Team Herald
PANJIM: Directorate of Transport issued a notification making ‘speed governors’ compulsory in all commercial vehicles. The notification, issued on Thursday, limits the maximum speed of commercial vehicles to 80 kmph conforming to the AIS/2001 standard.
Except two-wheelers, three-wheelers, quadricycles, four-wheelers used to carry passengers and not exceeding eight passengers and not exceeding 3500 kgs weight of the vehicle, fire tenders, ambulances, police vehicles, all other transport vehicles have to be fitted with speed governors.
Transport vehicles manufactured on or after October 1, 2015 that are dumpers, tankers, school buses, those carrying hazardous goods or any other category of vehicle, shall be equipped or fitted by the vehicle manufacturer, either in the manufacturing stage or at the dealership stage, with a speed governor having maximum speed of 60 kmph conforming to the AIS 018/200 standard.
Transport vehicles registered prior to October 1, 2015 and not already fitted with a speed governor shall be equipped or fitted by the vehicle operators with a speed governor having a maximum pre-set speed of 80 kmph.
