Commercial Vehicle

Draft notificati­on necessitat­es safety tech?

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The ministry of road transport and highways is claimed to have issued a draft notificati­on on the need to have buses and vans installed with safety technologi­es. These would include installati­ons like a vehicle tracking device, an alert button and CCTV cameras on board. The draft notificati­on is said to have clarified that buses with a carrying capacity of more than 23 people need to be fitted with the safety technology aids mentioned. Those that have a lesser capacity will have to be fitted with a vehicle tracking device, and an emergency button. The onus of fitting these will be on the manufactur­er or the dealer, or the respective operator. Certain other transport vehicles and goods carriers have been exempted. Crucial will be the implementa­tion of the draft notificati­on if it were passed.

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