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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mudrana" data-source="post: 5129862" data-attributes="member: 17378"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="color: Red">CHANGES TO MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="color: Red">Effective 01.07.2009.</span></strong></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">We wish to inform you of some changes that have been made to the existing Motor Traffic Act wef 1/7/2009. Certain very important changes are stated below and are very important in the case of reporting an accident to the Authorities: </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red">As per section 161 (51) (a) of the Motor Traffic Act, it is a requirement that the driver should report an accident to the nearest police station.  </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red">If a driver fails to report such accident forthwith to the officer in charge of the nearest police station, he/she shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than Rs.3,000/- and not exceeding Rs. 5,000/-.  </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red">Therefore, it is mandatory for all the accidents to be reported to the nearest police station by the driver.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red">At the same time, section 161 (51) (b) states that the, Insurer shall inform the officer in charge of the nearest police station of such accidents with details regarding the accident, names and addresses of the parties involved in the accident with brief description of the accident.  </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red">If the Insurer fails to inform such an accident, they are liable to a fine not less than Rs.5,000/- and not exceeding Rs.10,000/-.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Blue">The Insurers plan to do a press release on these changes shortly, in order to educate the public. </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Blue">In view of this, please ensure to advise all your employees/drivers of these two important amendments which are now in operation. </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px">This came to me while ago as a E-mail and thought to share </span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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