Hyderabad, Sept. 13 -- To prevent accidents caused by low visibility, the Telangana transport department on Friday, September 12, issued guidelines making it mandatory for all categories of transport and private vehicles to be fitted with reflective tapes and rear marking plates, as per the Motor Vehicles Act.

Officials observed that several motorists either park their vehicles on roads or move slowly during nighttime, often causing accidents as approaching drivers fail to notice them clearly.

AIS quality tapes mandatory: Transport dept

To address this, the department has directed that only high-quality reflective tapes with international standards such as AIS 057, AIS 090, and AIS 089 should be affixed to vehicles.

The transport depa...