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Seat belts optional in Bangalore?
Written By s_yajaman - 1 March, 2011
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Is the wearing of seat belts optional in Bangalore? On my recent visits here I find (on a quick check) less than 30% of private car drivers wear seat belts, almost no taxi driver and LCV driver wears one.
Contrast this to Chandigarh where I have recently moved to. Almost every single driver - private car, LCV, taxi - in Chandigarh (and neighbouring Panchkula and Mohali) wears a seat belt and insists that the passenger in front belt up. The police is quite ruthless on not belting up.
See today's Hindu for the tragic consequences of not belting up.
http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/01/stories/2011030162460400.htm
"The driver, who had not strapped on his seat belt, was thrown out and suffered severe head injuries. He died on the spot."
In a head on collision as well, belting up increases one's survival chances. And with an airbag not belting up can result in death if the airbag opens up.
If the drivers in my part of India can be made to wear seat belts, I'm sure Bangalore drivers can easily be made to comply. I think our traffic police is far too lax.
Srivathsa
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i guess Seat belts are required only during high speed .
j_venu - 2 March, 2011 - 19:21
since the average driving speed in bangalore is not so high , i think the traffic police have not made Seat belt mandatory yet.
i checked the delhi traffic website and it mentions seat belt and consequences of not wearing the same. however BTP site does not mention about seat belt.
http://www.delhitrafficpolice.nic.in/seat-belt.htm
http://www.bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&btp=77
imran_huq17 - 2 March, 2011 - 19:44
What is the rule regarding seat belts? Is it binding using seat belts while driving in interior areas or bylanes?
The driver and the person seated in the front seat must wear the seat belts while vehicle is in motion ( U/S 138 CMVR r/w 177 MVA).
Please see the Frequently Asked Questionsusing the link below.
www.bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in/index.php
LIST OF TRAFFIC OFFENCES, SECTION OF LAW AND FINE AMOUNT
Government Order No.TRD.309.SAEPA.2006, Bangalore, Dated 29.10.2007.
40 Driving without wearing Seat Belt - 100
srinidhi - 3 March, 2011 - 03:39
Incidentally this post has come up when the seat belt videos are making rounds on FB..here are the two links..must watch..abs..ebd etc wont help..seatbelts will!
rs - 3 March, 2011 - 05:04
All laws are optional in Bangalore - they are only recommendations of the government which drivers are requested to obey with no consequences if they don't.
pathykv - 4 March, 2011 - 08:24
The legal Speed limit within the city is 40kmph.
Since this is not implemented all other problems due to overspeeding, speed humps, pedestrians crossing the roads etc. result.
All roads within the city should be designed and constructed to suit the statutory speed limit of 40kmph and enforced by Traffic police, which will definitely bring down the accident rate.
K.V.Pathy
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