Page 837 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

REG. 14 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 809

intersection shall slow down and may drive into the intersection or
pedestrian crossing with caution after giving way to the pedestrians
and vehicles which are already within the intersection.
13. Manual traffic control
(1) Where a police officer in uniform or any other authorised person is
regulating the traffic at an intersection or at a place other than an intersection,
the driver shall slowdown the vehicle and follow the directions of the said officer
or person.

(2) When a “STOP” signal is shown by the police officer in uniform or any
other authorised person, the driver shall stop the vehicle before the stop line
preceding the pedestrian crossing.
(3) In case the stop line is not marked or, if marked is not visible, the driver
shall stop the vehicle before the pedestrian crossing.
(4) In case there is no marked pedestrian crossing, the driver shall stop the
vehicle before the approaching road at the junction.
(5) When a vehicle has stopped in compliance to a “STOP” signal given by
the police officer in uniform or any other authorised person, it shall not move
further until a signal to proceed is given by the said officer or person.
14. Overtaking
(1) A motor vehicle shall not overtake any other road user unless it is safe
and not in violation of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder or
any other law for the time being in force.
(2) A vehicle shall be overtaken only from the right side:
PROVIDED that a vehicle may be overtaken from the left, if—
(a) the vehicle which is to overtake and the vehicle which is to be
overtaken are both driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle ahead
can be safely overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle
being overtaken;
(b) the vehicle to be overtaken is either turning right or making a ‘U’
turn from the centre of the road and is giving a signal to turn and it
would be safe to overtake it from the left; or
(c) the vehicle to be overtaken is stationary and it is safe to pass it from
the left.
(3) No vehicle shall be overtaken if such overtaking is likely to impede the
oncoming traffic.
(4) While overtaking, the vehicle shall be driven at a speed higher than that
of the vehicle to be overtaken, but the speed shall not exceed maximum speed
limit specified by or under the Act or the rules made thereunder.
(5) No vehicle shall overtake—

(a) if the traffic situation is not clear;