Indian Law on Road Regulations for Drivers and Pedestrians
Fri, 09/10/2010 - 16:48 — LIG Reporter
As per Indian law, the Rules of Road Regulations, 1989 serve as the basic guide for those who drive motor vehicles on Indian roads.
The rules list out the following:
- the documents to be carried by a person while driving
- the precautions to be taken while driving
- the regulatory norms about overtaking
- being aware of the meaning of various traffic signals and adhering to it
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Some of these above mentioned road regulations became applicable from July 1, 1989.
Indian Law and Road Regulations: General Guidelines for Drivers
As per Indian law on road regulations, the following legal tips shall be applicable to those who drive on Indian roads:
- In India, drivers are supposed to drive their vehicles on the left side of the road.
- If the driver has to turn to the left, he should keep his vehicle to the left hand side of the road from which he is turning.
- If the driver has to turn to the right, he should move as near as possible to the center of the road.
- If the driver of a vehicle wishes to overtake another vehicle moving in the same direction as he is, this must be done only from the right side of that vehicle.
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Drivers shall give free passage to fire service vehicles or ambulances.
- U-turns shall not be taken on prohibited and high traffic roads.
- While making a U-turn, the driver should slow down, signal for turning to right, and check in the rear view mirror and then turn.
- Drivers shall use stipulated hand signals for slowing down, stopping, turning or overtaking.
- Driver shall ensure that all registration marks required to be shown on a vehicle are visible and not hidden by an load or goods stored in the vehicle
- Driver shall adhere to the specified speed limits.
Indian Law and Road Regulations: Overtaking and Road Junctions
As per Indian law on road regulations, the following regulations must be adhered to by those who are driving:
- No overtaking is allowed if such an action can cause inconvenience or danger to other traffic that is proceeding in the same direction .
- For safety reasons, avoid overtaking near a bend, a point, a corner or a hill wherein the road ahead is not visible.
- The driver of a vehicle being overtaken should not increase the speed or take any other action to obstruct the path of the other vehicle overtaking it as it can lead to an accident.
- The driver of a vehicle should slow down at an intersection, a road junction, a road corner or a place where pedestrians are crossing the road.
- The driver of a vehicle shall not drive rashly or in a way that endangers the safety of other people and drivers on the road.
Final Legal Take Away Tip: Indian laws stipulate that the violation of the “Rules of Road Regulation” is a punishable transgression as per city specific traffic police rules and the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Comments
There some different Traffic rules for different places. For the safe and smooth traffic we should know all the Traffic rules and regulations.
Sir,
My son was returning two wheelar home after going to temple he happen to over take a bus travelling at very slow speed, he was over taking in right , suddenly the bus applied break, An old man run accross the road towards the centre hit my son on the face, and felldown, the old person skull hit the road started to blead, My son got injuries after falling 10 feet from the person.
They were taken to the hospital and given treatment in CMC due to lack of bed the hospital advised the old man's family to shift him to Government hospital, just after half hour after shifting him to the Government hospital he was diclared dead.
My son have recievd a summons by court under section 279/304A by 19th of this month.
The old man has blindness certificate to travel in bus free
and vehicle insurance lapsed 23 days at the time of accident
Though the police said it is a simple case
I am worried kindly please advise
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Very informative guidelines.
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