E-rickshaw menace grows, cops helpless in New Delhi
The growing number of e-rickshaws is becoming a traffic menace in New Delhi but all cops can do is watch helplessly. That's because these rickshaws are registered as electric vehicles running on 250 watt motors and hence are non-motorized transport beyond the ambit of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Act.
On the sly, however, many vehicles get high-powered motors installed. They brazenly defy the government ban on vehicles powered by motors consuming 250 watts. These slow-moving rickshaws add to congestion, flout traffic rules and freely move on main road, putting commuters at risk. read more →
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