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This Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s younger brother Prahlad Modi along with his son, daughter-in-law and grandson met a horrific accident while traveling to Bandipur. The good thing is nobody was injured. All the occupants of the vehicle are currently undergoing treatment in Mysuru. PM Modi’s brother has come out to the media, stating that they are fine and will be soon discharged from the hospital. While speaking to the media he stated that because of the seat belts, airbags, and the quick response of people…

As per the new safety norms in India, Car manufacturers must offer safety features like dual-airbags, reverse parking sensors, seat belt reminders and ABS as standard with all variants. All the cars that are currently sold in the market follow these rules. However, we still come across accident reports where people have lost their lives. One of the recent incident that many of you might remember is of Cyrus Mistry, who was the former chairman of Tata Sons. In that accident, Cyrus Mistry and his friend were killed…

Stellatis urged consumers to immediately bring in recalled older vehicles with Takata airbags. Automaker Stellantis said Thursday it is redoubling outreach to US owners of about 276,000 vehicles with dangerous Takata airbags that have been recalled but were never repaired. The autos in question were…

Road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) has urged the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari to withdraw the notification making six airbags mandatory in passenger vehicles from October 1, 2023. It is likely to become counterproductive resulting in more severe injuries and deaths if seat belts are not worn by the passengers in the vehicle, the IRF said. In the letter to the Ministry, it said that the six airbags in passenger vehicles should be made mandatory once 85 percent of…

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has taken to social media outlet Twitter to announce that the rule making 6 airbags compulsory in all passenger cars sold in India has been deferred to the 1st of October 2023. The deferment is for a full year, and the minister has added that it’s due to supply chain constraints. Here’s what he tweeted, Safety of all passengers travelling in motor vehicles irrespective of their cost and variants is the foremost priority. — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 29, 2022 Currently,…

The Union government has decided to extend the implementation of a proposal mandating a minimum of six airbags in passenger cars to October 1, 2023, in the wake of “global supply chain constraints”. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “Considering the global supply chain constraints being faced by the auto industry and its impact on the macroeconomic scenario, it has been decided to implement the proposal mandating a minimum of 6 Airbags in Passenger Cars (M-1…

Cyrus Mistry, the former Chairman of Tata Group, passed away in a tragic road accident while travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV. Now, the forensic reports of the accident have unearthed multiple reasons behind this fatal crash which includes not wearing of seatbelts by the rear seat occupants and non-deployment of two of the seven airbags in the SUV. The forensic investigation into the road accident further revealed that overspeeding, wrong overtaking, and not enough signage on the…

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said majority of automobile manufacturers in India are already exporting cars with six airbags, and there is a need to adopt similar safety norms for cars in the country, stressing that they should also think about safety of people using small economy cars. Addressing the annual session of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Gadkari pointed out that every year, some 5 lakh road accidents kill 1.5 lakh people and injure over 3 lakh. “Majority of…

A recent advertisement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, has come under flak for the wrong reasons, despite its noble intention of promoting road safety. The said advertisement is about promoting the use of cars with additional side and curtain airbags and not just cars with only two airbags. However, a section of netizens has responded by saying that the advertisement is promoting dowry culture. 6 एयरबैग वाले गाड़ी से सफर कर जिंदगी को सुरक्षित…

Recently we came across reports of an accident where former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry and his friend passed away. Maharashtra police who visited the spot had mentioned that both passengers sitting at the rear seat were not wearing a seat belt. This was actually a cause of their death. Cyrus Mistry was travelling in a Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV which comes with curtain airbags which saves rear seat passengers in case of an accident. The airbags in most of our cars are SRS which stands for Supplemental Restraint…