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Thanks MG!

it sounds easy on paper, but trying to correct people while being polite and keeping our cool is very difficult because of our ego as well as that of the other persons.

if some1 wants to take up this initiative in pune then i'm in, just waiting for my first salary to come so i can buy full gear.

^ It always did look easy buddy. But I know it's tough. Most importantly for ourselves. Initiative has to come from within. Today's my day off. Will do my best.

consider me in, i think a helmet awareness rally through all the colleges in oune would do quite some good.
i hav been able to convert some posers with r15's into posers wearing helmets by showing them how a helmet looks so much cooler when worn while ridin a r15, so maybe a large scale initiative through all colleges of pune would do quite some good.
i have some ideas for a seminar too, will discuss them later as i hav to get to work now

I'd be happy to be on-board with this. I'd suggest rather than confronting people personally (unless you know them), figure out ways to promote proper driving habits through information campaigns. When you confront someone, you're basically telling them they're wrong. No one likes to admit they're wrong, even if it's true. With an information campaign, you give them the option of making it "their" idea, or at least of accepting that the idea comes from authority rather than any one person.

Getting CEAT and other organizations involved would help greatly, if they're willing, as they have the resources to actually produce public service advertising like television commercials, billboards, and magazine ads. More importantly, advertising from them will have what is called "high production value", which means it won't look like it was done by two teenagers borrowing dad's video camera.

Getting driving schools involved would be a huge step, as it is important for them to impart the "rules of the road" in addition to teaching new drivers how to operate a vehicle. Far too often, they only provide the basics of vehicle operation, but say nothing about observing lane markings, road signs, how to stop at traffic signals in an organized fashion, not driving the wrong way on the road, slower traffic staying to the left, etc etc.

Suggestion

Can i suggest something.

1. Create a well made ppt with importance of Helmets & Safety gears with some real photographs of 2 wheeler accidents which should not be more than 4 or 5 slides

2. Create a brief ppt on the road rules, discipline, respecting the other rider/driver/vehicle

3. Create a combo of these which would get volunteers for this, which is very important with mentions that if we dont correct then who else can type of attitude related quotes. Few motivational stuff

With all these we should hit the schools / colleges / Offices / Residential complexes (Why Residential complex? the most influential people like moms, wifes, sisters are there) etc and probably with this then there might be some response & am sure after 2 or 3 such programs, am sure one of the product guys would help in sponsoring atleast with some name

Once a small group is created then look at adding more volunteers from schools & colleges & youngsters would come in. With that we can have enough people on the roads to help the cops in regularising atleast sometime

Even after doing all these, we should not miss out on the basics, we need to ensure all the volunteers and flag bearers still need to meet up once in a while and ensure everybody follows this. It should be a chain process and even if the group becomes bigger and bigger, we should still be creating awareness at schools / colleges etc.