Southern States - Tamil Nadu

Seat belts mandatory

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI April 24. Car drivers and frontseat passengers must henceforth mandatorily wear seat belts, the State Government notified today. Persons occupying the rear seat also must wear seat belts with effect from October 1, 2002, an official release said.

As per Rule 125 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, it is mandatory for drivers and frontseat passengers to wear (safety) belts. A Union Government notification has also stated the manufacturers of motor vehicles (other than heavy passenger vehicles, motorcycles and three-wheelers of engine capacity not exceeding 500 CC) should equip the vehicle with a seat belt for the driver and frontseat occupants.

Pointing to the increasing road accidents that cost ``precious lives'', the release said the Union Government had issued a notification about wearing of seat belts to protect drivers and frontseat passengers from being thrown out of the vehicle or getting hit against the steering wheel.

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