The menace of vehicles with protruding goods
The Hindu
Despite accidents, authorities are yet to end the violation
Goods vehicles carrying iron rods and pipes protruding outside the body frame continue to have a free run in the city, posing serious risks to road users.
In 2014, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR), 1989, that allowed protrusions of up to one metre beyond the body frame, to ensure that the materials carried on lorries remained within the vehicles’ length.
Despite the ban on the practice, a large number of transport vehicles with protruding rods, pipes or girders can be seen plying on the city’s roads, especially on Kamaraj Salai, Anna Salai and 100-feet Road.
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