Bengaluru police launch online selfie contest to encourage use of skywalks

Have you ever had police personnel scoff at you for stopping abruptly on the road to click a selfie? Well, you can now take a selfie from atop a skywalk and there is added incentive for doing so. In an attempt to promote the use of skywalks, Bengaluru traffic police-East, in association with Maya films, launched "Selfie on the skywalk" contest on Friday.  Pedestrian safety contest- Take selfie on any skywalk Tweet/Post onFB using #beSafe #selfieONskywalk Tag friends to do same Win recognition pic.twitter.com/qT3Ug6j9Kz — DCP Traffic East (@DCPTrEastBCP) March 30, 2017 Through the awareness campaign, commuters have been asked to take a selfie on any skywalk and share it on social media using the hashtags #SelfieONskywalk and #besafe.  Not excited enough? Apart from the fact that using skywalks brings down the number of road accidents involving pedestrians, the campaign could also win you appreciation from the city police. However, even this contest comes with conditions that will be used to pick five winners. The quality of the selfie, the number of people who have been tagged on the selfie will earn you extra points. Abhishek Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East, Traffic) launched the campaign.  The campaign, which will run till April 7, was kicked off by former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad by posting a selfie. Taking to Twitter, city police commissioner Praveen Sood said, Promote safety for pedestrians. Use skywalks. Participate in #Selfieonskywalk and win prizes for the best selfies. — Praveen Sood IPS (@CPBlr) March 31, 2017 Soon, several citizens took part in the selfie campaign throughout the day.   #selfieONskywalk more Skywalks needed! full support to @DCPTrEastBCP pic.twitter.com/RQMZFIUBtt — Anusha Murthy (@anushamurthy7) March 31, 2017 #selfieONskywalk glad that @DCPTrEastBCP Driving this initiative #BeSafe pic.twitter.com/IaXDKtsa0A — abilash_venkatesh (@sinner4tbay) March 31, 2017 Thank u Bangalore traffic police ''#selfieonskywalk'' pic.twitter.com/YmIKln1iia— abilash (@007Abilashreddy) March 31, 2017 "#selfieOnskywalk" extremely very safe** indiranagar 100 FEET ROAD 17th main pic.twitter.com/L2MbFgwZ6o— Subbu (@Subbu33377) March 31, 2017 Safety should not be a concern. Safety is mandatory for everyone. #beSafe #selfieONskywalk pic.twitter.com/R5POrOPW3k — Ashish Paul George (@writerashish) March 31, 2017