Mistry death: Experts call for better enforcement of seat belt regulations

To begin with, seat belts for rear passengers should be enforced at least on national highways when one is travelling at 70 kmph and above, say safety experts

The Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d crash, which claimed the lives of Cyrus Mistry, the scion of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, and Jehangir Pandole, director-global strategy group at KPMG’s London office in the UK, has brought into sharp focus the passive safety features, including airbags and seatbelts — and their enforcement.  

Safety experts are of the view that it is high time a regulation like wearing a seatbelt is enforced in a more stringent manner. To begin with, seatbelts for rear passengers should be enforced at least on national highways when one is travelling at 70 kilometres per hour and above. National highways