On October 21, 2021, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified draft rules for safety of children below 4 years.
The Draft Rules recommends the following:
- For children below four years, safety harness shall be used for attaching the child to the driver of the motorcycle.
- Driver shall ensure that the child pillion passenger aged between 09 months and 4 years must wear his/her own crash helmet which fits his/her head or wear bicycle helmet complying with [ASTM 1447]/ [European (CEN)BS EN 1080/BS EN 1078] till such time that the specifications are prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016.
- Speed of the motorcycle with the child upto age 4 years being carried as a pillion, shall not be more than 40 kmph.