Police blame social media for bike stunts

B. Shamoondeswari, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) at Greater Chennai Traffic Police, said reel culture is making Gen Z willing to risk their lives taking videos or photographs.

Recent bike stunt incident in Chennai

Police took action on a recent bike stunt incident involving many youths, securing people and seizing several two-wheelers without number plates in the city.

Reels fuel dangerous behaviour

Shamoondeswari said reels are becoming common across dancing, singing, travel and cooking. The reel culture led to last week's bike racing and bike stunts incident.

“The 'reel culture' is what has led to last week's incident, the bike racing or bike stunts.”

Highway accidents need investigation

K. Phanindra Reddy, retired IAS officer and chairperson of Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority, said nearly thirty-five percent of accidents occurred on State Highways and thirty percent on National Highways.

Road design and access under scrutiny

Reddy said agencies must ascertain whether accidents result from poor design, poor intersections, or unrestricted access at junctions rather than assuming driver behaviour alone.

Road Safety Mission marks progress

Saroja S., executive director of Citizen consumer and civic Action Group, said the Tamil Nadu Road Safety Mission announcement by the State government is an important step prioritising road safety.