Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday expressed serious concern over road safety violations arising from unauthorised LED strips, flashing name boards, and DJ-style lights fitted on buses and goods vehicles. The court reviewed multiple video clips posted on YouTube showing such modifications.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Anil K Narendran and Muralee Krishna warned that these alterations pose significant dangers to passengers and other road users. The court noted that the vehicles flagrantly violated Central Government AIS-008 and AIS-052 safety norms governing vehicle lighting and bus body design.

The bench also highlighted that filming inside drivers’ cabins while vehicles are in motion contravenes the Motor Vehicles Driving Regulations, 2017. One video shown in court depicted

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