MC vehicles sans reflectors, lights & registration plates pose a threat
With foggy season round the corner, a large number of vehicles are sans reflectors, rear lights and even registration plates. Ironically, trucks of the Municipal Corporation and other government departments, including garbage-lifting vehicles, do not have registration plates. While senior MC officials are unaware of this gross violation, the traffic police also adopt a lenient approach towards overlooking of rules by government departments.
A number of accidents are reported every year in the absence of reflectors and rear lights on heavy vehicles. The traffic police often conduct a drive to install reflector tapes on tractor-trailers, carts and load-carrying vehicles. However, government agencies such as the MC, violate the rules without taking care of public safety.
“It is a major violation and negligence on the part of senior MC officials. Even vehicles of other government departments violate the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act. The traffic police should impound all such vehicles to prevent accidents,” said advocate PC Sharma, a social activist.
Dr Rama, in-charge, auto workshop, said, “We feed the data of each vehicle every day and registration number is the main identity of vehicles. The number plates should be installed in each vehicle. But if these are missing, I will verify and get them installed. The lights and reflectors would also be installed.”
Health officials of the MC claimed that they will ask the solid waste management firm to install the lights, reflectors and number plates on garbage-lifting vehicles.
Maninderpal Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said, “We are planning to start a drive to check the violators as mornings and evenings are now hazy and there are possibilities of accidents in case vehicles are sans reflectors and rear lights. We are aware that registration plates are missing from the MC vehicles. We will not tolerate violation by any one. Action would be taken against government vehicles too.”
