While driving under the influence of alcohol and helmet-less riding are being checked to some extent by the police, it is upto people to stop riding three and four to a bike.

So often, we see young men (especially now with Holi coming up) careening on our roads, three to a bike. Three persons on a bike means the rider has to carry more weight. There are much more demands on the driver, especially during stopping. When he puts both feet down, it asks for more control. There is greater skill needed while balancing.

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Three persons riding on a bike means the second pillion rider is on the edge of the bike, while the person who is riding the bike is right in the front, literally on the petrol tank. All this is highly risky. Here, on scooters too we often see entire families — the man riding the scooter, a child standing in front, the wife riding pillion with a little child.

Overloading a vehicle compromises the rider’s ability to manouevre, restricts movement to some extent, may hamper reaction time and is highly risky on the whole. Even if authorities do not, people need to stop commuting like this.

Here, three is lethal company.