Apart from improving road safety, the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act 2019 carries various key objectives like eliminating corruption, enabling enforcement and regulating traffic using technology. Discuss (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
Indian roads are among the world’s deadliest and apart from a strong regulatory framework, efficient systemic changes are vital to save lives.
India needs to adopt Integrated Traffic Management Systems (ITMSs) or adopt initiatives like computerised testing and remote supervision of driving tests.
Enabling enforcement and eliminating corruption
· The Motor Vehicle Act 1988 lacked a centralised database of driver’s licenses, and, hence, a nearly 30-year-old law made it possible for people to own multiple licenses authorised by different states. This allowed habitual violators to carry other driving permits even if one got suspended.
· The 2019 Amendments act aims to fix this. It introduces a nation-wide integrated, digitised licensing system that will involve linking of the driving permits with unique identifications (UIDs), meaning one license per person.
· The section 25A focuses on establishment of the National Register for Driving Licenses which will include entries from all the state-owned registers to create a consolidated database of new authorisations or renewals of driving licenses.
· This section also allows licensing authorities to identify and maintain publicised records of regular defaulters. If they are found to have broken regulations a certain number of times, the authorities have the power to suspend their driving license.
· Section 136A of the current amendment act addresses the huge disparity in the enforcement protocols followed across different states. While some states relied heavily on electronic implementation of the law, others only did it in limited capacity.
Regulating traffic using Technology
· Implementing Integrated Traffic Management System, for instance, will help minimise congestion using intelligent cameras to track traffic movement at the busiest junctions in real-time.
· Use of sensor technology, automation and advanced video analytics will allow instant identification of irresponsible drivers for generating computerised penalty tickets.
· Kerala, for example, was the third state to equip its police officials with state-of-the-art body-worn cameras. These cameras are capable of live streaming visuals even at night, using infra-red technology and can exchange voice or text messages internally.
· The breathalysers will be GPS-enabled and have inbuilt cameras for sending photographic evidence of the offence along with the fine.
· Planning to increase road safety via technology, new-age ideas for high-end safety equipment in vehicles, automated centres for checking fitness of vehicles, speed governors to track speed limits, digital message signboards to update users about road conditions in real-time and much more are being explored.
· Several modern-day equipments are getting institutionalised between the central and state administrations, many emerging mechanisms will soon see the light of the day.
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