New Delhi: The federal government is planning to make it necessary for automakers to introduce a seat belt alarm system for rear seats additionally, Union Highway Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated on Tuesday. Presently, it’s necessary for all car producers to supply seat belt reminders just for front-seat passengers.
“Due to the dying of Cyrus Mistry in a automotive accident, we now have taken a choice that there will likely be a seat belt beep system for the rear seats additionally in autos,” he stated whereas addressing a Enterprise Customary programme to have fun India@75.
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a highway accident on Sunday after his automotive hit a divider in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.
Though not sporting a seat belt by passengers sitting within the rear seats attracts a tremendous of Rs 1,000 beneath Rule 138 (3) of the Central Motor Automobile Guidelines (CMVR), most individuals are both unaware of this necessary rule or simply ignore them.
Even site visitors policemen seldom tremendous passengers sitting on rear seats for not sporting seat belts.
In line with a current highway ministry report, the variety of individuals killed and injured as a consequence of not sporting a seat belt throughout 2020 stood at 15,146 and 39,102, respectively.
