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Pradeep Kumar

27/10/21 11:25 AM IST

Safety provisions for a child carried on a motor cycle

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Section 129 of the Motor vehicles Act stands amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019

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  • The second proviso in the section is - "Provided Further that the Central Government may by rules provide for the measures for the safety of children below four years of age riding or being carried on a motor cycle".
  • For children below four years, Safety harness shall be used for attaching the child to the driver of the motorcycle..
  • The driver shall ensure that the child pillion passenger aged between 09 months and 4 years must wear his/her own crash helmet which fits his/her head or wear bicycle helmet 
  • The speed of the motorcycle with the child upto age 4 years being carried as a pillion, shall not be more than 40 kmph.
Source: PIB

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