The children of opulent families are setting in a new ‘deadly’ culture in Vijayawada region. Keen on exhibiting their money and political clout, they are using their swanky cars and mobikes to indulge in the ‘mindless’ road races.
Moving around at break-neck speed in their vehicles on forlorn roads has become a passion among the ‘spoilt brats’.
The improper vigil on express and highways are also emboldening them in resorting to races and the Vijayawada-Chilakaluripeta stretch is turning as the hot favourite of these brats.
The Sunday night incident involving Vijayawada (Central) MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao’s son Bonda Siddharth saw an engineering student breathing his last in the mad race.
Role of parents
The Guntur police booked a case under 304A of IPC against Mr. Siddharth. Says Sudheekshan Foundation Chairperson Ch. Vimala: “Generally, we tend to blame the police department for the road mishaps. But, the role of the parents cannot be ignored. They don’t keep a vigil on their children after they gift a bike or car to them. They should guide and counsel their children on the usage of the machines on a daily basis”.
More bikes
According to auto industry sources there are more than 250 bikes powered with 200cc criss-crossing the city thoroughfares regularly. “There are families which don’t mind spending over Rs. 1.5 lakh on a premium bike for their children,” says vehicle financier.
According to police sources, there are no stringent laws that prohibit youngsters from racing. Even the existing laws allow the violators to escape with a meager punishment of a fine up to Rs. 5,000 or imprisonment up to two years.
Need for change
“We need to amend IPC to suit the changing needs,” says Indian Association of Lawyers State general secretary Chalasani Ajay Kumar.
The racing menace which was hitherto limited to Hyderabad is making its presence felt in Vijayawada region.
The racers preferred the stretches of Jubilee Hills, Madhapur, Begumpet, Banjara Hills and Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad for thrills and frills.
But after the installationof CCTV cameras and extra vigil, they moved on to the Outer Ring Road (ORR), which is the present destination of racing, the police say.
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