On cards, sensors on bikes to curb distracted driving

NEW DELHI: Government is looking astatine a technology-based solution to curb the increasing menace of two-wheeler riders utilizing mobile telephone handsets portion driving oregon performing stunts, which lend to roadworthy crashes.

The program involves installing interaction oregon unit sensors connected some handlebars of two-wheelers truthful that if the rider's hands are disconnected the handle/s for much than 7-8 seconds, the conveyance would automatically statesman to de-accelerate, forcing the idiosyncratic to thrust properly.TOI has learned that the program to usage exertion to close rider behaviour was discussed astatine magnitude astatine a gathering of transport ministry officials with conveyance manufacturers recently.

Officials judge that specified a mechanics could importantly trim distracted riding, peculiarly the signifier of holding a mobile telephone successful 1 manus portion navigating postulation with the other, arsenic good arsenic show of stunts.Many riders proceed to flout basal information norms contempt penalties nether the Motor Vehicles Act. "If the conveyance itself tin consciousness unsafe behaviour and respond, it volition deter risky behaviour without requiring changeless policing," said an official.

Alongside handlebar sensors, manufacturers person been urged to research the feasibility of providing limb guards connected two-wheelers. This diagnostic tin trim the severity of lower-limb injuries, which are among the astir communal successful motorcycle crashes. While limb guards were much communal successful older models, modern two-wheelers bash not person them.Government information shows determination has been a steep emergence successful the fig of two-wheeler deaths - from 69,385 successful 2021 to 77,539 successful 2023, astir 45% of each roadworthy deaths. Two-wheeler riders apical some arsenic victims and origin of roadworthy fatalities. According to the roadworthy transport ministry's report, two-wheeler riders had the highest stock of roadworthy deaths successful 2023 portion 48,181 radical were killed successful accidents caused by them.