NEW DELHI: “Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification for bringing Protective Helmets for two wheelers rider under compulsory certification as per Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016,” the MoRTH said in a statement.
This will enable to have only BIS-certified helmets for two wheelers to be manufactured and sold in India, it said.
“It will also improve the quality of two wheeler helmets and would improve road safety scenario, and further would be helpful in reducing fatal injuries involving two wheelers,” it added
Nearly 60-70% of helmets sold in India don’t conform to the BIS norms.
According to the transport ministry data, 43,600 two-wheeler riders without helmets had in road crashes in 2018 and this included 15,364 pillion riders.
Ban on non-standard helmets has become all the more important considering that post-Covid more people are expected to shift to two-wheelers from using public transport.
