The increment in thefts of two wheelers and the alarming number of road accidents and the death rate of people as a result of such accidents, calls for the need of a system that could both prevent the theft of the vehicle as well as ensure the safety of the rider. The traditional locks available in normal two wheelers do not provide enough security to their owners. Such locks are well known to the thieves and they can be easily broken by them. Thus there is a need for more security options to be available for the two wheelers which would be unique and different from the traditional key locks. Biometrics system can be used as a good and effective security option. An important and very reliable human identification is the fingerprint identification which could be used in one such system. The safety of the rider can be ensured to some extent by assuring that he/she wears a helmet while driving the vehicle and is sober. A smart helmet and an alcohol detector can work that out. In this paper we are focusing on the use of finger print recognition to start or ignite the motorcycle against the use of conventional methods of key locks. Also emphasis is laid on the fact that the ignition of the engine of that respective vehicle won’t start if the driver is drunk or not wearing a helmet. This paper also deals with the literature surveys carried out on several researches conducted on fingerprint locking system in two wheelers and some additional features related to the safety of the rider.

Published in International Journal of Scientific Research and Management Studies (IJSRMS) ISSN: 2349-3771 Volume 3 Issue 2, pg: 118-123