| Karnataka is the first state in India to come up with the | | | | the roads," federation president G.R. Shanmugappa |
| speed governor rule. The move was followed by a | | | | told a national daily. |
| directive from the Karnataka High Court in a case of | | | | Indian arm of Toyota Corp., Toyota Kirloskar Motor |
| person losing his son in a road accident in 1996. | | | | Ltd. had to temporarily halt its production near its |
| The State Transport Department's enforce installation | | | | Bangalore plant due to a strike by taxi owners and |
| of speed governors on all transport vehicles from | | | | truck operators. |
| January 1, 2008 has been heavily criticized. The goods | | | | Over 350,000 trucks, buses and private cabs went off |
| vehicle operators have opposed the rule as it should | | | | roads to protest the increased costs speed governors. |
| be implemented uniformly across India and | | | | The rule would mean to restrict the speed of |
| State-owned transport corporations have welcomed | | | | commercial vehicles to 60 kmph on high ways. The |
| the move. | | | | speed governors reduce the flow of fuel to the engine |
| Members of Federation of Karnataka State Lorry | | | | if the speed is exceeded. |
| Owners' and Agents' Associations decided to | | | | However, speed governors are not tamper-proof and |
| approach the Governor of Karnataka with the plea of | | | | once the vehicle gets registered, the owner/ driver can |
| uniform enforcement. "If the government does not | | | | always tamper with the gadget. If the 25 lakh |
| defer the enforcement, we will be forced to launch a | | | | commercial vehicles in Karnataka need to install speed |
| State-wide strike taking three lakh goods carriers off | | | | governors, it would cost around Rs. 15,000. |