Wearing of seat belt would soon become mandatory for occupants of back seats in four-wheelers in the State and the violators would be penalised.
The Commerce and Transport Department has written a letter in this regard to the Transport Commissioner directing him to issue necessary instructions in this regard.
“Rule 125(1) (a) of CMVR indicates that M1 category motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers, comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver seat, shall be equipped with a seat belt for a person occupying the front facing rear seat,” the department mentioned in the letter.
“Therefore, all passengers of M1 category vehicles having front facing seats should wear seat belts. The seat covers on passenger seats should not obstruct the locking and unlocking of the seat belt,” the department said.
“Non-compliance of the above provisions may also be strictly enforced,” the department added.
