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ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY BILL 2014

RECOMMENDATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY BILL 2014

1.       The draft road transport and safety bill, 2014, proposes penalties upto Rs 3lakh, along with imprisonment of atleast 7 years, for death of a child under certain circumstances.

2.       In case atleast 100 people report a defect in a particular model of a vehicle to the authority or the model does not comply with the provisions and standards prescribed under the act, a fine of Rs 5 lakh a vehicle, along with imprisonment, has been proposed.

3.       The road safety authority will also monitor the enforcement of fuel efficiency norms.

4.       For rash and negligent driving, licenses will be cancelled.

5.       The draft bill includes a penalty of Rs 1 lakh or imprisonment for six months, which might be extended to a year, or both will be imposed if vehicle in unsafe conditions are used. In case of drunk driving, a first time offender will face a fine of Rs 25000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both, as well as a six months license suspension. A second offence within 3 years will result in a fine of Rs 50,000 or imprisonment for upto a year or both, as well as license suspension for a year.

6.       If school bus drivers are caught driving drunk, a fine of Rs 50,000 will be imposed, with imprisonment for 3 years. Violation of traffic signals thrice will lead to a fine of Rs 15,000, license cancellation for a month and compulsory refresher training.

The bill is aimed at reducing fatalities resulting from road accidents by 200,000 in the first five years.

India reports about 500,000 road accidents a year, with a death toll of about 140,000.

The golden hour policy provides for treatment to road accidents victims within an hour of the accidents which will help save lakhs of lives.