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48 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 31J

Driving Fuel Efficiency 1

Practical - 22 hours
Topic Hours
Basic Driving Practice (in Driving Range) 2
Skill Driving Practice (in Driving Range) 4

Driving Practice in Rural and Highway Roads 3
Driving Practice in City Roads (in Dense and Lane Traffic) 3
Uphill & Downhill Driving 2
Reversing, Parking 2

Simulator Training (initiation, rain, fog, night etc.) 3
Driving Fuel Efficiency 1
Theory Test & Evaluation 2
1. DRIVING THEORY-II

1 Qualities of a good driver Patience, responsibility, self-confidence,
anticipation, concentration, courtesy, defensive
driving, knowledge of road rules/regulations,
knowledge of vehicle controls, maintenance and
simple mechanism

2 Knowledge of vehicle controls —Major controls
—Minor controls
3 Response to controls —Brake—Gradual/Sudden/Sudden fierce
—Clutch
—Steering
4 Pre-driving checks (i) Before sitting on driver’s seat, and
(ii) after sitting on driver’s seat.
5 Holding steering wheel —Push and pull method practice—on the move
—while gear changing
—while turning
—while sounding horn
—while operating dash board switches
—while signalling
—on emergency
6 Gear changing —Double de-clutching, importance and
procedure single clutching
—Gear up procedure, shifting to lower gears
—Gear down procedure, shifting to higher gears