Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 16: Transport Department has issued a notification for fitting of speed governor (speed limiting device or speed limiting function).
As per official handout, State Government as suggested by the Union Ministry today issued a notification in the shape of SRO 50 with specification that every transport vehicle notified by the Central Government under Sub-section (4) of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 except the transport vehicles covered under the proviso to Sub-rule (1) of rule 118 of the above said rules and registered prior to October 1, 2015 which are not already fitted with speed governor should be equipped by the operators of those vehicles on or before April 1, 2016 with speed governor (speed limiting device or speed limiting function) conferring to the standard AIS 018/2001, as amended from time to time.
The operators should fix the maximum pre set speed of (50) Kilometer per hour in respect of transport vehicles carrying hazardous goods and those transport vehicles that are dumpers, tankers, school buses and such speed should be (60) Kilometre per hour in respect of other transport vehicles.
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