Bangalore: Boot-mounted cycle carriers need RTO approval

itwasntme · 14th October 2020, 11:49

From Bangalore Mirror.

Bangalore Traffic Police seems to have started fining motorists with primarily boot-mounted cycle carriers. The reason is sideways protrusions + obscuring rear number plates.

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c...w/78649072.cms

2cents · 14th October 2020, 12:13

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Originally Posted by itwasntme

....The reason is sideways protrusions + obscuring number plates.

Fair enough. When I read the title I thought you meant this

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Bangalore: Boot-mounted cycle carriers need RTO approval-carrier.jpg

vamsi.vadrevu · 17th October 2020, 10:06

Bicycle mounted sideways will always have side protrusions. Is this mounting system really illegal in India?

vharihar · 17th October 2020, 11:37

See:

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c...w/78649072.cms

For once I agree with the RTO and traffic police. The pic in the above link showing a boot mounted bicycle rack does look dangerous for other road users because of its extensions on either side of the car, especially in Indian driving conditions where margins/gaps are quite small (between 2 vehicles, or even between a vehicle and a pedestrian)

Instead of arguing that "Other vehicles like rickshaws etc carry oversized loads and are let scot free so why not us too", the argument must instead be to start fining them too.

Meanwhile, avid cyclists should perhaps go in for roof mounted bike racks.

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vamsi.vadrevu BHPian Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 202 Thanked: 649 Times View My Garage	Re: Bangalore: Boot-mounted cycle carriers need RTO approval Bicycle mounted sideways will always have side protrusions. Is this mounting system really illegal in India?
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vharihar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 968 Thanked: 1,557 Times	Re: Bangalore: Boot-mounted cycle carriers need RTO approval See: https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c...w/78649072.cms For once I agree with the RTO and traffic police. The pic in the above link showing a boot mounted bicycle rack does look dangerous for other road users because of its extensions on either side of the car, especially in Indian driving conditions where margins/gaps are quite small (between 2 vehicles, or even between a vehicle and a pedestrian) Instead of arguing that "Other vehicles like rickshaws etc carry oversized loads and are let scot free so why not us too", the argument must instead be to start fining them too. Meanwhile, avid cyclists should perhaps go in for roof mounted bike racks. Last edited by vharihar : 17th October 2020 at 11:42.
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