<p>Since most fatal road accidents in the country involve two-wheelers, the government is planning to introduce a separate category of licence for those riding two-wheelers with over-500 cc engine.<br /><br />In some European countries, A1 and A2 licence-holders are allowed to ride motorcycles with a certain power output only.<br /><br />In India, a licence-holder can ride any two-wheeler, including super bikes, which is one of the reasons for the increasing number of road accidents, an official in the road transport ministry told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />The government is working to overhaul issuing of two-wheelers’ licence and planning to regulate licences for certain power-output motorbikes only, the official said.<br /><br />Currently in India, there are licences for two types of two-wheelers: With gear and without gear. <br /><br />However, with several companies manufacturing high-speed bikes up to 1500 cc, the Centre wants to make a separate category of licences for these vehicles with strict eligibility tests. <br /><br />Merely obtaining driving licence for a two-wheeler with gear should not mean that he/she is eligible to ride super bikes, said the official.<br /><br />While two wheelers account for 72 per cent of automobiles in India, two-wheeler riders were involved in the most number of accidents last year with 27 per cent of the total 4.89 lakh road accidents.<br /><br />Worried over the alarming rise in road accidents in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a national action plan to reduce it at least by half in the next five years by adopting new safety norms, particularly for the two-wheelers.<br /><br />As per a proposal, all two-wheelers in India will have automatic headlamps on, on the line of daytime running lamps in cars. There is also a plan to fit a separate horn that can alert passers-by and people around an accident site. <br /><br />The horn automatically starts blaring when a vehicle approaches an accident site. The government is also planning to incorporate these provisions in the new motor vehicles bill, said the official. <br /><br />The other action plan to cut down on road accidents include: new road safety norms, redesigning of roads, setting up more trauma care centres, educating people on road-safety measures and tightening the process of issuing driving licences, sources in the ministry said.</p>
<p>Since most fatal road accidents in the country involve two-wheelers, the government is planning to introduce a separate category of licence for those riding two-wheelers with over-500 cc engine.<br /><br />In some European countries, A1 and A2 licence-holders are allowed to ride motorcycles with a certain power output only.<br /><br />In India, a licence-holder can ride any two-wheeler, including super bikes, which is one of the reasons for the increasing number of road accidents, an official in the road transport ministry told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />The government is working to overhaul issuing of two-wheelers’ licence and planning to regulate licences for certain power-output motorbikes only, the official said.<br /><br />Currently in India, there are licences for two types of two-wheelers: With gear and without gear. <br /><br />However, with several companies manufacturing high-speed bikes up to 1500 cc, the Centre wants to make a separate category of licences for these vehicles with strict eligibility tests. <br /><br />Merely obtaining driving licence for a two-wheeler with gear should not mean that he/she is eligible to ride super bikes, said the official.<br /><br />While two wheelers account for 72 per cent of automobiles in India, two-wheeler riders were involved in the most number of accidents last year with 27 per cent of the total 4.89 lakh road accidents.<br /><br />Worried over the alarming rise in road accidents in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a national action plan to reduce it at least by half in the next five years by adopting new safety norms, particularly for the two-wheelers.<br /><br />As per a proposal, all two-wheelers in India will have automatic headlamps on, on the line of daytime running lamps in cars. There is also a plan to fit a separate horn that can alert passers-by and people around an accident site. <br /><br />The horn automatically starts blaring when a vehicle approaches an accident site. The government is also planning to incorporate these provisions in the new motor vehicles bill, said the official. <br /><br />The other action plan to cut down on road accidents include: new road safety norms, redesigning of roads, setting up more trauma care centres, educating people on road-safety measures and tightening the process of issuing driving licences, sources in the ministry said.</p>
