Four days prior to the crackdown, which was scheduled to begin on February 1, the traffic police have withdrawn the initiative following a clarification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). It appears that there is no way to ascertain if a helmet meets the prescribed standard safety requirements by a cursory visual inspection. A week ago, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) R. Hithendra had written to the BIS seeking clarification on helmets conforming to BIS standards, especially with regards to half-face helmets and imported ones. “It would have been difficult for the policemen on duty to check the quality of the helmet. The traffic police had decided to launch the drive following a similar campaign, Operation Safe Drive, started by their counterparts in Mysuru.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2018 18:33 UTC