Coimbatore: People who happened to drive along the Avinashi Road around 8am on Saturday got a glimpse of superbikes zooming past them.
Coimbatore Vizha and Cotton City, in a bid to involve the city’s vibrant biker clubs and culture and to spread road safety, had organized a bike show at Cosmopolitan Club at Race Course.
The rally had 30 superbikes including BMW, Harley-Davidson, Hayabusa, Kawasaki, Ducati and Triumph, which rode from the club till JM Bakery signal at Avinashi Road. From there they began their rally to spread awareness on road safety.
“We had volunteers holding placards with road safety messages at all signals. Whenever the bikes arrived, since they were the eye-catchers, the volunteers stood next to the bikes so the message would also get some eyeballs,” said P Shanmugam, a spokesperson for Coimbatore Vizha. “The volunteers also distributed gifts to some people, who followed road safety rules.”
The bike show was inaugurated by assistant commissioner of police (traffic) Saravanan
COIMBATORE: People drove on the Avinashi Road around 8am on Saturday got a glimpse of superbikes. The bikes included BMWs, Harley Davidsons, Suzuki Hayabusas, Kawasakis, Ducatis and Triumphs.
Coimbatore Vizha and Cotton city throttle in a bid to involve the city’s vibrant biker clubs and culture and to spread road safety conducted a bike show on Saturday morning at Cosmopolitan Club in Race Course. The rally had 30 superbikes. It was taken out from the club up to JM Bakery signal on the Avinashi Road.
“We had volunteers standing holding placards with various road safety messages at all the signals. Whenever the bikes arrived, since they were the eye-catchers, the volunteers stood next to the bikes so the message would also get some eyeballs,” said spokesperson for Coimbatoe Vizha, P Shanmugam. “Volunteers also distributed gifts to a few people who followed road safety rules perfectly,