Speed & Reckless DrivingPetroleum Act 1934, Section 13 + PESO regulations – violation can attract ₹3,000 fine; State fire safety rules

Fuel-Stop Safety

Rule: Switch off engine at petrol pumps; no mobile phone use; no smoking within 9 metres

HPCL pump, NH-44, Nagpur bypass

Vikram leaves truck engine running while fuelling a 400-litre tank — 'Kabhi kuch nahin hua.'

→ Pump attendant refuses to fuel until engine is off. Vikram argues; manager arrives, cites PESO rule. Minor scene; delay of 12 minutes.

✓ Lesson: Running engine during fuelling creates ignition risk — one static spark near 400 litres of diesel is catastrophic.

Next fuel stop, Jabalpur

Vikram switches off engine before pulling to the pump, pockets phone, steps away from cab while fuelling.

→ Fast, uneventful fill-up. Attendant thanks him for compliance.

✓ Lesson: Three habits — off, pocketed, step away — take 10 seconds and prevent fires that kill drivers and attendants alike.

Truckers' WhatsApp group

Vikram posts the PESO rules graphic, asking who knew all three.

→ Only 4 of 30 drivers say they knew all three rules. Discussion leads to fleet-wide safety bulletin.

✓ Lesson: Knowing the rule before the incident is the only version that saves lives.

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