Chandigarh, January 25
The Haryana Government today fixed speed limits for vehicles plying on the national highways passing through the state. A campaign will be launched to enforce the speed limits from February 1.
An official spokesman said here today that those found violating the prescribed limits would be fined Rs 400 for the first offence and a minimum of Rs 1,000 for every subsequent offence.
The speed limits have also been fixed for those portions of the highways which pass through the municipal limits of towns, excluding the Ambala flyover.
The maximum speed limit for a light motor vehicle (non-transport) will be 90 km per hour, which will be reduced to 50 km per hr with in the municipal limits. In case of a transport light motor vehicle, the maximum speed limit will be 65 km per hr (45 km per hr with in municipal limits).
The maximum speed limit for scooters and motor cycles will be 50 km per hr (30 km/hr in municipal area). For medium or heavy passenger vehicles, the speed limit will be 65 km per hr on the highways passing through the areas other than the municipal limits of a town, in which case the speed limit for these vehicles will be 40 km per hr. In case of medium and heavy transport vehicles, the limit will be 65 km per hr (40 km per hr with in the municipal areas).
Vehicles drawing not more than one trailer or in the case of artillery equipment, not more than two trailers, the limit would be 60 km per hr (35 km per hr in the municipal areas). If the gross weight of such vehicles exceeds 800 kg, the speed limit will be reduced by 10 km and 5 km, respectively.
