HYDERABAD: In the wake of the increasing number of accidents, the Road Transport Authority came out with a new set of rules here on Tuesday. Speaking to newsmen, Transport Commissioner J Raymond Peter said that hereafter, transport vehicles must display radium stickers.
“Commercial vehicles bought after April 1, 2009 have been delivered with radium stickers. Vehicles bought prior to April should also display radium stickers,” he said. If a vehicle weighs more than 7.5 tonnes, it should display white sticker on the front, red on the rear and yellow on the sides.
For vehicles between 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes, red sticker should be on the rear and white on the front, Peter said.
Similarly, vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes should sport red and white stickers. The companies that supply stickers are 3M, Reflex Eye and Evvy. “As of now, many vehicle owners are using duplicate stickers that do not reflect.
With the prescribed radium sticker in place, motorists will have a better view of the opposite side at night,’’ Peter said.
Radium stickers are a must for all vehicles that come for fitness renewal from August. All public transport vehicles should have “speed governors” with a maximum speed of 65 kmph, he added.