Limit students in school vehicles: Manipur Traffic Control Police Wing

Imphal: Traffic Control Police Wing urges schools and school vehicle associations to adhere to maximum students limit in schools vehicle for safety.

In a bid to ensure the safety of school student commuting in vehicles, the Transport department, Manipur had issued a strong advisory to all concerned regarding the maximum limit of students allowed in school vehicles along with other conditions in 2015, apres.

The initiative comes in the wake of growing concerns over overcrowding in school transportation, posing significant risks to the safety and well-being of students and has also been seriously viewed by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (CoRS), the traffic police wing said in a press release on Friday.

“Overloading vehicles beyond their capacity not only violates the law but also increases the likelihood of accidents and injuries, especially in the event of sudden braking or collisions.”

The Traffic Control Police Wing emphasized the schools and school vehicle associations to strictly enforce and adhere to the specified maximum student limits in school vehicles as prescribed i.e. as per Transport department inI 2015 that — “No vehicle belonging to or in use for any educational institution shall seat children In excess of 1.5 (one point five) times of its registered capacity.”

As empowered vide Manipur Gazette, the Traffic Control Police Wing will compound under Section 194A of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 against all those school vehicles’ drivers who does not comply with the above seating capacity, the traffic police wing warned.

The Traffic Control Police Wing, Manipur reiterated that the safety of school students is paramount, and collective efforts are essential to safeguard the well-being of our future generations on the roads.