Implementation of amended MV rules - high on application of law on motorists, lax on everything else
Implementation of amended MV rules - high on application of law on motorists, lax on everything else By Debkumar Bhadra The amended motor vehicle act which came into force on 1 st S eptember has hit motorists in ways harsh than those moon shaming craters in their path. The amendments brought in to make roads safer by reducing the number of accidents, in practice has been turned into a revenue collection exercise with enforcement agencies singularly applying the revised law on motorists, while the real cause of accidents such as faulty design, poor maintenance, awful condition of roads and the erring road owning agencies, finding itself in the implementation shadow, is having a good laugh. Hefty penalties levied on motorists On the very third day of implementation of amended MV rules, police turning the heat of enforcement on motorists issued a challan for R s 23000 on a two wheeler owner accusing him of driving without licence (DL) , registration ce...