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State to slow down under-18 speed devils
Updated On: 15 October, 2011 07:30 AM IST | | Shashank Rao
A proposed amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act will prevent teenagers under the age of 18 from obtaining special licences, which permit them to drive gearless 50 cc two-wheelers
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For all the under-18 adrenaline-junkies who have special licences that help them indulge their need for speed, it might soon be time to slow down.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed an amendment in the existing Motor Vehicles Act, which will disallow any individual below the age of 18 to obtain licences, even for two-wheelers like 50 cc gearless mopeds.
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