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 to
ensure safety;
(ii) sound the hirn in silence zones;
(iii) make-use of a cut-out by which 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 Signs 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 incharge 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 Vehicles 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 kilometres an hour.
28. Driving Of Tractors And Goods Vehicles
A driver when driving a tractor shall not carry or allow any personto be
carried on the tractor. A driver of a goods carriage shall not carry in the
the driver's cabin more numbers of persons than that mentioned in the
registeration 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 literally beyond the side of
the body or to the front or to rear or in height beyond the permissible
limit.
30. Restriction To Carriage
Except for the fuel and the lubricants necessary for the use of the
vehicle, no explosive. highly flammable or otherwise dangerous substance
shall be otherwise 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-
(i) shall always carry with him his driving licence; certificate of
registeration; certificate of taxation and certificate of insurance of the
vehicle and in case of transport vehicle the permit and witness certificate
also;
(ii) shall on demand by ppolice 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.
33. Every driver must be conversant with the provisions of
Sections 112, 113, 121, 122, 125, 132, 134, 185, 186, 194, 207 of the Motor
Vehicle Act, 1988.
