Page 847 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

REG. 36 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 819

(5) The driver shall switch on the fog light headlamps only when visibility
is considerably affected due to fog, dust, storm, rain or snow and only with dipped
head lamps.
32. Driving of tractors and goods vehicles
(1) The driver of a tractor shall not carry, or allow any person to be carried,
on the tractor.
(2) The number of persons in the driver’s cabin of a goods carriage shall not
be more than the number of persons specified in the certificate of registration of
the vehicle.
(3) No person shall be carried in a goods carriage for hire or reward.
33. Lane splitting (lane within a lane)
In urban areas, on roads having a maximum speed limit of forty kilometres
per hour, wherever specifically permitted by road signs, motor cyclists may filter
between three and four wheeled vehicles when the speed difference between the
motor cyclists and the other vehicles does not exceed fifteen kilometres per hour.
34. Restriction to carriage of dangerous substances
No driver of a public service vehicle shall carry, or allow any other person
to carry, any explosive or highly inflammable or otherwise dangerous substance
except the fuel and lubricants required for the vehicle.
35. Projection of loads
(1) The driver shall at all times ensure that loads, including load restraints
and loading equipment, in the vehicle are stowed and restrained in such manner
that these cannot slip, fall over, roll around, fall off the vehicle or produce avoidable
noise, even in an emergency braking situation or if the vehicle swerves suddenly.
(2) No driver shall drive in any public place a motor vehicle which is loaded
in a manner which is likely to cause danger to any person.
(3) The load or any part thereof, or any other object in the vehicle shall not
extend laterally beyond the sides of the body or to the front or to the rear, or exceed
in height or weight the limits specified in the certificate of registration of the
vehicle.
36. Registration plates
(1) No vehicle shall be driven or parked on a public road without displaying
registration plates as prescribed by the Act and the rules made thereunder.
(2) The registration plates on the front and at the rear of the vehicle shall
be clearly visible and legible and no object whatsoever or dirt shall obstruct clear
view of the entire registration place.
(3) No letter, word, figure, picture or symbol other than the registration
number shall be displayed or inscribed or written on the registration plates.
(4) No load or other goods shall be placed on a motor vehicle in such manner
as to fully or partly hide the registration plate.