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REG. 40 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 821

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[(5) After inspection of the documents in electronic form, referred to above,
by any police officer in uniform or any other officer authorised by the State
Government in this behalf, if the documents are found to be valid and in force,
then physical forms of such documents shall not be demanded for inspection,
including in cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any
such documents.]
39. Pedestrian crossings, footpaths and cycle tracks
(1) While approaching an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, the driver shall
slowdown, stop and give way to pedestrians, users of invalid carriages and
wheelchairs.
(2) If traffic has come to a standstill, the driver shall not drive the vehicle
on the pedestrian crossing if he is unlikely to be able to move further and thereby
block the pedestrian crossing.
(3) When any road is provided with a footpath or cycle track, no vehicle shall
drive on such footpath or track, except on the directions of a police officer in
uniform or where traffic signs permitting such movement have been displayed.
40. Knowledge and understanding of road signs, markings, traffic control
signals, the Act and the Rules
Every driver shall be conversant with and possess adequate knowledge and
understanding of the following, namely:—
(a) road signs, markings and traffic control signals;
(b) provisions of the following sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,
namely:—
(i) section 19: Grounds for disqualification or revocation of
driving licence;
(ii) section 112: Limits of speed;
(iii) section 113: Limit of weight and limitations on use;
(iv) section 121: Signals and signalling devices;
(v) section 122: Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions;
(vi) section 125: Obstruction of a driver;
(vii) section 132: Duty of a driver to stop in certain cases;
(viii) section 133: Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give
information;
(ix) section 134: Duty of a driver in case of an accident and injury
to a person;
(x) section 185: Driving by a drunken person or under the
influence of drugs;
(xi) section 186: Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive;
(xii) section 187: Punishment for offences relating to accident;

1. Inserted vide GSR 586(E), dt. 25-9-2020, w.e.f. 1-10-2020.