,
There have been a few amendments into The Motor Vehicle Act,
which has been into force from 01st, September’2019 onward. Hence,
let us have some discussion on how are they imposed on citizens.
The major amendments that have
been done into The Motor Vehicle Act are:-
On not giving way to vehicles engaged in
emergency services: A fine of Rs 10,000 or jail term of up to 6 months or
both.
Non-wearing of helmet: License
suspended for three months with fine of Rs 1,000.
On not wearing seat belt: Fine of Rs
1,000.
On driving without insurance: First
mistake of Rs. 2,000 fine and /or up to 3 months in jail. Rs 4,000 fine and/or
imprisoned for 3 months for the second time.
Driving without license: Fine of up to
Rs 5,000.
Driving without PUC: Fine of Rs 10,000.
Talk on phone while driving: Fine of Rs
5,000.
Drunk driving: Prison for up to 6
months and/or a fine of Rs 10,000 for the first mistake. Jail up to 2
years and/or a
fine of Rs 15,000 for the second time.
Overloading on two-wheeler: Rs 2,000
fine and/or license suspended for 3 months.
Accident related offenses: First time
jail for 6 months and / or fine of Rs 5,000. Jail up to 1 year for the second
time and / or a fine of up to Rs 10,000.
Dangerous driving: First time 6 months
to 1 year in jail and/or fine up to Rs 1,000-5,000. Jail up to 2 years and/or
fine of Rs 10,000 for the second time.
Over speed: For the first time, a fine
of RS 1,000-2,000 on light vehicles and Rs
2,000-4,000 on medium passenger or commercial vehicles. License forfeited for a
second time.
Racing and Speeding: Jail up to 1 month
and / or fine of Rs 5,000 for the first time. Second jail for up to 1 month and
/ or fine of up to Rs 10,000.
Previously,
there was no law relating to accidents during minors' driving. Now the parent / vehicle owner of the child will
be held guilty. Individual will face a fine of 25 thousand rupees and three
years in jail. Also, vehicle registration will be canceled for one year. The
minor will not be given a driving license before the age of 25.
General invoice: First Rs 100, now Rs
500.
This list does not ends here,
there are a lot more. It is ironic but, I personally find it amusing for how
people have been reacting towards this entire situation.
I would share an instance wherein
I went for a dinner recently and opted to book a cab and not to drive because
of the apprehension of violating a traffic rule. Moreover, even the chauffeur
was skeptical of violating any traffic rule; he said “I’m afraid that if I may
break a rule”, when I asked him to take a turn to avoid long route.
Apparently, I was surprised when I
heard about a fine of Rs 22,000 on a two wheeler of worth Rs 15,000. Catalyst,
could be the precise word to define, for how imposed this situation has been
defined by media wherein they does not even share the specifics of any fine.
Even rallies are being conducted to
have these changes removed, wherein I would only agree to one point among all
their agendas that is, if a police officer has to be bribed, the bracket for negotiation
is incomprehensible.
Hence, what are the ways to
ensure, that we do not get into a situation wherein we have to pay a fine or we
can skip it with a minimum payment?
First, the vigilance team should
be extremely vigilant on not letting police officers take any bribe by any
means and to be certain that fines are charged fairly, if possible there should
be a way to dispute them immediately.
Second and most important, we must
make sure to have all necessary documents and to follow all the rules.
To be honest, it would make the
roads safer than ever before. Read the rules again and imagine how smoothly the
traffic would run and how, substantially the road accidents would decrease if
everyone would start following them and never to forget, this shall even improve
the environment. We all have never cared about any rules, since they were always
economically convenient to be bought either by bribe or a fine, than to be
followed. However, now it would be rather cheaper to follow them for a change.
I am in favor of these changes; in
fact I have started following the rules. It is even better, when I see a lot of
people following them religiously now.
Do you still find them being imposed?
If, yes then please leave your reason in the comments below. Otherwise, it is
better to start following the rules. Choose Wisely and Live Freely…Cheers !!!
Please
share your thoughts as well and do not forget to connect with me. Also, please
leave it in the comments below, if you would like me to write about something
in particular..Thank you for reading !
