Car Airbag: nitin gadkari said - There will be airbags for the passengers sitting in the back of the car, will be decided soon
Union Transport minister nitin gadkari has once again discussed making six airbags mandatory in passenger cars. Gadkari told the lok sabha on thursday that the government's priority is the safety of the rear passengers of the cars. Union Transport minister in lok sabha said, "As of now, 2 airbags are mandatory (in cars). There are no airbags for rear passengers. Our department is trying to have airbags for rear passengers also so that their lives are saved. A proposal is being considered, and the government will try to take a decision soon."
Union minister Gadkari has earlier also insisted on making six airbags mandatory in cars. Recently, he also slammed automakers for adopting double standards. Gadkari had said that every human life has a price. But most car companies take care of safety standards abroad but play with the lives of people in India.
Gadkari said that we have decided to make six airbags mandatory in cars, even in economic models. But now some companies are making such cars in india, which are not up to international standards. But they are making the same model at par with international standards for overseas markets. Gadkari also said that some automakers are continuously opposing the rule of making six airbags mandatory in cars, which has been proposed only to save lives.
Announcing the proposal for six airbags, Gadkari had also told parliament in march that the deployment of six functional airbags could have saved 13,000 lives in 2020.
The minister said that when the automobile industry grows and the number of vehicles increases, it is also our responsibility to take care of safety. india has barely 1 percent of vehicles worldwide, but the road accident deaths in the country are 10 percent more than in the world.
