Delhi cab drivers are now carrying protection for all sort of emergencies!
Ever since the new Motor Vehicle Amendment 2019 has come into an effect, we have been getting to see all kinds of challans being issued. From issuing a challan for not wearing a helmet to a man driving a four wheeler to a penalising a man riding a bullock cart we thought we’d seen it all. However a few Delhi cab drivers allegedly reported of being heftily penalized by the police for not carrying condoms in their first aid box.
While safe sex is a practice that should be talked about, the reasons as to why a condom could come in handy for these cab drivers go beyond just that. As per the drivers, it can come be useful in scenarios like a burst pressure pipe where the condom can stop the leakage in the car for some time. In case it rains, it can cover their shoes. It can also be tourniquet in case of an injury.
Interestingly, the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules (1993) mandates that every “stage carriage” and “contract carriage” should carry a first aid box. The box should have sterilized finger dressing, hand or foot dressing, two large and three small burn dressings, a bottle of 2 percent tincture iodine, sal volatile, body dressing (one extra-large), a medicine glass and an empty bottle fitted with a dropper for the eyes. There is no mention of a condom even in the guidelines of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
While these drivers are vaguely replied with a laugh by the traffic police upon asking why they need to carry condoms in the first aid box in the first place, on the other hand the police officials have urged these drivers to come forward and report an official complaint so that appropriate action can be taken.
The traffic Police clarified that cab drivers were not being penalized for not carrying condoms in the first aid kits of their vehicles.
“There is nothing mentioned in The Motor Vehicles Act about condoms. We are not issuing any challan to drivers for not having condoms in their first aid kits,” Special Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Taj Hasan told ANI.
“There is nothing mentioned in The Motor Vehicles Act about condoms. We are not issuing any challan to drivers for not having condoms in their first aid kits.
Quote source: NDTV
