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SC issues pan-India road safety guidelines, bans heavy-vehicle parking on expressways
The Supreme Court issued pan-India guidelines to enhance road safety, including a ban on parking heavy vehicles on expressways, stating highways are disproportionately fatal for motorists. The bench led by Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar highlighted that national highways make up about 2% of road length but account for nearly 30% of road fatalities.
Why It Matters
The guidelines aim to prevent expressways from becoming corridors of peril and could influence road safety enforcement nationwide.
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Supreme Court issues pan-India road safety guidelines, bans heavy-vehicle parking on expressways
April 19, 2026
A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar stated that expressways should not become corridors of peril and issued pan-India guidelines to improve road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy vehicles on expressways. They noted that national highways constitute about 2% of India’s total road length but account for nearly 30% of all road fatalities.