To ensure the mandatory use of seat belts, even by passengers seated on the back seats of a vehicle, the Karnataka Police issued orders to impose a fine of Rs 1,000 under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act on Wednesday.
All police commissioners and SPs were instructed to abide by the directive in an order copy issued by R Hithendra, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Road safety). The ruling cited a letter from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways from September 19.
The former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry, was killed on September 4 in a car accident in Palghar, Maharashtra, which brought attention back to the significance of using seat belts.
Days after the terrible accident, the Union ministry sent a letter to all the states and union territories.
Also Read: Viral Video: Ghaziabad gym trainer dies of a heart attack while sitting on a chair
Mistry was sat in the backseat next to KPMG Global Strategy Group director Jehangir Pandora. Both Mistry and Pandole died because they were not buckled in their seatbelts.
In 2022, Karnataka saw 31 fatalities per day from traffic incidents on average (till August end). The state police report that since the end of August 2022 until that date, 7,634 people had perished and hundreds had been injured in traffic accidents. A police officer reported that Belagavi, Bengaluru, and Tumakuru districts had the most cases reported.
For all the news update subscribe our YouTube channel ‘DNP India’. You can also follow us on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM and TWITTER.