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Nitin Gadkari asks Amazon to stop selling seatbelt alarm blockers after Cyrus Mistry’s fatal accident
The Government of India has requested Amazonan online retail giant to stop selling seat belt alarms, according to Reuters.
The sale of metal clips is legal, but such devices have recently come into the spotlight following the death of Cyrus Mistery in a road accident last weekend.
According to various media reports, Cyrus Mistry Not wearing seat belts increases road safety problems in the Indian car market.
In an interview, the Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari says that metal chips available on Amazon are used in the seat belt slots to silence the warning that continues to sound until the seat belt is not in use while driving.
He added, “People buy clips from Amazon to avoid wearing seat belts. We have sent notice to Amazon to stop (selling these)”.
Online retail giant Amazon did not immediately respond to the letter. Continuing the discussion, Nitin Gadkari said that the accident killed about 1,50,000 people across the country by 2021. Last year, World Bank reported that one person dies every four minutes on the road.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the country plans to make seat belts mandatory for the rear seats.
On Wednesday, the Indian website Amazon had several listings for small metal clips that can cancel out the seat belt warning noise on different car models. Those devices are available at a price of Rs 249.
The sale of metal clips is legal, but such devices have recently come into the spotlight following the death of Cyrus Mistery in a road accident last weekend.
According to various media reports, Cyrus Mistry Not wearing seat belts increases road safety problems in the Indian car market.
In an interview, the Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari says that metal chips available on Amazon are used in the seat belt slots to silence the warning that continues to sound until the seat belt is not in use while driving.
He added, “People buy clips from Amazon to avoid wearing seat belts. We have sent notice to Amazon to stop (selling these)”.
Online retail giant Amazon did not immediately respond to the letter. Continuing the discussion, Nitin Gadkari said that the accident killed about 1,50,000 people across the country by 2021. Last year, World Bank reported that one person dies every four minutes on the road.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the country plans to make seat belts mandatory for the rear seats.
On Wednesday, the Indian website Amazon had several listings for small metal clips that can cancel out the seat belt warning noise on different car models. Those devices are available at a price of Rs 249.
