MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT)

ACT, 2019
Comparative Analysis| Concerns | Technological Improvements |Add-ons
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S.A.)
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966".
 "NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY ACT OF 1966".

• TITLE I—MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

• TITLE II—TIRE SAFETY

• TITLE III—ACCIDENT AND INJURY RESEARCH AND TEST FACILITY

• TITLE IV—NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER

UNITED KINGDOM (U.K.)
“Motor Car Act 1903”
“Roads Act, 1920”
“Road Traffic Act, 1930”
“Road Traffic Act 1934”
 “MOTOR CAR ACT 1903”

• Crime of reckless driving, and imposed penalties.

• Vehicle registration and displaying its registration number.
• Driving licence.
• The speed limit.
• Braking ability of vehicles
 “ROADS ACT, 1920”

• The Roads Act 1920 was an Act of the Parliament of the United
Kingdom which established the Road Fund, and introduced
tax discs.
 “ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1930”

• The Act repealed the Locomotive Act of 1865, the

Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896 and the Motor Car Act,
1903 and introduced many new regulations which
controversially included the removal of all speed limits on UK
roads for motor cars.
• The Road Traffic Act 1930 was strengthened by the Third
Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930.
 “ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1934”

• The Act was made in a year in which there had been a record
numbers of road casualties.
• Reintroduced a speed limit for cars, of 30mph in built-up areas,
reversing the removal of speed limits only 4 years earlier by the
Road Traffic Act 1930.
• The UK driving test was made compulsory for all new drivers
from 1 June 1935.
• Strengthened legislation relating to insurance for drivers.
 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Basis U.S.A. U.K. India

Frequently
ACT For Once Amended
Amended
Short with very few
Short with very few Lengthiest
Enactment section and
section. (Comp’t).
clauses.
Very Strict and States Discretion
Implementation Very Strict.
Liberal in appeals. (Concurrent List).
Discretion of Officer
in-charge with Discretion of Officer
Execution Rules and Orders.
Judicial in-charge.
Interference.
Vehicle Safety Mandatory Mandatory Luxury
Improper
Road Safety Mandatory Mandatory
Implementation
 BASIC TRAFFIC RULES
• Drivers must drive their vehicles on the left side of
the road
• Drivers shall use the stipulated hand signals or
vehicle indicators to indicate slowing down,
stopping, turning or overtaking
• Driver must ensure that all vehicle registration
marks be displayed clearly and not be hidden
by an load or goods stored in the vehicle
• Drivers must follow lane discipline. If turning to
the left, the vehicle must be in the extreme left
lane of the road and vice versa
• Overtaking of another vehicle moving in the
same direction must only be done from the right
side of that vehicle
• Drivers must give free passage to fire service
vehicles or ambulances
 CONCERNS

• Is it the game changing legislation?

• What are the challenges facing the transport
sectors?
• Does the bill address those concerns ?
• How will the new provision affect you?
• Will stricter penalties for driving offence reduce
road accidents?
 TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS

• Digitalization of Transportation Related Documents.

• Introduction of Electric Vehicle, Vision 2022 Pollution free
Vehicle.
• Promote Public Transport Services.
• FASTag mandatory.
• Introduction of “DigiLocker” and “mParivahan” Driving license,
vehicle documents can be carried in electronic format.
 “DIGILOCKER” AND “M-PARIVAHAN”
• Vehicle owners don't need
to carry physical copies of
their DL and RC
• Union transport ministry last
year asked states to
facilitate acceptance of
documents in electronic
format
• DLs and RCs can be
produced through mobile
apps such as DigiLocker and
mParivahan
 ADD-ONS

• Different Types of Roads in India:

• Broken White Line.
• Continuous White Line.
• Continuous Yellow Line.
• Double Continuous Yellow Line.
• Broken Yellow Line.

• Riding two-wheeler with sandals, flip-flops illegal.