Proposed amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act which aim to strengthen road safety.
Chose an isofix car seat which is appropriate for your child's age, weight, and height.This will ensure the seatbelt sits right and provides maximum protection in case of a crash.
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This report serves as the principal reference document on various aspects of accidents and suicide in the country.
CAG analysed compliance with helmet and seat belt rules in Chennai city and found that since 2017 (when CAG carried out its first compliance study) more two-wheeler riders and car drivers were complying with the law. However, pillion and passenger compliance is non-existent. A perception survey among two-wheeler and car users found that many of them believe they comply with the law when they actually don't and a majority of them agreed that stronger penalties and stricter enforcement of the law would help.
Children in cars need to be restrained in seats that are tailormade for their height and weight and age. This is because the belt should fall correctly across the shoulder and chest and not cover the neck or face. (Data source: thecarseatlady.com)
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Just like adults are protected from injury and death by seat belts in cars, children too need to be to protected by child restraint systems. Holding a child on the lap does not provide safety!
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Traveling late in the night is risky, with two wheeler it is more dangerous. I realised this recently when I was returning home late in the night. Seeing there was no one on the road I was travelling at 60 kmph in my two wheeler, Suddenly an auto coming in the opposite direction took a sharp turn without any indication. I braked hard and barely avoided hitting the auto. If I had been a bit late to apply brakes, I would have crashed into the auto and suffered severely.
Chennai has a lot of subways under railway tracks. Invariably most subways have puddles of water from sewage pipes or rain. These places are particularly risky for two wheelers. A few years back while I was going to meet my friend at Tambaram, I fell from the two wheeler due to slippery roads. Care should be taken to ensure there is no water stagnation in subways and that water drains away quickly.
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I travel home on a two wheeler during weekends from Puducherry to Karaikal to be with my family. However on one such trip in December 2019 I met with a road crash. Travelling at around 60 kmph, a dog suddenly crossed the road. I applied my brakes to avoid hitting the dog, but it was scary when the two wheeler skidded and I fell from the bike.