<p> This time the issue is the compulsory installation of speed governors as ordered by the State transport authorities. The strike is backed by drivers and owners of taxis.<br /><br />“If the government does not withdraw its notification that all new commercial vehicles should be fitted with speed governors, 7.5 lakh vehicles (cabs, lorries, taxis) will stop plying from the midnight of December 11,” Shanmugappa told reporters. <br /><br />The government has ordered that speed governors be installed starting November 2 in all commercial vehicles and also at the time of fitness renewal, starting June 1, 2012. The association feels that the order is too harsh and too soon as most other states are yet to implement it. “Vehicles coming from outside Karnataka do not have these equipment and it becomes very difficult for them to enter the State,” said Shanmugappa. <br /><br />The Association claims that many Central government rules will be rendered waste as new vehicle manufacturers already have technology to automatically control speed of the vehicles.</p>
<p> This time the issue is the compulsory installation of speed governors as ordered by the State transport authorities. The strike is backed by drivers and owners of taxis.<br /><br />“If the government does not withdraw its notification that all new commercial vehicles should be fitted with speed governors, 7.5 lakh vehicles (cabs, lorries, taxis) will stop plying from the midnight of December 11,” Shanmugappa told reporters. <br /><br />The government has ordered that speed governors be installed starting November 2 in all commercial vehicles and also at the time of fitness renewal, starting June 1, 2012. The association feels that the order is too harsh and too soon as most other states are yet to implement it. “Vehicles coming from outside Karnataka do not have these equipment and it becomes very difficult for them to enter the State,” said Shanmugappa. <br /><br />The Association claims that many Central government rules will be rendered waste as new vehicle manufacturers already have technology to automatically control speed of the vehicles.</p>
