Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on April 6, 2018, establishes maximum speed limits for various classes of motor vehicles on different types of roads in India, superseding a previous notification from 2014. It specifies speed limits for expressways, four-lane roads with access control, other roads within municipal limits, and roads with median strips/dividers. Violations of speed limits will not be considered if the detected speed is within 5% of the maximum specified.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Maximum Speed Limits:**
* The notification fixes the maximum speed for different classes of motor vehicles on various road types.
* Speeds are specified for expressways, four-lane roads with access control, roads within municipal limits, and roads with median strips/dividers.
* **Vehicle Classifications and Speed Limits (km/hour):**
* M1 Category Vehicles (up to 8 passenger seats + driver): 120/100/70/70 (Expressway/4-lane Access Controlled/Divided Roads Within Municipal Limits/Other Roads).
* M2 and M3 Category Vehicles (9+ passenger seats + driver): 100/90/60/60.
* N Category Vehicles (Goods): 80/80/60/60.
* Motorcycles: 80/80/60/60.
* Quadricycles: 60/50/50.
* Three-wheeled vehicles: 50/50/50 (if permitted on Expressway).
* **Speed Violation Tolerance:**
* No action will be taken for exceeding the speed limit if the detected speed is within 5% of the maximum specified.
* **Supersession:**
* This notification supersedes the earlier notification S.O. 1997(E) dated August 5, 2014, except for actions already taken or omitted before this supersession.
Impact Analysis:
* Vehicle Owners/Drivers:
* Impact: Need to be aware of the revised speed limits for their vehicle type and the road they are driving on to avoid penalties.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the new speed limits and adhere to them.
* Law Enforcement Agencies:
* Impact: Must enforce the new speed limits and consider the 5% tolerance for violations.
* Action Required: Update enforcement procedures and equipment to reflect the new speed limits and tolerance.
* Road Transport Authorities:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and publicizing the new speed limits.
* Action Required: Update road signage and public awareness campaigns to reflect the revised speed limits.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to promote transport safety.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates all aspects of road transport vehicles. Section 112 and 183 are specifically mentioned in the document.
Central Government: Refers to the executive branch of the Government of India.
Gazette of India: A public journal and an authorized legal document of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication.
Abhay Damle: Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and the signatory of the notification.
India: The country to which the speed limits apply.
Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press.
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अभय दामल,े संयु(cid:24) त सिचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2018
S.O. 1522(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 112 of the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) and in suppression of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii)
vide number S.O.1997(E) dated the 5thAugust, 2014, excepts as respect things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, Central Government hereby fixes the maximum speed in respect of the class of motor vehicles as specified
in the table below-
TABLE
Maximum speed per hour in kilometres on roads in India
S. Class of Motor Vehicles Expressway 4 lane and Road within Other Roads
No. with Access above divided Municipal
Control carriageway Limits
(roads with
Median
strips/Dividers)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1. Motor vehicles used for carriage of 120 100 70 70
passengers comprising not more than
eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat
( M1 category vehicles)
2. Motor vehicles used for carriage of 100 90 60 60
passengers comprising nine or more seats
in addition to the driver’s seat ( M2 and
M3 category Vehicles)
3. More vehicles used for carriage of goods 80 80 60 60
(All N category Vehicles)
4. Motor Cycles 80* 80 60 60
5. Quadricycle - 60 50 50
6. Three wheeled vehicles - 50 50 50
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2. No cognizance of the violation of the speed limits shall be taken under section 183 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988, if the speed detected is within 5 per cent of the maximum speed specified in this notification.
[F. No. RT-11028/07/2017-MVL]
ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.