Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: There are no provisions to protect children during commute.
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019:
- The insertion of Section 194B makes it mandatory for every child to be secured by a safety belt
or a child-restraint system. Additionally, the section also provides for adult accountability for not
seating children in a safe manner with a penalty of Rs. 1000. - Amendment to Section 129 (Wearing of protective headgear) proposes that every child above the
age of four years being carried on a motorcycle must wear a helmet, the design and
specifications of which may be prescribed by the Central Government. Moreover, with the insertion
of clause (aa) in section 137 (2), the Central Government from time-to-time can provide for
standards of protective gear, and measures for safety of children below the age of four years of age
riding under section 129.
Analysis: While adult accountability for child restraints has been provided for, the Central Government
must expeditiously notify rules for ensuring the safety of children below 4 years of age.
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