Come
October this year all the buses and trucks in India will have to be fitted with
speed governors, a move by Govt. of India aiming to eliminate the problem of
overspeeding of heavy vehicles. The seep governors will limit the commercial
vehicles to a top speed of 80 Kmph. Currently in India the maximum speed for commercial
vehicles on highways is 80 Kmph which will now be achieved by introducing speed
governors in them.
However
this rule does not apply to other category of vehicles such as 2 wheelers,
passenger cars that carry less than 9 people, ambulance, fire engines, police
vehicles etc.
This
new rule will be featured in an amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
(CMVR). As per the rule, every new transport vehicle that is made from October
1, 2014 should have the speed limiter installed either during its manufacturing
process or at the dealership level.
For
vehicles manufactured before October 1 state governments with be left to decide
the course of action. Some state governments already have speed governors installed
in certain categories of vehicles such as school buses and tankers.
