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- Published: September 10, 2022 17:59
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, shared a video on Twitter to promote a car that comes with six airbags. His latest video came just two days after the Centre declared wearing seat belts for the rear passenger compulsory. Those who defy the rule have to pay a fine, according to the rule.
The video shared by Gadkari features Akshay Kumar in a marriage ceremony. In the video, one can see the actor, wearing a police uniform, giving advice to the father of the girl, going to the house of her husband. In the next part of the clip, the actor turns into a traffic policeman to request people to always wear seat belts.
Notably, the video has been launched in partnership with the Road and Transport Ministry to create awareness among the public to follow traffic rules. Since being shared online, the video has received over 5 lakh views, more than 27 thousand likes, 4,321 retweets and 383 quote tweets.
Watch the viral video:
6 एयरबैग वाले गाड़ी से सफर कर जिंदगी को सुरक्षित बनाएं।#राष्ट्रीय_सड़क_सुरक्षा_2022#National_Road_Safety_2022 @akshaykumar pic.twitter.com/5DAuahVIxE
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 9, 2022
The demand for strict laws on airbags in cars increased after the death of Cyrus Mistry who lost his life in a car accident 5 days ago in Maharashtra’s Palghar as he was not wearing a seat belt.
It is reported that 11 per cent of deaths and injuries in cars were caused to passengers owing to non-usage of seat belts. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, over 1.55 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2021.
