Meters compulsory for trishaws

12 October 2012 08:52 pm Views - 7143

The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to make it mandatory for all hiring trishaws to attach hiring mileage meters.

Accordingly all trishaws will have to run with meters fixed, Motor Traffic Commissioner. L.H.Harischandra said yesterday. He said amendments to the Motor Traffic Act would be introduced to facilitate this requirement.

Today there are about 400,000 hiring trishaws in the country.