THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With greater than 400 cases being registered against motorists for using cars with high illumination lighting fixtures in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam prior to now six months, the motor cars department (MVD) has introduced a crackdown on rule violators.
A complete of 291 cases for using with high illumination halogen headlights were reported from Thiruvananthapuram and 132 from Kollam district, delivery minister A Okay Saseendran had advised the state assembly.
As in line with MV Rules, the wattage of halogen headlights shall now not exceed 70/75 watts for 24 volts and 60/65 for 12 volts systems. Though fitting of high depth halogen lighting fixtures on cars are illegal, the high quality imposed for the offence is simply Rs 100.
The MVD’s latest crackdown comes in the backdrop of the new SC verdict on the unauthorised alteration on cars.
Supreme Court verdict states that no car may well be altered in a fashion that adjustments the unique specification made by the manufacturer. Such details cannot be altered which were laid out in the manufacturer for the purpose of access in the certificate of registration.
The delivery commissioner had additionally issued a directive to cancel the permit of cars found with high illumination lighting fixtures from February.
“The cases of the usage of high illumination lighting fixtures and whole beam lighting fixtures were reported in the freeway. No accidents have been reported because of use of high beam light, but motorists have continuously complained about it as a distraction. Motorists need to pay attention to the chance of non permanent blindness of the car motive force coming from the opposite direction. More stringent measures and drives shall be carried out in the coming weeks as a safety measure,” stated an MVI with RTO enforcement squad here.
According to the MVI, the unavailability of proper lighting fixtures on the roads and lack of understanding a number of the motorists on the violation of laws, were a cause for fear.
The enforcement squad has deployed illumination depth detection meters to discover rule violators.
A complete of 291 cases for using with high illumination halogen headlights were reported from Thiruvananthapuram and 132 from Kollam district, delivery minister A Okay Saseendran had advised the state assembly.
As in line with MV Rules, the wattage of halogen headlights shall now not exceed 70/75 watts for 24 volts and 60/65 for 12 volts systems. Though fitting of high depth halogen lighting fixtures on cars are illegal, the high quality imposed for the offence is simply Rs 100.
The MVD’s latest crackdown comes in the backdrop of the new SC verdict on the unauthorised alteration on cars.
Supreme Court verdict states that no car may well be altered in a fashion that adjustments the unique specification made by the manufacturer. Such details cannot be altered which were laid out in the manufacturer for the purpose of access in the certificate of registration.
The delivery commissioner had additionally issued a directive to cancel the permit of cars found with high illumination lighting fixtures from February.
“The cases of the usage of high illumination lighting fixtures and whole beam lighting fixtures were reported in the freeway. No accidents have been reported because of use of high beam light, but motorists have continuously complained about it as a distraction. Motorists need to pay attention to the chance of non permanent blindness of the car motive force coming from the opposite direction. More stringent measures and drives shall be carried out in the coming weeks as a safety measure,” stated an MVI with RTO enforcement squad here.
According to the MVI, the unavailability of proper lighting fixtures on the roads and lack of understanding a number of the motorists on the violation of laws, were a cause for fear.
The enforcement squad has deployed illumination depth detection meters to discover rule violators.
MVD cracks down on rule violators
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