All new trucks manufactured after April 1next year will have to be provided with airconditioned chamber for drivers. The road transport ministry notified this claiming that drivers shouldn't get tired owing to the harsh conditions.
Trucks were responsible for about 11.5% (11,600 persons) of the total 1.4 lakh road deaths in 2015. Similarly , buses were involved in 10,740 deaths last year.
Though the country's apex vehicle manufacturing entity , SIAM, has welcomed the government's concern for comfort of truck drivers, it said that since AC was a “comfort-related“ subject and not a “safety subject“, it should not be regulated or mandated.
Trucks were responsible for about 11.5% (11,600 persons) of the total 1.4 lakh road deaths in 2015. Similarly , buses were involved in 10,740 deaths last year.
Though the country's apex vehicle manufacturing entity , SIAM, has welcomed the government's concern for comfort of truck drivers, it said that since AC was a “comfort-related“ subject and not a “safety subject“, it should not be regulated or mandated.
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