 Road Regulations was brought into effect from July
1, 1989. It provides the basic guidelines to be followed
by drivers plying on Indian roads, showcasing the rules
which he has to follow, while on the
roads.
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 1. Short
Title And Commencement
(a) These regulations may be called the Rules Of
The Roads Regulations, 1989.
(b)
They came into force from July 1, 1989. |
 2.
Keep Left
The driver of
a motor vehicle shall drive the vehicle as close to the
left side of the road as may be expedient and shall
allow all traffic which is proceeding in the opposite
direction to pass on his left hand side. |
 3.Turning to Left And
Right
The driver of a
motor vehicle shall:
-- when
turning to the left, drive as close as maybe to the left
hand side of the road from which he is making the turn
and of the road which he is entering.
-- when turning to the right draw as near as near
as may be to the center of the road which the driver is
entering. |
 4.Passing To The Right
Except as provided in regulation 5, the driver of
a motor vehicle shall pass to the right of all traffic
proceeding in the same direction as himself. |
5.Passing To The
Left
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 center of the road and may
pass on either side, a tram car or other vehicle running
on fixed rails whether traveling in the same direction
as himself or otherwise 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
including persons leaving or about to enter tram
cars. |
6.Overtaking Prohibited In Certain Cases
The driver of a motor vehicle shall
not pass a vehicle traveling in the same direction as
himself:
(a) if his passing is
likely to pass inconvenience or danger to other traffic proceeding
in any direction;
(b)
if he is near a point, a bend or corner or a hill or
other obstruction of any kind that renders the road ahead
not clearly visible;
(c) if he
knows that the driver who is following him has not signaled
that he may be overtaken. |
7.Overtaking Not To Be
Obstructed.
The driver
of a motor vehicle shall not, when being overtaken or
being passed by another vehicle, increase speed or do
anything in any way to prevent the other vehicle from
passing him. |
 8.Caution At Road Junction
The driver of a motor vehicle shall
slow down when approaching a road intersection, a road
junction, pedestrian crossing or a road corner, and
shall not enter any such intersection, junction or
crossing until he has become aware that he may do so
without endangering the safety of persons
thereon. |
9.Giving Way To Traffic At Road
Junction
The driver of
a motor vehicle shall, on entering a road interjection
at which traffic is not being regulated, if the road
entered is a main road designated as such, give way to
the vehicles proceeding along the road, and in any other
case give way to all traffic approaching to the
intersection on his right hand. |
 10.Fire Service Vehicles And Ambulances To Be
Given Free Passage
Each
driver shall on the approach of a fire service vehicle
or an ambulance allow it free passage by drawing it to
the side of the road. |
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