Overtake an ambulance and lose your driving licence
Bengaluru, Oct 8 (DHNS): Overtaking an ambulance, which has the right of way, may soon cost your driving licence as the State government has issued strict orders to the Road Transport Department as well as the police to cancel the driving licence of offenders.
Speaking at the launch of 150 additional 108 Arogya Kavacha ambulances at Vidhana Soudha here, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said: “The heavy traffic on roads makes life difficult for ambulance drivers. Overtaking them adds to their woes. To prevent it, we are contemplating licence cancellation. The transport department and the police have been issued necessary directions,” said Siddaramaiah. He urged motorists to make way for ambulances transporting the sick, on grounds of humanity.
The chief minister said the road regulations mandate that every driver must give free passage to ambulances and fire tenders by drawing to the side of the road. However, people show scant regard to such regulations and violate it with impunity. With the growing numbers of vehicles in the State, it is a challenge for patients to get medical help in time.
‘Health for all’
Drawing a comparison with the previous government, he said his government’s priority was to ensure “Health for all”. He recalled that before the Congress government came to power in the State, there were just 517 ambulances. With the addition of 150ambulances today, their number has been augmented by 368 in all, he noted.
Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader said, “We will replace the ambulances that have covered more than 3 lakh kilometres with new ones in the near future.”
He also said that the State government would look into the demands put forth by 108 ambulance drivers association for hike in wages and regularisation of jobs. Khader said that the overdues of Accredited Social Health Activists would also be cleared soon.
“The honorarium paid to them would be deposited in their bank accounts directly,” he added.
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Prashanth, Udupi / Bangalore
Sat, Oct 10 2015Dear CM Will the same rules applicable to the politicians also or only for the common public???. (Like when the politician goes on the road, they block the other traffic. What if the ambulance is stuck in that traffic)
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grao, Mangalore/Dubai
Fri, Oct 09 2015good move..... even politician's vehicle or convoy should not ambulance.
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readerwriter007, pune
Fri, Oct 09 2015our politicians are good in taking all the measures or rules which are applied only on public. for themselves they don't want to take not even one rule. When the VIP culture drive was on, the same stupid CM told, can't help, public need to bear these problems. At least for the sake also he didn't say that we will try to avoid such situations. he was happy for a VIP to block the way of Ambulance. But when the question of ordinary people comes, he was the license to be terminated... look at the daring and dominating nature of our CM and HM. wow. pity on ourselves.
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Vikram Kateel, Dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Please click this link Karnataka-CM-blocks-way-of-3-ambulances-carrying-patients-for-his-own-convenience
Undoubtedly, it's a commendable move.How can we expect the successful implementation of the new rule? Those who know the importance of Life will definitely follow the road rules.
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Felix DSouza, Bejai / Kuwait
Thu, Oct 08 2015LAW MAKERS ARE THE LAW BREAKERS Any Politician blocking the Traffic when there is a Ambulance carrying a Accident Victim or patient should be banned from contesting the Election.Any V V I P/relatives of politician blocking the traffic / misbehaving with public should taken into custody immediately.
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JNB, Mangalore
Thu, Oct 08 2015this rule for All ???
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Aubb, Kuwait
Thu, Oct 08 2015First of all, all traffic blockades for VIPs should be banned all over India.
Indians must learn to give way to ambulances, police or any other emergency vehicles on the roads in the first place.
Recently there was a debate on NDTV about Feku's entourage blocking traffic, causing too many hardships to public.
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Navin Shetty, Manipal/ Bahrain
Thu, Oct 08 2015Awesome, I wish they also add "Block an Ambulance's way and loose your license for lifetime"
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Ram Shetty, Mangalore/Mumbai
Thu, Oct 08 2015"Bravo" whoever decide this law, he took a right decision... Good Luck.
Nagesh beware
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Ronald, Mangalore
Thu, Oct 08 2015There are no lane discipline followed in India, no proper wide roads so Ambulance will not get a chance to move / overtake in the first place. So where is the question of overtaking an Ambulance?
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paul dsouza, balakunje
Thu, Oct 08 2015SO FUNNY...EVEN EMERGENCY LANE IF PROVIDED...TANKER & TRUCKS THEY OCCUPY....! HAMARE DESH KE LOGON KA MIND SET AJEEB SAA HAI. PEOPLE MUST REALIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF AMBULANCE SIREN. HELICOPTER IS BEST OPTION...!!! STILL I CANT TRUST HELICOPTER SERVICES. IN BETWEEN PATIENT DIED, THEY MAY DROP HIM OR HER SOME WHERE IN DUMPING AREA.
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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Thu, Oct 08 2015Good move, give way to ambulance or loose driving licence.
What about those who are driving without license?
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shahsi shetty, santhoor
Thu, Oct 08 2015rule in the right direction even though I doubt how will it be enforced. instead there should be a plan to keep an emergency lane in all the arterial roads.
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Bhaskar T Shetty, Nandalike/Mumbai
Thu, Oct 08 2015What about Nidde Ramayya ..who always blocks Road for Ambulances...
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Bryan, Bahrain
Thu, Oct 08 2015And what if the person who overtakes an ambulance is a Bade Baap Ka Beta or Bete, then what...
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stan, dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Than if Police catches than he will loose his job... If Ambulance driver complains than his licence will be cancelled.
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Sudhakar, Kallianpur
Thu, Oct 08 2015Officer who confiscate the driving license gets show cause notice!!!
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Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015What if a driver overtakes Ambulance but doesn’t have driving license yet???? First let the 108 Ambulance comes on time!!!!
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Ravi, Mangalore
Thu, Oct 08 2015If a M L A, Minister or a Cheif Minister's drivers commit this offence than the concerned person should lose his membership of assembly for a period of six years and the drivers licence should be cancelled for at least one year and thereafter he should get a new licence
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Hubert D'souza, Mangalore Dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Even Do Not Leave Red Light Cars And Their Drivers If They Overtake Ambulance!!!!!!!
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suresh bhat m, PUTTUR
Thu, Oct 08 2015Good orders. BUT WHAT ABOUT BLOCKING OF AMBULANCE FOR HOURS TOGETHER JUST TO MAKE WAY TO VIPs AND CHIEF MINISTERS PASSAGE ?. I think this new rule is only to poor Auto drivers and innocents
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makeMyDay, makeMyDay
Thu, Oct 08 2015over taking resulting in takeover
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Charles D'Mello, Pangala
Thu, Oct 08 2015Correct. good decision.
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Riyaz, Mangalore/Dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Excellent move by the Govt. However, it's not difficult to drive even without a driving licence in India. If caught, it's very easy to get out through so many means.
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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Common Sense finally prevailed ...
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stan, dubai
Thu, Oct 08 2015Good rule....Overtake an ambulance and lose your driving licence. Make also rule that anyone is blocking the way of ambulance will loose their job... Most of the places when Minister or any politicians visit.... they will block the road,to make smooth travelling of these people.Such minister must be thrown off.
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