New traffic rules to come into effect from Oct 1; changes you need to know

There are a number of changes that one needs to keep in mind before hitting the road tomorrow

Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act, 1989, will come into force from Thursday, October 1. Major changes include no physical verification of documents to monitoring the driver's behaviour. According to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), changes have been done for better implementation of traffic rules, push digitisation, and prevent harassment of drivers by police officials.

Here's all you need to keep in mind before hitting the road tomorrow:

• There will be no physical verification of vehicular documents like driving license or registration certificate. In case someone's driving license needs to be revoked, it will be done digitally through