{"id":147143,"date":"2024-10-04T01:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/major-changes-to-motor-vehicle-act-proposed-motorcycle-use-accident-claims-top-focus\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T01:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:37:20","slug":"major-changes-to-motor-vehicle-act-proposed-motorcycle-use-accident-claims-top-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/major-changes-to-motor-vehicle-act-proposed-motorcycle-use-accident-claims-top-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Major changes to Motor Vehicle Act proposed: Motorcycle use, accident claims top focus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The road transport ministry has proposed various changes to the Motor Vehicle Act<\/a>, ToI reported on October 3. These include a 12-month deadline for Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) to handle claims and allowing motorcycles to be used for commercial purposes by ride-hailing services like Rapido and Uber, said the report (by Dipak Kumar Das).<\/p>\n

Currently, all vehicles can be used under contract carriage, meaning they can be hired to transport passengers. However, the proposed changes clarify the legal status of motorcycles in this context, responding to some states limiting two-wheeler ride-hailing services.<\/p>\n

The ministry is also updating the \u2018cab aggregators guidelines\u2019 to include motorcycles and improve passenger safety.<\/p>\n

The amendments, totaling 67, are expected to be presented in the winter session of Parliament. They include defining \u2018buses of educational institutions\u2019 and creating categories for light motor vehicles (LMVs) based on weight. For the first time, three-wheelers are also defined. These changes follow a Supreme Court case.<\/p>\n

One amendment seeks to redefine \u2018educational institution bus\u2019 as a vehicle carrying more than six people, not counting the driver, and used by the institution to transport students and staff. Penalties for traffic violations by such buses would double to increase accountability.<\/p>\n


The government is pushing for quick parliamentary approval in response to the Supreme Court’s review of whether a person with an LMV license can drive a transport vehicle with an unladen weight up to 7,500 kg.Another amendment encourages states to speed up approvals for cab aggregators, automated test stations (ATS), and \u2018accredited driver training centres\u2019, requiring decisions within six months. If states do not act in this timeframe, central government guidelines will apply.To address juvenile involvement in driving electric two-wheelers, the ministry proposes allowing 16-18-year-olds to drive motorcycles with engines up to 50cc and motor power not over 1,500 watts for electric vehicles, with a top speed of 25 km\/h.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe provisions are good for easy operation of transport vehicles and will boost the business of two-wheelers. These will also reduce anomalies in EVs and driving licensing. However, there is not much focus on reducing crashes. The provision of mandatory driving training before issuance of driving licence should be incorporated,\u201d said transport expert Anil Chhikara.<\/p>\n

The main aim of setting a 12-month timeline for MACTs is to ensure faster compensation for victims and their families. The proposed amendment requires tribunals to provide a written explanation if this deadline is not met. Tribunals can also accept claims within one year if the applicant justifies not filing sooner than six months.<\/p>\n

The draft also requires states to consult highway authorities before lowering speed limits on national highways. Currently, the speed limit for cars is 100 km\/h on national highways and 120 km\/h on expressways. However, arbitrary reductions by states have caused confusion for drivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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The road transport ministry has proposed various changes to the Motor Vehicle Act, ToI reported on October 3. These include a 12-month deadline for Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) to handle claims and allowing motorcycles to be used for commercial purposes by ride-hailing services like Rapido and Uber, said the report (by Dipak Kumar Das). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-113905157,imgsize-40092.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[9582,116758,3010,4811,5711,846,8780,81982,22863,116757,116759,116760,30135,1846,3695],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147145,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143\/revisions\/147145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}