NEW DELHI: The new Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 15 has been approved and is currently being implemented across India. With this amendment, it is clear that the government is taking negligence to traffic safety norms more seriously due to the growing number of accidents throughout the nation. According to the road transport and highways ministry, half a million accidents are reported in India every year, in which 150,000 people lose their lives.
The salient points of the new motor vehicles amendment act are:
Although no official data has been released as of yet, the results of the new, more stringent norms can be observed, at least on the roads of Delhi. Early cases of people getting fined copious amounts has triggered more serious attention to the traffic rules and regulation by people. Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu amongst others have yet to impose the elevated fines as of September 6.
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