Wearing a seat belt while driving increases the chances of minimizing damage in the event of an accident. This is the reason why road safety experts from the government recommend it. An important step has been taken in this direction and seat belts have been made mandatory for all passengers and drivers.
New Delhi: Wearing a seat belt while driving increases the chances of minimizing damage in the event of an accident. This is the reason why road safety experts from the government recommend it. An important step has been taken in this direction and seat belts have been made mandatory for all passengers and drivers.
Mumbai traffic police made rules
Taking an important step, the Mumbai Traffic Police on Friday made it mandatory for all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts from November 1. This decision has been taken in view of the amendment in section 194(b)(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act. In this it is mandatory that any person who is present in the vehicle must wear a seat belt.
Time given till 31st October
Legal action will be taken for driving without seat belt or taking passengers without seat belt. Mumbai Traffic Police has given time till October 31 to all those vehicle owners who do not have seat belt facility.
Action will be taken for not following the rules
From November 1, all drivers and passengers on the roads of Mumbai will have to compulsorily wear seat belts or face penal action under the laws. Let us inform that on September 1, 2020, by amending the Motor Vehicle Act, the amount of challan was increased from Rs 100 to Rs 1000 for not wearing seat belt.
Law came after the death of Mistry
The rule is believed to be relevant from a safety point of view, and the law comes five weeks after the death of noted industrialist Cyrus P. Mistry in a road accident on September 4, while traveling from Gujarat to Mumbai in a speeding vehicle. had died in the accident. At the time of the accident, Mistry was sitting in the back seat and he was not wearing a seat belt.
Earlier on August 14, Maharashtra’s prominent politician Vinayak Mete died in a road accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Raigad on his way to Mumbai.
