Chennai: Six months after the crackdown by city police, banning bull bars and accident guards back to government and private vehicles in Chennai.
Among the violating vehicles were state ministers and legislators who drive to Fort St George for an ongoing assembly session.
Most of the car and sports vehicles (SUVs) carry this illegal equipment that has the potential to stop the spread of airbags during a road accident.
Airbag sensors are usually installed on the front of the vehicle, behind the bumper or headlights.
If a steel guard is placed in front of the chassis, it might affect the sensor trigger.
In addition, such promotion objects are not safe for pedestrians also Madras High Court in December prohibits the use of guards at the front end of the car’s chassis or frame and directs the state transportation department to enforce the rules.
Transportation and police authorities conducted a campaign against this equipment and sentenced RS 1,000 on violators.
On the highway route, car owners make cars remove this extra fittings in place.
Then the Head of Secretary K Shanmugham wrote to government officials asking them to issue these fittings from their official vehicles.
But not many are obeyed.
While the state transportation department claimed to take action below 190 and 191 from motor vehicle laws, private vehicles and the government continued to violate the rules.
Some designed vehicles specifically designed for what some calls ‘road presence’ do.
Transport Activists K Kathirmathiyon said the government must show the desire to stop this violation.
“The government cannot expect the court to intervene every two months.
It should take action against such violations continuously like how the police act against motorbike riders without a helmet,” he said.
A large number of violators are politicians and government officials, he said.
Advocates Sreenivasan said that attaching such illegal accessories might affect the number of insurance claims.
The court claims for motorized accidents in the past have reduced the amount of accident compensation if the vehicle is equipped with invalid equipment such as bars or steel guards.