Cyrus Mistry, the youngest descendant of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, was killed in a horrific car accident on 4 September. According to preliminary investigation, the former chairman of Tata Sons was not wearing a seat belt. Also, the driver’s lapse of judgment and excessive speed may have caused the accident.
Anand Mahindra has reacted to the said report and asked everyone to follow one thing while traveling by car. He has asked everyone to wear seat belts “even in the back seat of the car”.
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“I pledge to always wear my seat belt even in the back seat of the car. And I urge all of you to take that pledge too. We all owe it to our families,” tweeted the billionaire businessman.
To this, a person wrote that Mahindra, one of the leading automobile manufacturers in India, should ensure that cars do not start until all seat belts are worn. He said that “when the engine is started someone removes the seat belt the big siren goes off”.
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Another user believed the request was inappropriate. “Then you would need sensor pads under each seat to determine if there is a person in the seat. What if we have 15 passengers in a 5 seater?” She wrote.
One user wrote that he had canceled his trip from Bangalore to Coimbatore in the cab as the seat belt was not usable. Another user made a similar request to Anand Mahindra. “Also, please consider setting an example by setting alarms for all seats in Mahindra cars if one is not wearing a seatbelt. I understand, the law does not mandate it but a social commitment is beyond the law. Personal pledge is welcome, social pledge is commendable.”
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According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States, many American cars have seat belt reminders that are too short or too quiet, which makes them too easy to ignore. Highway safety experts say the way American cars alert drivers who forget to fasten their seat belts needs to be changed.
26 medium-sized SUV vehicles were put to the tough standards of the IIHS testing. Only two achieved excellent grades under our new seatbelt rating standards, so the results weren’t particularly excellent.
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The Audi Q3, Honda CR-V, HR-V and Pilot, and the Chevrolet Equinox and Traverse were among the SUVs that scored “poorly” in the test.
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