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passengers to board or alight or for quick loading or unloading of goods;
(s) “traffic” includes vehicles of every description and other carriages and conveyances,
pedestrians, processions, ridden or herded animals, and all other forms of road traffic using any road
or highway for the purpose of travel; (t) “traffic island” means a physical provision and road markings marked on a carriageway, at or near an intersection to regulate the vehicular traffic;
(u) “traversed marking” means the road marking which is provided across the carriageway.
(1) Any words or expressions used in these regulations, but not defined, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
3. Duty towards other road users and the general public.- No vehicle shall be driven, stopped or parked on a road or in a public place in such a manner as is likely to endanger the safety of, or cause inconvenience to, other road users.
4. Use of roads by vehicles. –

  1. Every vehicle or combination of vehicles, while moving on a road, shall have a

driver.

  1. A motor vehicle shall be driven on the carriageway:
Provided that on dual carriageways, the vehicle shall be driven on the left carriageway unless otherwise

directed by the police officer in uniform for the time being on the duty or by appropriate road signs.

  1. Unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise, the driver shall keep the vehicle as far as possible to the left of

the carriageway, and shall allow all traffic, which is proceeding in the opposite direction, to pass on his right side.

  1. The driver shall keep the vehicle to the left while being overtaken and when approaching a bend or a hill and

when his view ahead is restricted.

  1. A heavy vehicle or speed restricted vehicle shall be driven in the left lane on a carriageway with several lanes in

one direction, except when overtaking an obstruction or a slower moving vehicle:
Provided that the driver shall return to the left lane as soon as he is safely past the obstruction or the slower moving vehicle, as the case may be.
(6) A vehicle shall not be driven on a road declared “One Way”, except in the direction specified by the signage.
(7) No driver shall pull, push or drive a vehicle against the flow of traffic, except when specifically directed to do so either through a traffic sign erected by an appropriate authority or by a police officer in uniform for the time being on duty.
(8) The driver shall keep at a safe distance from a reversing vehicle and not move toward it before the reversing vehicle has completed its backward motion.
5. Duties of drivers and riders.- (1) Every driver shall at all times drive the vehicle with due care and caution.
(2) The driver shall ensure that at the time of driving a vehicle, he is in full control of his physical and mental abilities and physically and mentally fully fit to drive a vehicle. (3) The driver shall at all times maintain a good lookout and concentrate on the road and the traffic and avoid any activity which distracts, or is likely to distract, his attention. (4) The driver and the riders shall take special care and precautions to ensure the safety of the most vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, children, the elderly and the differently abled persons. (5) The driver shall ensure that his vehicle, while moving or when stationary, does not cause any hindrance or undue inconvenience to other road users or to the occupants of any properties. (6) The driver shall ensure that his view is not obstructed and his hearing is not impaired by passengers, animals, the load, equipment in the vehicle or by the condition of the vehicle. (7) The driver shall ensure that he and the other occupants of the vehicle wears seat belts, if provided in the vehicle. (8) The driver shall ensure that a child up to twelve years of age is seated in an appropriate child restraint system, wherever provided. (9) Wherever provided by or under the law, the rider of a motor cycle, with or without a side car, and the pillionrider and occupant of the side car shall wear protective head gear (helmet) or such other safety device as specified under any law for the time being in force. (10) The driver shall ensure that loud music is not played in the vehicle. (11) The driver shall not watch digital motion pictures or videos while driving, except

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