RULES OF THE ROAD
21 - Use of horns and silence zones. - A driver of a vehicle shall not, (i) sound the horn needlessly or continuously or more than necessary to ensure safety; (ii) sound the horn in silence zones; (iii) make use of a cut-out by which exhaust gases are released other than through the silencer; (iv) fit or use any multitoned horn giving a harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise; (v) drive a vehicle creating undue noise when in motion; (vi) drive a vehicle with a muffler causing alarming sound. 22. Traffic sign and Traffic Police. - A driver of a motor vehicle and every other person using the road shall obey.- (a) every direction given, whether by signal or otherwise, by a police officer or any authorised person for the time being in-charge of the regulations of traffic; (b) any direction applicable to him and indicated on or by notice, traffic sign or signal fixed or operated by an authority, competent to do so; (c) any direction indicated by automatic signalling devices fixed at road intersections. 23. Distance from vehicle in front - The driver of a motor vehicle moving behind another vehicle shall keep at a sufficient distance from that other vehicle to avoid collision if the vehicle in front should suddenly slow down or stop. 24. Abrupt Brake - No driver of a vehicle shall apply brake abruptly unless it is necessary to do so for safety reasons. 25. Vehicles going uphill to be given precedence - On mountain roads and steep roads, the driver of a motor vehicle travelling down the hill shall give precedence to a vehicle going uphill wherever the road is not sufficiently wide to allow the vehicles to pass each other freely without danger, and stop the stop the vehicle to the side of the road in order to allow any vehicle proceeding uphill to pass. 26. Obstruction of driver - A driver of a motor vehicle shall not allow any person to stand or sit or anything to be placed in such a manner or position as to hamper his control of the vehicle. 27. Speed TO Be Restricted - The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when passing a meeting or procession or a body of troops or police on the march or when passing workmen engaged on road repair, drive at a speed not exceeding 25 kilometers an hour. 28. Driving of tractors and goods vehicles - A driver when driving a tractor shall not carry or allow any person to be carried on the tractor. A driver of a goods carriage shall not carry in the driver's cabin more numbers of persons than that mentioned in the registration certificate and shall not carry passengers for hire or reward. 29. Projection of loads – No person shall drive in any public place any motor vehicle which is loaded in a manner likely to cause danger to any person in such a manner that the load or any part thereof or anything extends laterally beyond the side of the body or to the front or to rear or in height beyond the permissible limit. 30. Restriction to carriage dangerous substances. - Except for the fuel and the lubricants necessary for the use of the vehicle, no explosive, highly inflammable or otherwise dangerous substance, shall be carried on any public service vehicle. 31. Restrictions on driving backwards - No driver of a motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle to be driven backwards without first satisfying himself that he will not thereby cause danger or undue inconvenience to any other person or in any circumstances, for any greater distance or period of time than maybe reasonably necessary in order to turn the vehicle round. 32. Production of document a person driving a vehicle, - (1) shall always carry with him his driving licence; certificate of registration; certificate of taxation and certificate of insurance of the vehicle and in case of transport vehicle the permit and fitness certificate also; (2) shall on demand by police officer in uniform or an officer of the Motor Vehicle Department in uniform or any other officer authorised by the Government, produce the documents for inspection: [Provided that where any or all of the documents are not in his possession, he shall produce in person an extract or extracts of the documents duly attested by any police officer or by any other officer or send it to the officer who demanded the documents, by registered post, within 15 days of the demand.] 33. Every driver must be conversant with the provisions of Sections 112, 113, 121, 122, 125, 132, 134, 185, 186, 194 and 207 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.Read More......... |
