00:00Hi guys and welcome to drive spark I'm Pramit and today's video is gonna be a very important
00:08video as we are gonna tell you a new system that is gonna be implemented by the government in India
00:14as far as your driving license is concerned yes you heard me right this is a negative point system
00:20for driving license and here are some details that you need to know about this new system that
00:26is going to be implemented in a couple of months now the road transport ministry of India is set
00:32to introduce a negative point system for driving license or DLs to enhance road safety and curb
00:38traffic violations now obviously this system has been around in countries like the Australia the UK
00:44Germany and for this the drivers can be penalized on the road for either breaking a signal for jumping
00:50a signal or maybe speeding so offenses like this can get you negative points on your driving license
00:58and obviously a government is saying that this system will be implemented within the coming two months
01:03now let us talk about a little bit of merits and negative points now accumulating too many negative
01:12points could obviously lead to license suspension or cancellation which is obviously not a good thing
01:18now in addition to the penalties the ministry plans to reward safety driving practices with merit points
01:26and obviously the ones who are not following the law will obviously get a negative point and one who
01:31are following the law will get plus additional points on their driving license now the ministry decision
01:37to mark this shift towards stricter enforcement of traffic laws is actually a good thing
01:44now what about the license renewal or learner's permit reforms now basically if you have a lot of
01:55negative points as i mentioned earlier that your license could be suspended or canceled now what if you
02:00want to renew your license or get back your license so that you can start driving so the ministry is also
02:07considering changing the license renewal process obviously drivers seeking a renewal especially those who have
02:14a past offense like those who have a lot of negative points may need to pass the driving test under
02:19the new system which is again a very good thing that should be done and this change uh aims to ensure
02:26that all drivers will maintain high competency standards regardless of their experience currently no test is
02:32required before the license expiration
02:35what about special license for evs now specific provisions for electric vehicles are also being
02:46planned by the ministry and they are saying uh ev drivers with power outputs up to 1500 watt or speed
02:52uh or speeds of uh more than 25 kilometers per hour will need a special license to drive or ride it so
03:00right now if you have an ev vehicle that is doing around 25 kilometers an hour and that is almost producing a
03:05little less than 1500 watts you do not need a license or helmet especially for two wheelers
03:10but they will get a special license for this and obviously you have to wear a helmet all the time
03:15wearing a helmet is obviously very safe
03:21now the ministry is also planning graded eligibility for learner license potentially streamlining the process
03:28for new drivers now this move obviously involves automotive landscape as it ensures that
03:35the new drivers meet necessary standards before they hit the road obviously that should be done
03:40in an enclosed way where the new drivers can at least uh be familiar with what is going on in
03:47the road so it'll be like a enclosed simulator like a live simulator and you will go and drive over
03:53there and you will get an experience of how the road scenarios are before you actually hit the actual road
04:05so now despite a lot of efforts involving hefty fines india still reports around 1.75 lakh road accidents
04:14annually and this process is obviously being implemented to get these numbers down so yeah guys you are gonna
04:21get negative points on your driving license going forward in a couple of months when the system is up and
04:29running so please be safe drive safe otherwise your license can be suspended or can be canceled due to
04:37the negative points and if you need to know anything else let us know in the comment section and we
04:41will get back to you on that until then i'm promit signing out see you next time thank you so much
04:45for watching take care be safe and drive safe
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