RTO officials seized 30 non-compliant school vehicles..!?
Transport department officials on tuesday conducted an operation against school buses that did not follow safety rules and seized more than 30 vehicles. Separate teams led by Central RTO L. deepak and Yashwantpur RTO V. P. Ramesh under the leadership of Joint Commissioner Shobha of the Transport Department stopped the school vehicles on tuesday morning in the area of Residency Road and High Grounds and checked the documents. At this time, more than 15 vehicles of a prestigious school on Residency Road were seized. In addition, more than 20 vehicles in the High Grounds area were impounded due to wrong documents. During the vehicle inspection, it was found that they were serving the traffic of school children without paying tax and without obtaining a license. In addition, it was found that the safety guidelines of the central government were not followed.
Importantly, CC tv camera and speed governor are not installed. Many lapses were found in the vehicles, including not putting the grill to prevent children from putting their hands out of the window, not providing space for keeping the bags under the seat, and not keeping the parking warning lights in good condition. In addition, the step for boarding vehicles is 300 mm. Non-observance of distance rule was detected. vehicles with such deficiencies and inadequate records have been impounded and notices have been issued to the owners. In the first phase, the operation was conducted in the area of Kendra and Yeshwantpur Transport Division, and in the next few days, the operation will be conducted everywhere and the vehicles used by school children will be inspected. The officials of the department said that the purpose of the transport department is to take action against vehicles that do not take measures for the safety of children.
Importantly, CC tv camera and speed governor are not installed. Many lapses were found in the vehicles, including not putting the grill to prevent children from putting their hands out of the window, not providing space for keeping the bags under the seat, and not keeping the parking warning lights in good condition. In addition, the step for boarding vehicles is 300 mm. Non-observance of distance rule was detected. vehicles with such deficiencies and inadequate records have been impounded and notices have been issued to the owners. In the first phase, the operation was conducted in the area of Kendra and Yeshwantpur Transport Division, and in the next few days, the operation will be conducted everywhere and the vehicles used by school children will be inspected. The officials of the department said that the purpose of the transport department is to take action against vehicles that do not take measures for the safety of children.