Page 846 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
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818            MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017         REG. 31

                                       the accident shall refrain from losing temper or provoking any other
                                       person or persons;
                                   (ii) the driver or any other occupant shall get the other driver’s name,
                                       address, contact information and insurance details, and provide the
                                       same to him;
                                  (iii) if an amicable settlement cannot be made, call the police immediately;
                                  (iv) if police has been informed, all persons involved in the accident shall
                                       remain at the scene until the investigators arrive and permit them to
                                       leave.
                          30. Towing a vehicle
                               (1) No two-wheeled motor vehicle shall be towed by another vehicle.
                               (2) The maximum speed while towing a vehicle shall not exceed twenty-five
                          kilometres per hour.
                               (3) The distance between the towed vehicle and the towing vehicle shall not
                          exceed five metres.
                               (4) The tow ropes or chains shall be prominently visible to other by road
                          users.
                               (5) A retro reflective “ON TOW” sign not less than ten centimetres in height
                          and two centimetres in width with spacing of two centimetres between the letters
                          on white background shall be displayed on the front of the towing vehicle and
                          at the rear of the vehicle being towed and a driver shall not tow a vehicle at night,
                          in darkness or in adverse weather conditions unless the hazard warning lights
                          of both vehicles are switched on:
                               PROVIDED that if the hazard warning lights of the vehicle being towed are
                          not functional, it shall not be towed unless the hazard warning lights of the towing
                          vehicle are switched on.
                          31. Vehicle lighting
                               (1) The driver shall use the specified lighting devices at nightfall, at night
                          and at dawn and at other times when visibility is poor:
                               PROVIDED that the driver of a two-wheeled motor vehicle shall drive with
                          dipped head lights switched on during the day time also.
                               (2) The lighting devices of a vehicle shall at all times be kept in good working
                          condition and no lighting device shall be obscured by any object or dirt.
                               (3) No driver shall—
                                   (i) drive the vehicle with parking lights only, unless so directed by a
                                       police officer in uniform or any other authorised person; and
                                   (ii) use high beam inappropriately or for long duration or on well-lit
                                       roads.
                               (4) High beam shall be dipped in good time on the approach of an oncoming
                          vehicle or when driving close behind another vehicle.
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