The Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday issued 17 challans to people for not wearing seat belts in the rear seats of cars, officials said. The police conducted a drive on the Barakhamba Road near Connaught Place in central Delhi to ensure compliance.
“A total of 17 court challans were issued during the drive from 11 am to 1 pm under Section 194B (use of safety belts and the seating of children) of the Motor Vehicles Act,” a senior police officer said. The offenders were fined Rs 1,000 each, the police said.
The drive comes after former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry (54) died in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on September 4. According to police, Mistry, who was sitting in the rear, was not wearing a seat belt.
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Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Traffic) Aalap Patel said, “The legal provisions were already there but it has become a topic of discussion after the recent incident (Mistry’s death). The Delhi Traffic Police is already running a campaign to spread public awareness regarding (the importance of) wearing seat belts. We are also taking legal action.”
Meanwhile, a Times of India report claimed that 9 out of 10 Indians supported the Union Govt’s decision of wearing seat belt for rear occupants mandatory. As a part of the survey, 1100 people were questioned in top 8 metropolitan cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Some of the other respondents belonged to 14 non-metro cities in India. Nearly 94 percent respondents were male and more importantly, 74 percent belonged to the 18-40 years age group.
In the survey, 93 percent respondents were in favour of the government which made wearing of the seat belt complusory for the rear occupants. Furthermore, 65 percent people believed that it was a great move while 7 percent were of the view that it was unnecessarily imposed. However, 28 percent people welcomed the move but were skeptical about its implementation on the ground.
With inputs from Times of India
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