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Gandhinagar, 13 January 2021
The Gujarat State Transport Department has once again set the driving speed limit. The car has to be driven at a speed of less than 50 kmph and a maximum speed of 120 kmph. Different speeds have been set for each vehicle on urban area, rural area, state highway, district highway.
Police do not have a speed gun in the city of Kanai. Their devices are not at 95 percent of the places where they can measure speed. If so, it is bad. Then on what basis the penalty will be imposed.
The car has to cover a distance of 120 km on the express highway in the state. The speed limit has been set at 100 kmph on national highways and 80 kmph on state highways and 50 kmph in rural areas.
The corporation has set a speed limit of 65 kmph on urban roads and 50 kmph on rural roads. The speed limit of the vehicle handling the goods is also set.
Violation of this order by issuing a notification will be punishable under sections 133 (1), (2), 184 and IPC-18 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and section 131 of the Gujarat Police Act.
Speed limit for cars
Express Highway 120 km
National Highway 100 km
State Highway 80 km
Municipal Urban Area 65 km
Rural area road 50 km
Speed limit for vehicles transporting goods
Express highway 80 km
National Highway 80 km
State Highway 70 km
Municipal Urban Area 60 km
40 km of rural area road
Speed limit for two-wheelers
National Highway 80 km
State Highway 70 km
Municipal Urban Area 60 km
In Ahmedabad city, 320 people lost their lives in vehicle accidents in 2018, 400 in 2019 and 425 in 2020.
Cities had different rules. Now there will be a
An estimated 30,000 road accidents occur every year in the state. The state government pays up to Rs 50,000 for any treatment to the injured in the first 48 hours.
Sharun in Ahmedabad in 2019
Earlier, on 13-08-2019 for the first time in Ahmedabad city, the Commissioner of Police issued a ‘notification’ to control the speed limit of vehicles.
City Roads:
– Heavy-medium vehicle: maximum 40 km, hours
– Four Wheeler: Maximum 60 km. per hour
– Three Wheeler: Maximum 40 km. per hour
– Two Wheeler: Maximum 50 km. per hour
National Highway passing through the city – km / h:
Vehicle type – Four lanes, dividers – Highways within the city limits – Other roads
M-1 (8 passengers) – 100 – 70 – 70
M-2,3 (more than 9 passengers) – 90 – 60 – 60
Ann (Freighter) – 80 – 60 – 60
Motorcycle (Bike) – 80 – 60 – 60
Quadrangle – 60 – 50 – 50
Three Wheeler – 50 – 50 – 50
Accidents in Gujarat in last six years …
Year – Accident – Death
2013 – 25391 – 7613
2014 – 23712 – 7955
2015 – 23183 – 8819
2016 – 21859 – 8136
2017 – 19081 – 7289
2018 – 18745 – 7914
Drive under the influence of alcohol
In the last five years, 227 people have died in Gujarat driving under the influence of alcohol.
In the year 2019, there were 41 drunk driving accidents in Gujarat. In 2018, there were 300 cases of drunk driving, while 122 people died. In 2017, 10 people died in Gujarat in the last five years. Gujarat had more deaths last year than Goa, Karnataka and Kerala due to drinking and driving.
