Seat belts a must

24 December 2010 12:52 pm Views - 7979

The government has decided to make wearing seat belts compulsory while driving vehicles with English number plates and also imposed a ban on driving vehicles with garage numbers or CC numbers, the President’s Office said.

“In order to curtail the import rackets, the government has decided to impose a ban for using garage numbers or CC numbers with immediate effect,” the President’s office said in a statement.

The statement also said the strict action would be taken on those who are using Cellular phone while driving.

The import of passenger buses and lorries with seat belts are also made compulsory with immediate effect.