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BIS certification mandatory for two- Chennai Traffic to commission
wheeler helmet breath analysers

he Bureau of Indian will become an offence. hennai traffic police is all set to commission breath
Standards (BIS) to revise The new norms of lighter analysers equipped with cameras that will not only
Tthe maximum weight helmets and mandatory Creveal their blood alcohol content but also click his/her
of two-wheeler helmet from provision for ventilation holes pictures. The initiative will be the first of its kind in the country.
January 15, 2019. Currently, in the headgear have been The devices, which are manufactured and assembled in
the maximum allowed weight made considering the reasons India, have inbuilt cameras like the ones attached to mobile
is 1.5kg, which is now being why bike riders do not prefer phones, access to a printer and a disposable straw on top.
changed to 1.2kg. The wearing them. The new norms When the suspect blows into it, a snap of him is clicked and
road transport ministry has will protect the skull & head printed in the e-challan itself. The procedure will be completed
also started the process to and required strength of the in ten seconds and a copy handed over to the driver. The GPS
bring manufacturing of all helmet where the impact is attached to the machine will mark the exact location where
motorcycle helmets under the more in case of an accident. the drunken driver was caught along with the exact time.
mandatory regime to get BIS All manufacturers have got The gadget will emit LED lights to help capture the faces of
certification. This will mean six months to comply with the motorists intercepted for suspected drunken driving at night.
sale of non-standard helmets new norm. The moment their breath is analysed, a picture is taken and
immediately sent to the central server at the traffic control
room where it will be fed into the database.

BMTC to reserve seats on buses through mobile application

he Bengaluru their bus. These features services (airport buses), to considering the option of
Metropolitan are to be integrated in the begin with. providing first and last-mile
TTransport Corporation BMTC’s mobile application. Another feature in the services, that is, from the
will soon allow passengers The new facilities would new app tackles the gap bus stand to the doorstep.
to reserve seats in advance be made available for between the first and last- It is planning to partner
for their bus commute and air-conditioned buses, mile connectivity. BMTC is with cab aggregators and
track the movement of especially the Vayu Vajra autorickshaws.

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