Delhi High Court Stays Ban on Bull Bars till April 18, 2018

Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on decision of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways decision to ban bull bars till April 18, 2018. Bench consisting of two judges are ready to hear what manufacturers and suppliers of these automotive components have to say about the ban. No challans will be issued during this period and even if no clarity is gained on the topic, the stay can be extended further. Authorities have a lot of time to answer the queries of manufacturers and not just that, they can even come on a mutual agreement on implementation of such ban. Banning something all of a sudden is quite drastic as it results in loss of jobs and business opportunities to a typical market segment. Think of hundreds of Indian losing business and parallel to that, thousands of workers gets laid due to no work in these factories. Although it is very important to take care of every pedestrian on road, laying off a large workforce suddenly also results in tough times for humans. Bull bars, as the name explains, is made for a specific purpose. The hard steel or aluminium tubes are meant to keep large animals away from the mainframe. In other countries, bull bars are fitted on cars that belong to enforcement authorities. The use is quite practical as they have to chase and take down targets that are speeding away. Not just that, they are also in use in rural areas where high speed driving is not a trend. As animals and other threats appear out of nowhere on rural roads, these bars are used so that the owner does not end up in a repair shop every third day. Ban is not a solution to anything and India never understand the situation. It is right that it alters the body proportion and brings more damage to the occupants but only when you are at high speed. Driver should know whether they need it or not as everyone knows what sort of road they drive on regularly. It will benefit someone in a remote location who know he drives at 60 kmph in dark everyday and needs to reach home safe through stray animals with a working car for the next day.