Ensure panic buttons are fixed properly in public vehicles

WHILE the state transport department has mandated affixing emergency panic buttons in public vehicles, including buses, cabs, maxi-cabs, and goods vehicles with national permits, it has also ordered that the panic devices and buttons be in working condition when accessed by people during emergencies.

- AKNISREE KARTHIK @Bengaluru

The department said the wires of the Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) and emergency button should be connected properly and the power button be kept on, so that if anyone pushes it during an emergency, the 24x7 Command and Control Centre at the Transport Department head office in Shanthinagar may duly get an alert, eliciting immediate action.