Times of India | Govt to establish 14 new automated testing stations in state

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The Odisha government announced plans to add 14 new automated testing stations (ATS) for vehicle fitness, which will operate with advanced machinery and no human intervention, doubling the current seven ATS facilities in the state. Transport Department Secretary N.B.S. Rajput emphasized that the stations will strengthen road safety and ensure compliance with Central Motor Vehicle Rules by providing transparent, objective assessments for all vehicle categories, while also preparing a policy to allow private operators to set up ATS. Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur highlighted that ATS will eliminate human bias that plagued manual inspections, which had been prone to manipulation before the system’s 2024 rollout. The new stations, fully owned and run by the government, aim to certify only roadworthy vehicles, phasing out unsafe ones, and will enforce the fitness‑certificate requirements set out in Section 56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, with penalties of up to ₹5,000 or imprisonment for violations.

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#Odishagovernment #TransportAuthority #MotorVehicles #TransportDepartment #N.B.S.Rajput #AmitabhThakur

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New words in my repertoire:

Kill car,
Hit Car,
Getaway Car,
Burner Car,
Hit and Run car,
Vehicular Manslaughter

Some in the underworld, some in the upper world.

"Kill cars" are vehicles that have been stolen, sometimes months in advance, have cloned plates and contain a kit to commit and get away with murder." >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/sydney-underworld-kill-cars-used-in-organised-crime/105867242

#cars #words #KillCar #MotorVehicles #motorists #GetAwayWithMurder #roads

Image: 'Door to the Underworld', Bellingen. Also doubles up as a bicycle or pedestrian trap

Has anyone noticed that central locking offers a minor convenience we could easily do without, at the cost of massive headaches when it inevitably starts going wrong?

It's so hard to fix properly, so it works reliably across all doors. How did it ever become so ubiquitous? Did nobody notice the problems when it was introduced into high end vehicles?

#MotorVehicles #CentralLocking