NATPAC to survey black spots in Capital

February 25, 2020 The state government has constituted a team comprising officials from the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD), Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB), Public Works Department (PWD) and the police to carry out inspections at all identified black spots. In Thiruvananthapuram, NATPAC has prioritised a total of 16 major crash…

February 25, 2020 The enforcement wing of the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has decided to go ahead with stringent legal action against schools which are yet to have functional Global Position System (GPS) trackers in their educational institution vehicles for ensuring students safety. Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:The Hindu Edition:Online…

February 25, 2020 The department shoots off a letter urging the district administration to clear wayside encroachmentsTaking note of the rising number of road accidents involving pedestrians, the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has approached the Kottayam district administration with a request to clear off the wayside encroachments. Media Source:Online Google…

February 25, 2020 The State Transport Authoritys (STA) decision to usher in a uniform colour code for contract carriage vehicles from March 1 has largely been welcomed, considering the levels to which many bus operators went to woo commuters at the cost of safety. Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:The Hindu…

February 24, 2020 The increase in the permissible truck axle load for existing vehicles and new vehicles hitting the road and the decision not to check container lorries at the checkposts of the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) in the State have raised safety concerns in the wake of the Avinashi…

February 24, 2020 The enforcement wing of the Motor Vehicle Department, Kozhikode has decided to introduce a checking schedule to inspect school buses and other vehicles transporting school students. They have decided to stick to the checking schedule in the backdrop of the decision to strengthen the inspection of school…

February 24, 2020 An emergency meeting of the Road Safety Authority will be convened on February 25. The meeting will discuss the possibility of regulating the operations of container trucks, the minister said, adding that it will also touch upon the alleged flouting of rules by the truck drivers.” Media…

February 24, 2020 In the wake of the recent road accident at Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu claiming 19 lives, the Kerala Government is exploring various safety measures like insisting on two drivers for heavy goods vehicles with national permit as well as installation of GPS system for inter-state transport buses.A…

February 24, 2020 The Transport Commissioner said that the paper application forms should be avoided as much as possible in the Department of Motor Vehicles, Thiruvananthapuram. The circular proposing a timely reform is in the context of many documents being digitally available on the Parivar site. The circular also recommends…

February 23, 2020 The state government has decided to approach the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to reintroduce the two-driver rule for national permit trucks and lorries.The MoRTH had amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rule in March 2018 to allow national permit heavy vehicles to ply with…

February 23, 2020 Anil Joseph, structural consultant, Geo Structurals, spoke about the studies and repair schedules presented by IIT Madras under the guidance of prof P K Aravindan in January 2017. In the report submitted by regional officer, ministry of road transport and highways on March 16, 2018, it was…

February 23, 2020 The Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) will convene an emergency meeting here on Tuesday to chalk out strategies to prevent occurrences similar to the Tiruppur bus accident in the State.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:The Hindu Edition:Online Web https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/krsa-to-chalk-out-ways-to-curb-accidents/article30890307.ece

February 23, 2020 The government was considering a suggestion to cancel the permit of the offending truck, he said.He said the state government has decided to call a meeting of the road safety authority to discuss the safety ofpassengers on National Highways. “The road safety authority will meet on February…

February 23, 2020 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami had on Thursday told the state assembly that 20 people were killed and 28 injured in the accident.According to the transport officials here, two passengers escaped unhurt.Saseendran said the government arranged for ambulances to bring the bodies of the victims to…

February 04, 2020 Contention of the government that the state police chief does not have the power to issue such a circular was dismissed by the court. Responding to the court?s directive of January 15 that the state police chief need to issue a circular, government had informed the court…

February 04, 2020 Life does not have to drive sans children with more serious legal wrong. The RCMC said that if the vehicle is driven by children, the RC of the driving vehicle will be canceled and the child will be licensed only after the age of 25 years. Along…