DRIVING REGULATIONS
(Tenth
Schedule, M. V. Act, 1939)
1. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall drive the vehicle as close to the left hand side of
the road as may be expedient, and shall allow all traffic which in proceeding
in the opposite direction to pass him on his right hand side.
2. Except as
provided in regulation 3, the driver of a motor vehicle shall pass to the right
of a traffic proceeding in the same direction as himself.
3. The driver
of a motor vehicle may pass to the left of a vehicle the driver of which having
indicated an intention to turn to the right has drawn to the centre of the road
and may pass a tram-car or other vehicle running on fixed rails, whether
traveling in the same direction as himself or otherwise, on either side provided
that in no case shall he pass a tram-car at a time or in a manner likely to .
cause danger or inconvenience to other users of the road or pass on the left
hand side a tram-car which, when in motion would be travelling in the same
direction as himself while the tram car is at rest for the purpose of setting
down or taking up passengers.
4. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall not a vehicle travelling in the same direction as
himself:- (a) if his passing is likely to cause inconvenience or danger to
other traffic proceeding in any direction, or (b) where a point or corner or a
hill or an obstruction of any kind renders the road ahead not clearly visible.
5. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall not, when being overtaken or being pass by another
vehicle, increase speed or do anything in any way to prevent the other vehicle
from passing him.
6. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall, slow down when approaching a road intersection, a
road junction or a road corner and shall not enter any such intersection or
junction until he has become aware that he may do as without endangering the
safety of person thereon.
7. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall on entering a road intersection, if the road is
entered is main road designated as such, given way to the vehicles proceeding
along that road and in any other cast give way to all traffic approaching the
intersection on his right hand.
8. The driver
of motor vehicle shall, when passing or meeting a procession or a body of
troops or police on the march or when passing workmen engaged on road repair,
drive, at a speed not greater than fifteen miles an hour.
9. The driver
of a motor vehicle shall (a) when turning to the left drive as close as may be
to the left hand side of the road from which he is making the turn and of the
road which he is entering. (b) when turning to the right draw as near as may be
to the centre of the road along which he is travelling and cause the vehicle to
move in such a manner that — (i) as far as may be practicable it passes beyond,
and so as to leave on the driver’s right hand, a point formed by inter section
of the centre line of the intersecting road and (ii) it arrives near as may be
at the left hand side of the road which the driver is entering.
SIGNALS
(Seventh
Schedule, M. V. Act. 1939)
1. When about
to turn to the right or drive to the right hand side of the road in order to
pass another vehicle or for any other purpose, a driver shall extend his right
arm in a horizontal position outside of and to the right of his vehicle with
the palm of the hand turned to the front.
2. When about
to turn to the left or to drive to the left hand side of the road, a driver
shall extend his right arm and rotate it in an anticlockwise direction.
3. When about
to slow down, a driver shall extend his right arm with the palm down ward and
to the right of the vehicle and shall move the arm so extended up and down several
times in such a manner that the ingal can be seen by the driver of any vehicle
which may be behind him.
4. When about
to stop, a driver shall raise his right forearm vertically outside of and to
the right of the vehicle palm to the front.
5. When a
driver wishes to indicate to the driver of a vehicle behind him that he desires
that driver to overtake him he shall extend his right arm and hand horizontally
outside of and to the right of the vehicle and shall swing the arm backwards
and forwards in a semi circular motion.
No comments:
Post a Comment