Bengaluru, June 20 -- The government is planning to make anti-lock braking systems mandatory for all two-wheelers sold in the country starting January 1, 2026. This has been taken into account after a staggering increase in road accidents.

Currently, ABS is mandated for all two-wheeler vehicles having an engine capacity of above 125 CC. But from next year, the government is planning to impose ABS systems on all two-wheelers regardless of the engine capacity.

According to Government data, a staggering 74,897 casualties were reported in 2022 through two-wheelers, which amounted to 44.5 percent of total road accidents related fatalities alone.

As of 2022, India has over 26.4 crore registered two-wheelers and almost 45 percent of these veh...