Beware traffic defaulters! Rs 10,000 to be imposed as Fine for not giving way to Ambulance

Guwahati: Beware! The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet on Wednesday passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill which was proposed earlier. As per the amendments, the new bill will imply a heavy fine on traffic defaulters.

The Motor Vehicle Act includes a penalty of Rs 10,000 to those who do not give way to an ambulance on the road.

The much-sought reform in the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 will bring a similar fine on those driving with a suspended license, a new report citing government official mentions.

Such penalties will range across offences like drunken driving, dangerous driving, over-speeding and overloading. Aggregators violating driving licences can further be fined up to Rs 1 lakh under the new bill.

Assessed by the Standing Committee of Parliament, the proposals were earlier put forward by transport ministers from 18 Indian states. It was earlier passed in Lok Sabha and awaited approval in Rajya Sabha till today. Here are some of the fines to be imposed upon traffic rules violation as per the bill:

Over Speeding - Rs 1000 to Rs 2000

Driving without insurance - Rs 2000

Driving without a helmet - Rs 1000 + 3-months license suspension

Disobedience of the orders of authorities - Rs 2000

Unauthorized use of vehicles without a licence - Rs 5000

Driving despite disqualification - Rs 10,000

Dangerous driving - Rs 5000

Drunken driving - Rs 10,000

Driving without seat belts - Rs 1000

Overloading of vehicles - Rs 20,000

For offences committed by the enforcing authorities, the same fine can be doubled.

Interestingly, the amended law will now hold the guardian/owner of the vehicle guilty in case a juvenile is caught offending the traffic laws unless they can prove that they tried to prevent it or that the offence was committed without their knowledge. If not so, the guardian can face a three-year imprisonment, a penalty of Rs 25,000 and even the cancellation of the license of the vehicle. The juvenile can face trial under the Juvenile Justice Act.

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