MUMBAI: Lord Ganesha may have been blessed with a second head, but Bengaluru’s riders won’t be as lucky. That’s the message 93.5 Red FM and the Bengaluru Traffic Police hammered home this Ganesh Chaturthi with their cheeky yet sobering campaign, ‘Second chance nahi milega’.
Running from 18–29 August, the initiative took a mythological twist on road safety, reminding riders that while Ganesha was revived after his beheading, mortals don’t get divine do-overs. The only shield between life and tragedy? A helmet.
And Red FM made sure that message wasn’t just lip service. Rjs hit the city’s busiest junctions such as Indiranagar, Silk Board, MG Road, Rajajinagar, Koramangala, and more, alongside the traffic police, stopping bare-headed bikers in their tracks. Instead of just a fine or lecture, riders got a free, ISI-marked helmet and a much-needed reality check.
The campaign went beyond the roads, too. On-air banter, live bytes, and social media snippets carried commuters’ stories and witty safety reminders to thousands more, weaving road sense into festive celebrations.
“Through ‘Second Chance Nahi Milega’, we transformed festive celebration into civic action,” said Red FM, general manager – Karnataka, Suresh Ganesan. “By linking mythology with modern road safety, we gave people a reason they could never forget.”
Bengaluru’s traffic police were just as upbeat. “A helmet is not for the fear of law, it is for your own safety,” stressed joint commissioner of police, traffic, Karthik Reddy. “We are happy Red FM took up this initiative and gave free helmets to riders.”
