Indian car smoking

Beginning with next Tuesday new restriction was acclaimed in New Delphi that consists of veto on smoking of any tobacco product while driving. Along with usage on mobile phones, usage of cigarettes now is legal banned in capital city of the Republic of India.

Fact that speaking on mobile phones is prohibited isn’t new for some states, but drive non-smoking is first in its heritage.

New Delphi’s High Court declared that roads are dangerous to human life, and introducing of his constrain will make driver to be more attentive, especial after asserting of fine of 1,500 rupees for not respecting of new introduced rule. Exchanging this sum in dollars it is 32 what in euro is 25, sum that for locals is heavy one.

And, this is not all. If driver will be fined more then five times, his driving license will be revoked.Same fine will be for speaking on mobiles while driving, or doing other things that distract attention of drivers, as eating, drinking, reading, writing or even interacting with pets.

Speaking about this problem, Commissioner that is responsible for traffic in New Delphi said: Anything that distracts the attention of driver is dangerous. The human mind cannot do two things simultaneously.

New law stirs up positive reactions among some drivers. 18-year-old student driver Ankita Maniktala said: “The new codes are "a very good idea. Traffic is very difficult here, it’s frightening. Sometimes I don’t know which way the cars are going to be going" referring to the accepted habit of driving the wrong way down streets to create short cuts.

It is an acute problem, taking into account fact that in New Delphi are 4 million buses, trucks, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, auto-rickshaws, bicycle-rickshaws and horse-drawn carts compete with millions of pedestrians, India’s free-roaming cows and the occasional elephant.Projecting of Anti-car-smoking policy was sustained by local government because of high rate of road deaths that grow up to 1,900 annually.

Opinions of two opposed parts react at restriction of smoking in diverse way. Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said that police were "ready to enforce the court decision.”, but driver Chetan Rawla, 20 said: “In India I doubt this can be enforced. I can just give a bribe of 50 rupees (US$1; ?80 cents) and get away without paying it (the fine)”.

Results of first smoking veto in cars remain a predicament that will demonstrate its consequences passing some time.