Draft MV Act 2014 CHEERS!!!! Good News for IHIF and all Stakeholders working in the area of Road Safety and Prevention of Traumatic Injuries as also Advocating for a new comprehensive MV ACT. The Govt has come out with a Draft New Motor Vehicles Act, which if enacted, will be a huge step in saving lives on our dangerous roads. The Act proposes penalties of up to Rs 3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment for death of a child in certain circumstances, it also proposes a fine of Rs 5 lakh per vehicle as well as imprisonment for faulty manufacturing design. The Bill piloted by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is seeking suggestions and comments from stakeholders and the public before finalisation and presentation in Parliament. Among its various clauses, it proposes that first offence for drunk driving will attract a fine of Rs 25,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or with both, and a six-month license suspension. Second offence within three years will result in Rs 50,000 penalty or imprisonment for up to one year or both and a one year license suspension. Any subsequent offence shall result in the cancellation of the licence, and impounding of the vehicle which may extend for 30 days. If school bus drivers are caught driving drunk, Rs 50,000 fine will be imposed with imprisonment for three years while immediate cancellation of licence will take place in case of drivers in the age-group of 18 to 25 years involved in such incidences. Violting traffic signals will result in fine upto Rs 15,000, licence cancellation for a month and a compulsory refresher training. The Bill also proposes graded point system for imposing fines. The Bill is aimed at bringing down fatalities in road accidents by two lakhs in the first five years. There will be a 4 per cent GDP improvement on account of increased efficiency and safety of road transport and the Vision of the Bill states that 10 lakh jobs will be created by increased investments in the Sector. The new Bill lays emphasis on E-governance to bring in transparency in the transport sector. Further the Minister in Charge, Nitin Gadkari has said that the Govts new golden hour policy would provide immediate relief to accident victims and will help save thousands of lives, The government is expected to introduce the Bill in the winter session of Parliament. As per the draft Bill, there will be an independent agency - Motor Vehicle Regulation and Road Safety Authority of India. Motor vehicles will be regulated through improved designs and simplified single-window automated driving licence systems including unified biometric systems to avoid licence duplication. Other features include unified vehicle registration system, single National Road Transport & Multinational Coordination Authority and Goods Transport and National Freight Policy. It also includes technologies such as intelligent speed adaptation, driver alert control, eye drowsiness detectors, distance closure rate detection and green box monitoring. The Bill has been drafted in sync with the best practises of six advanced nations - US, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Germany and the UK. If passed and enacted, the next struggle will be to get State Govts to implement the new laws tooth and nail. Ranbir Talwar
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:30:59 +0000
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