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Section 128 of THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988

Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders. – (1) No

driver of a two – wheeled motor cycle shall carry more than one person in addition to himself on the motor cycle and no such person shall be carried otherwise than sitting on a proper seat securely fixed to the motor cycle behind the driver’s seat with appropriate safety measures.

(2)In addition to the safety measures mentioned in sub-section (1), the Central Government may, prescribe other safety measures for the drivers of two-wheeled motor cycles and pillion riders thereon.

Corresponding Law

↩74.Substituted for “highway” by Act 54 of 1994, S.37 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

↩75.Substituted, ibid, for “highway” (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

. – Sub – section (1) of section 128 corresponds to section 85 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. However, sub-section (2) of section 128, is a new provision in the 1988 Act. Objects and Reasons. – Clause 128 prescribes certain safety measures for drivers and pillion riders of motor vehicles. It also empowers the Central

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