The video was shared by Twitter account name ‘Helmet Man of India’
A road safety crusader named Raghvendra Kumar decided to hand over a free helmet to a motorcyclist who drove faster than 100 km per hour without a helmet on the Agree-Luckknow Expressway. Popularly known as ‘Helmet Man of India’, he stopped his car and gave him a brand new helmet.
The video was shared by Twitter account name ‘Helmet Man of India’. It shows Mr. Kumar wearing a helmet while driving his car and he signals the helmetless man to stop by showing him a brand new helmet. Mr Kumar told the rider that he had been following him for quite some distance as he was riding without a helmet. Mr. Kumar hands him a new helmet and asks him if he read the message on the back window of the car.
The message reads: “Yamraaj ne bheja nahi bachaane ke liye, upar jagah nahi hain jaane ke liye.”
After handing over the helmet, Mr. Kumar advises the man to wear it while driving. The man introduced himself as Nikhil Tiwari from Etawah. He thanks the helmet man and says, “Our safety is in our hands alone”.
The video’s caption, roughly translated from Hindi, reads: “I don’t exceed my car’s speed limit above 100, but on the Lucknow highway when a man overtook me I was surprised because his speed was faster than us and he was not wearing a helmet. To catch him and give him a helmet, I had to go beyond 100 speed and finally we managed to catch him.”
Watch the video here:
अपनी की रफ्तार रफ्तार रफ्तार से से नहीं ले जाता लेकिन लखनऊ एक्सप्रेसवे पर एक व्यक्ति जब मुझे ओवरटेक किया मैं दंग रह गया क्योंकि बिना हेलमेट उसकी रफ्तार हमसे ज्यादा थी थी थी ज्यादा ज्यादा थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी थी ज्यादा ज्यादा थी ज्यादा थी ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा ज्यादा. उसे कवच हेलमेट देने देने के लिए लिए लिए लिए से से अपनी गाड़ी को भगाना पड़ा अंत में उसे ही ही लिया लिया. #Helmman@PMOIndiapic.twitter.com/BbpYbQ43C7
— Helmman of India (@helm_man_) March 14, 2023
The Mumbai traffic police also responded to the video and praised the man for his efforts. “This is called a genuine expression of concern.”
Another user commented, “You are doing a great service to society Raghvendra ji. People on two wheelers should wear helmets for their personal safety.”
“This is a great gesture, I hope it inspires many,” the third user wrote.
So far, the man has distributed more than 56,000 helmets across India and saved 30 lives in the past 10 years. Raghavendra Kumar has worked tirelessly to raise awareness for road safety.
It all started after he lost his friend in a traffic accident. “I lost my boyfriend and roommate in a road accident four years ago. The bitter truth is that he could have been saved if he wore a helmet,” Kumar told PTI.
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