Page 835 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

REG. 12 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 807

11. Indication of signals
(1) The driver shall clearly indicate his intention to change course, turn left
or right and before making any manoeuvre, using mechanical or electrical devices
fitted in the vehicle or by hand signals.
(2) In case a mechanical or electrical device is not fitted in the vehicle for
giving signals or, the said device is provided but not functioning, the driver shall
give manual signals as specified below—
(i) to stop, a driver shall raise his right forearm vertically outside of,
and to the right of, the vehicle, palm to the right;
(ii) to turn to the right or to drive to the right-hand side of the road in
order to pass another vehicle or for any other reason, the driver shall
extend his right arm in a horizontal position outside of, and to the
right of, his vehicle with the palm of the hand turned to the front;
(iii) to turn to the left or to drive to the left-hand side of the road, the
driver shall extend his right arm and rotate it in an anti-clockwise
direction;
(iv) to indicate to the driver of a vehicle behind him that the latter may
overtake, the driver shall extend his right arm and hand horizontally
outside of, and to the right of, the vehicle and shall swing the arm
backward and forward in a semi-circular motion.
12. Traffic control signals
While approaching a traffic control signal, the vehicle shall slow down and
follow the directions given by the traffic control signals in the following manner,
namely:—
(1) Red traffic light,—
(a) a motor vehicle facing the red light of a traffic control signal at an
intersection or at a place other than an intersection, shall stop the
vehicle before the stop line preceding the pedestrian crossing;
(b) if the stop line is not marked or, if marked is not visible, the vehicle
shall stop before the pedestrian crossing;
(c) if there is no marked pedestrian crossing, the vehicle shall stop before
the primary traffic signal;
(d) the vehicle shall move with caution after the green traffic signal turns
on;
(e) when, at an intersection or at a place other than an intersection, rapid
intermittent flashes of red light are displayed by a traffic control
signal, the vehicle facing the signal shall,—
(i) stop before the stop line preceding the pedestrian crossing;
(ii) stop before the pedestrian crossing if the stop line is not
marked or, if marked is not visible;