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[Bill Summary] Road Safety & Transport Bill 2014-
salient features, provisions, penalties, graded point
system
1. Why need for new Road act?
2. Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014
1. #1: setup new authorities
2. #2: Reform License, permits and policies
3. #3: increase Punishments
4. #4 Graded Point System for penalties
3. Health ministrys suggestion on Road safety bill
4. Mock Questions
Why need for new Road act?
Some Disturbing Facts:
One accident every minute and one Indian dead every four minute (From
such accidents)
Every year, 1.38 lakh Indians die in road accidents
Road death rate= ~17 deaths per 1 lakh population.
The Social cost of those deaths ~Rs 1 Lakh Crore.
63% of those deaths occur on National and State Highways.
Ya, but Why need new act?
1988: Motor Vehicle Act was made. It has outlived its utility because:
1. Drunk drivers murder dozens yet Taarikh pe Taarikh and bailouts. Even if
convicted, fines and jailtime too low to act as deterrent.
2. Urban areas = too many vehicles, congested roads, heavy traffic => traffic
violations.
3. Corruption at both RTO-license and traffic police level.
4. Lack of effective road engineering, faulty Detailed project reports (DPRs) =>
more accidents.
5. Need for road safety education and training.
The old act doesnt cover these aspects. Therefore, we need a holistic Act at par
with international acts in road sectors. After the death of Ex-Union Rural
Development minister Gopinath Munde in a road accident, Government finally
woke up and began working towards a new Act.
Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014
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By Road transport and highway ministry.
This new draft bill drafted using good practices from 6 advanced countries
USA, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Germany and the UK.
Bill to be tabled in the Winter session of parliament.
lets check its salient features
#1: setup new authorities
Two new statutory bodies:
1. Motor Vehicle
Regulation & Road
Safety Authority of
India
This Independent Agency will set regulations for
motor vehicle and road safety.
Will finance road/vehicle safety programs
Will be Accountable to Parliament.
2. National Road
Transport &
Multimodal
Coordination Authority
To develop integrated transport systems & multi-
modal hubs.
Will strive for feeder system and last mile
connectivity.
Thus, itll also help Make in India, by
providing seamless movement of goods and
people across states and across rail-road transport
modes.
#2: Reform License, permits and policies
Unified
Driver
Licensing
System
Unified biometric system to avoid duplication.
To curb the corruption and agent-nuisance at RTO license
offices, Government will create Automated driving test.
Then license exam work can be outsourced to private
companies
Although it remains to be seen if those private license-
testing companies will fall under RTI or will they also
dodge RTI just like IBPS (Bank exam) and Prometric (CAT
exam designer)?
Unified
Vehicle
Registration
System
To Facilitate Easy transfer of vehicles across states.
Will make it difficult to evade taxes.
Public
passenger
Transport
Two-tier permit system : national and intrastate permit.
Will reduce the corruption and redtapes faced by truck
transport companies.
Goods
Transport &
Will create Simplified permits and single portal clearances
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National
Freight
Policy
Will Identify and develop freight networks
Will Indirectly reduce inflation (due to cheaper transport
cost)
#3: increase Punishments
List not exhaustive and exact facts not important
Causing child death 3 lakh fine + minimum 7years
Diving under influence of
drugs or desi liquor
Upto 50,000 fine
6 months to 1 year imprisonment
or both
Rash driving License will be cancelled
Using vehicle in unsafe
condition
(like that Child-bus driver in Kamal
Hassan Movie Hindustani)
1 lakh fine or 1 year jail or both
Faulty mfg. design of vehicle
Company will have to pay 5 lakh fine per
vehicle.
Drunk driving
License will be suspended for 6 months
25,000 rupees fine | 3 months jail time | Or
both
If caught again then higher fine.
Traffic signal violated 3 times
15,000 fine
License cancelled for 1 month
Compulsory refresher course
Using mobile while driving
Fine upto 10,000.
License cancelled for 1 month
Compulsory refresher course
#4 Graded Point System for penalties
When you do shopping with credit card. Youre given points, later you can
redeem those points for discount/gifts etc.
Similar concept in traffic violation, called Graded point system
List not exhaustive
Offense Penalty Points
Using vehicle in unsafe condition
no seat belt
2 points each
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Using vehicles without registration
violating traffic signals
desi liquor influence
3 points each
Penalty points remain in your account for 3 years.
If you earn total 12 points, your license will be suspended for a year.
If you get 12 points for second time then license will be suspended for five
years.
Overall Vision of the Bill:
1. Reduce road accident deaths by 2 lakhs in next five years- via those hefty
fines and jailtime.
2. Improve GDP by 4% because of safe road transport
3. Create 10 lakh new jobs (via those outsourced license tests, and indirectly
via GDP improvement and subsequent investment in road-transport sector).
Health ministrys suggestion on Road safety bill
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1. long distance drivers must take mandatory rest during the course of their
journey.
2. psychiatric evaluation of heavy vehicle drivers.
3. heavy penalty for drunk driving and use of mobile phones while driving
4. Enforcement low beam headlights and horn related rules
5. Drivers should be asked to pledge organ donation when they apply for
license.
6. Regular medical check-up for drivers
7. Properly designed pedestrian crossings and speed breakers
8. Provide ambulances along highways
9. Dont sell petrol unless two-wheeler driver is wearing helmats.
Criticism by Truck lobby
Truck Union did not like this bill. NOT ONE BIT. They give following reasons:
1. Fines are too high. Will promote even more corruption. e.g. Driver will offer
1000/- to cop to let him go, instead of paying 2500 under the law. And Cop
will be more willing, because 1000 rupees.
2. Bad roads, traffic congestion and low quality vehicle-technology lead to
accidents. Higher fines are not solution to accident problem, UNLESS youre
going to fix the stupid roads first.
3. Truck industry already bleeding due to low margin and heavy costs of
operation.
4. By and large, truck drivers follow traffic rules. The main culprits are those
rich-brats with BMWs- they should be made to pay heavy fines.
Mock Questions
CSAT Prelim: which of the given is a statutory body? Which of the following are
the provisions under Road Safety bill 2014 -they will give you some of the good
sounding suggestions which are not part of the bill (e.g. mandatory sleep for
truckdrivers), youve to eliminate accordingly.
Mains
1. Write a note on the salient features of the draft bill on Motor vehicles and
suggest further amendments in it. 200 words.
2. Discuss the need for the National Road Policy? What are the reasons for high
accident deaths in India? How does the draft Motor Vehicle act address those
issues? 200 words.
Published on 11/10/2014 @ 1:23 am under Category: polity
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