Cameras are extremely important and useful on public roads. While it has become very normal in foreign countries, the trend is slowly catching up in India too. While many riders use the helmet-mounted cameras to record vlogs, many others use them as proof, if an accident happens. Such recording has helped in many insurance claims and even bring out the illegal activities of officials on road. 

News is coming out that The Transport Commissioner of the Motor Vehicle Department, Kerala has announced that mounting cameras on helmets and taking videos on public roads is illegal. The license of the offenders who break this rule will get cancelled. According to the Transport Commissioner, riders with cameras mounted on the helmet cannot concentrate on the road and become conscious about the footage recording in their cameras. That is why such motorists become a danger to fellow motorists and pedestrians as well.

While there is no such rule in the MV Act, the police invoke Section 53 to cancel the license of the offenders. Section 53 of MVD deals with the modifications of the vehicles and temporary cancellation of the registration of the modified vehicle until the vehicle is converted back to the stock version.

Let us sign this petition and let the Government know the public opinion on this. Rules are amended based on prejudices and bringing a clear law legalizing the use of helmet camera in every state in the country is absolutely essential.