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12 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 9
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9. [Minimum training and language comprehension requirement] for drivers of
goods carriages carrying dangerous or hazardous goods
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[(1) One year from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Rules, 1993, any person driving a goods carriage carrying goods of
dangerous or hazardous nature to human life shall, in addition to being the holder of a
driving licence to drive a transport vehicle, also has the ability to read and write at least
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one Indian language out of those [specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution] and
English and also posseses a certificate of having successfully passed a course consisting
of following syllabus and periodicity connected with the transport of such goods:
Period of training 3 days
Place of training At any institute recognised by the State
Government
Syllabus
A. Defensive driving
Questionnaire Duration of training for
Cause of accidents A and B—1st and 2nd day
Accidents statistics
Driver’s personal fitness
Car condition
Braking distance
Highway driving
Road/Pedestrian crossing
Railway crossing
Adapting to weather
Head-on collision
Rear-end collision
Night driving
Films and discussion
B. Advanced driving skills and training
(i) Discussion
Before starting —Check list
—outside/below/near vehicle
—product side
—inside vehicle
During driving —Correct speed/gear
—signalling
—lane control
—overtaking/giving side
—speed limit/safe distance
—driving on slopes
Before stopping —safe stopping place, signalling, road
width, condition

1 Substituted for “Educational qualifications” vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
2 Substituted vide GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993, w.e.f. 26-3-1993.
3 Substituted for “specified in Schedule VII of the Constitution” vide GSR 221(E), dt. 28-3-2001, w.e.f. 28-3-2001.