The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has recently amended Rule 138 of CMVR, 1989, prescribing norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age when riding on a motorcycle.
As per the notification, under Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the central government may, by rule, provide for measures for the safety of children below four years of age on a motorcycle. Children will be required to put on a safety harness and a crash helmet, among other measures.
The ministry states that a safety harness is an adjustable vest worn by the child, which in turn, is attached to the shoulder loops of the rider’s vest in a way that the upper torso of the child is securely attached to the rider.
