Dear Editor Arun Sinha Navhind Times Panjim Sir,
I enclosed your NT news report about "Crackdown on Tinted glasses and helmet rule in the state" reported on 11th Oct 2014. I have my comments to offer which it may please be published. Thanks Stephen Dias D.Paula Mob: 9422443110 I appreciate the stand taken by the authorities of Transport Dept (RTO) as well as Traffic Police regarding the crackdown on vehicles in this state for those who disobey wearing helmet for two wheeler on highways and also regarding banning tinted glasses irrespective of degree of visibility and even zero per cent filming on four wheeler vehicles will not be allowed on the roads. It is welcome this decision which was earlier many times taken up and discontinued. Hope this time it will be well implemented. I must add that there are regular features especially on tourist vehicles that they use all kind of registration number plates of different letter sizes and other than English. Also blue headlights colour which many times other passing vehicles drivers gets disoriented and may cause accidents. Perhaps these rules should also be well implemented along with this drive. It is pertinent to say that what will the authorities do for those vehicles which are been sold directly at the showrooms having these irregular features? Will the RTO inform the manufacturers that these features like headlights and tinted glasses are not permitted on the roads and they should be called back for removal? It is now clear that except VVIP's like Governor, Chief Minister and may be Judges, all other vehicles will fall in line without any discrimination and this rule will surely be implemented in toto with immediate effect. Stephen Dias D.Paula Crackdown today against tinted glasses Govt puts its foot down on helmet rule NT NETWORK PANAJI: The transport officials have now joined the traffic cops for stricter implementation of the directive from the transport department as regards compulsion for the two-wheeler drivers to wear helmets on all highways in the state. A highly placed officer of the transport department said the officials of the department will on October 11 undertake a half-day crackdown on the four-wheeler vehicles sporting tinted glasses. The department has already banned tinted glass films or any other material tampering with the original form or the safety of windscreen or side windows of vehicles, irrespective of degree of visibility. Incidentally, even though the government vehicles will have to fall in line, the vehicles of the VVIPs namely the Governor and the Chief Minister have been exempted from this directive. As per the Supreme Court order, passed in September 2012, there is a complete ban on use of tinted glasses irrespective of the degree of visibility and even zero per cent filming is not allowed. The transport department officer further said the department officials will keep a strict watch over two-wheeler riders during the peak hours that is, between 9 a m to 10 a m and 5 p m to 6 p m. Director of transport Arun Desai held a meeting of the transport department officials on Friday evening to review the implementation of the helmet rule. He informed that during past five days, altogether 705 cases were booked against the helmetless two-wheeler drivers travelling on the highways, helmet:
