Section 128 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders

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Section 128: Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders

  • (1) No driver of a two-wheeled motor cycle shall carry more than one person in addition to himself on the motor cycle and no such person shall be carried otherwise than sitting on a proper seat securely fixed to the motor cycle behind the driver’s seat with appropriate safety measures.
  • (2) In addition to the safety measures mentioned in sub-section (1), the Central Government may, prescribe other safety measures for the drivers of two-wheeled motor cycles and pillion riders thereon.

Source: official text of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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