Page 830 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

802 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 REG. 5

(2) Any words or expressions used in these regulations, but not defined, shall
have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
3. Duty towards other road users and the general public
No vehicle shall be driven, stopped or parked on a road or in a public place
in such a manner as is likely to endanger the safety of, or cause inconvenience
to, other road users.
4. Use of roads by vehicles
(1) Every vehicle or combination of vehicles, while moving on a road, shall
have a driver.
(2) A motor vehicle shall be driven on the carriageway:
PROVIDED that on dual carriageways, the vehicle shall be driven on the left
carriageway unless otherwise directed by the police officer in uniform for the time
being on the duty or by appropriate road signs.
(3) Unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise, the driver shall keep
the vehicle as far as possible to the left of the carriageway, and shall allow all
traffic, which is proceeding in the opposite direction, to pass on his right side.
(4) The driver shall keep the vehicle to the left while being overtaken and
when approaching a bend or a hill and when his view ahead is restricted.
(5) A heavy vehicle or speed restricted vehicle shall be driven in the left lane
on a carriageway with several lanes in one direction, except when overtaking an
obstruction or a slower moving vehicle:
PROVIDED that the driver shall return to the left lane as soon as he is safely
past the obstruction or the slower moving vehicle, as the case may be.
(6) A vehicle shall not be driven on a road declared “One Way”, except in
the direction specified by the signage.
(7) No driver shall pull, push or drive a vehicle against the flow of traffic,
except when specifically directed to do so either through a traffic sign erected by
an appropriate authority or by a police officer in uniform for the time being on
duty.
(8) The driver shall keep at a safe distance from a reversing vehicle and not
move toward it before the reversing vehicle has completed its backward motion.
5. Duties of drivers and riders
(1) Every driver shall at all times drive the vehicle with due care and caution.
(2) The driver shall ensure that at the time of driving a vehicle, he is in full
control of his physical and mental abilities and physically and mentally fully fit
to drive a vehicle.
(3) The driver shall at all times maintain a good lookout and concentrate on
the road and the traffic and avoid any activity which distracts, or is likely to
distract, his attention.