops

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Rapido, one of the leading bike taxi platforms organised a 'Road Safety' awareness by distributing helmets and raincoats to over 200 traffic policemen at Shalini Ground in Jayanagara here on Friday.

During the event, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru South, Traffic, Shiva Prakash Devaraju and T Mahadeva, ACP, Traffic, Jayanagar Police Station distributed the safety gears to the traffic officials.

The app-based bike taxi firms highlighted the importance of Road safety for the motorists during the event.

Furthermore, Rapido claimed to have been actively investing in enhancing the infrastructure available to traffic police officers.

By installing modern traffic police booths at 15 strategic locations throughout the city, including prominent areas like Shalini Ground in Jayanagar 5th Block, Jayanagar Metro Station Signal, Chunchaghatta Signal, 100 Feet Road Sarakki, Delmia Signal, and Forum Mall Signal.

The co-founder of Rapido, Pavan Guntupalli said, "We are excited to team up with the dedicated officers of Bengaluru Traffic Police to further our mission of enhancing road safety in the city. This collaboration highlights our commitment to ensure safer streets in Bengaluru," he said.

DCP Shiva Prakash Devaraju spoke about the struggles in controlling the traffic while the number of vehicles in the city continues to increase.

"Based on the current registration trends, it's foreseeable that in the next 2 to 3 years, Bengaluru will become the city with the most two-wheelers in the country