Page 318 - The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

234 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.