Govt allows quadricycles on Delhi roads
23 May 2013 2:28 PM IST
The government on Wednesday allowed a new type of four-wheeler called 'quadricycles' to ply on roads as public transport within city limits.
Quadricycles are safer than the 3-wheelers as they have fully enclosed body structure with hard top and doors. But their maximum speed limit and engine capacity are lower than that of a small car. A meeting under the chairmanship of road secretary Vijay Chhibber was held on Wednesday to discuss the issue of amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) to include quadricycles as an additional category of vehicle to be manufactured and registered in India.
‘A separate category has been proposed for notification to include quadricyles with specifications adopting present norms notified in the 3-wheeler category of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) or the European Union quadricycle, whichever is more stringent,’ a Road Ministry statement said. The development is seen as good news for auto major Bajaj Auto which last year had unveiled the quadricycle codenamed RE60, which is powered by a 200 cc petrol engine with a top speed of 70 kilometre per hour (kmph) and with a mileage of 35 kilometre per litre (kmpl).
Quadricycles are safer than the 3-wheelers as they have fully enclosed body structure with hard top and doors. But their maximum speed limit and engine capacity are lower than that of a small car. A meeting under the chairmanship of road secretary Vijay Chhibber was held on Wednesday to discuss the issue of amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) to include quadricycles as an additional category of vehicle to be manufactured and registered in India.
‘A separate category has been proposed for notification to include quadricyles with specifications adopting present norms notified in the 3-wheeler category of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) or the European Union quadricycle, whichever is more stringent,’ a Road Ministry statement said. The development is seen as good news for auto major Bajaj Auto which last year had unveiled the quadricycle codenamed RE60, which is powered by a 200 cc petrol engine with a top speed of 70 kilometre per hour (kmph) and with a mileage of 35 kilometre per litre (kmpl).
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