Safety Harness, Crash Helmet Mandatory For Children Below 4 Years On A Two-Wheeler, Says MoRTH

Floating these new pointers would appeal to a wonderful of Rs. 1,000 and a three-month suspension of the driving force’s license.

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The pace restrict for these two-wheelers can be restricted to 40 kmph.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) notified new security pointers for two-wheelers riders with youngsters as pillion, together with a crash helmet for teenagers between 9 months and 4 years and a security harness that may connect the kid to the rider. The pace restrict for these two-wheelers can be restricted to 40 kmph. The new pointers will come into drive from February 15, 2023. Additionally, floating these new pointers would appeal to a wonderful of ₹ 1,000 and a three-month suspension of the driving force’s license.

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The notification reads, “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide notification dated 15th February 2022 has amended Rule 138 of CMVR, 1989 and has prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motorcycle This has been notified under Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which mandates that the Central Government may, by rules, provide for measures for the safety of children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motorcycle. Further, it specifies the use of a safety harness and crash helmet. It also restricts the speed of such motorcycles to 40 kmph. These rules will come into force after one year from the date of publication of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022.”

Riders should prohibit the pace of the two-wheeler to 40 kmph when there is a youngster as a pillion.

MoRTH has made necessary a security harness and crash helmet for kids beneath 4 years being carried on a two-wheeler with a restricted pace restrict of 40 kmph.
These guidelines will come into drive from 15 February 2023. pic.twitter.com/Nwmjz1wpgA

— MORTHINDIA (@MORTHIndia) February 16, 2022

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In October final yr, MoRTH had issued a draft notification proposing to enhance the security quotient with goals to restrict the pace to no more than 40 kmph for two-wheelers with a toddler as much as 4 years. The ministry additionally proposed that youngsters between 9 months and 4 years of age driving pillion a two-wheeler might want to put on a crash helmet.

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