<p>It was a small road accident involving his two-wheeler many years ago that prompted the current Home Minister, Araga Jnanendra, to get a driving licence. </p>.<p>“It was a hot afternoon and my palms were sweaty. The (two-wheeler’s) handle slipped off my hand. Just then, a woman let go of her child’s hand, and the child fell down in front of my bike,” he recalled. </p>.<p>Jnanendra said he took the girl to a hospital and she recovered. “That day, I decided to get a driving licence,” he added. Until then, he had ridden the two-wheeler without a licence for years, said the Thirthahalli MLA and a first-time minister. He urged vehicles users to attend to accident victims instead of fleeing the scene. </p>.<p>He narrated the incident while addressing schoolchildren at an interaction organised by the Bengaluru traffic police on Thursday. </p>.<p>Children from various schools in the city asked him about traffic fines, corruption and infrastructure problems among other things. </p>.<p>Answering their questions, he took an educative and humorous approach, and kept the mood light. He was stunned when many children said they knew how to ride two-wheelers and drive cars. </p>.<p>The minister said traffic in Bengaluru was rising as 2,300 vehicles were registered per day on average. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>It was a small road accident involving his two-wheeler many years ago that prompted the current Home Minister, Araga Jnanendra, to get a driving licence. </p>.<p>“It was a hot afternoon and my palms were sweaty. The (two-wheeler’s) handle slipped off my hand. Just then, a woman let go of her child’s hand, and the child fell down in front of my bike,” he recalled. </p>.<p>Jnanendra said he took the girl to a hospital and she recovered. “That day, I decided to get a driving licence,” he added. Until then, he had ridden the two-wheeler without a licence for years, said the Thirthahalli MLA and a first-time minister. He urged vehicles users to attend to accident victims instead of fleeing the scene. </p>.<p>He narrated the incident while addressing schoolchildren at an interaction organised by the Bengaluru traffic police on Thursday. </p>.<p>Children from various schools in the city asked him about traffic fines, corruption and infrastructure problems among other things. </p>.<p>Answering their questions, he took an educative and humorous approach, and kept the mood light. He was stunned when many children said they knew how to ride two-wheelers and drive cars. </p>.<p>The minister said traffic in Bengaluru was rising as 2,300 vehicles were registered per day on average. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>