Keep To Your Left – Always drive or ride on the left side of the road and let other vehicles overtake you from the right side.
Stay Left When You Turn Left – When turning towards left, start with approaching the curb from the left-most lane and ensure there’s enough distance for oncoming vehicles to pass.
Turn Right – Come to the centre of the road before you start turning right but when going around the curb, try to stay towards the left-most part of your lane to avoid contact with oncoming traffic.
Always Overtake from the right side.
When being overtaken by another vehicle, never increase your speed to prevent the other driver from overtaking you.
Be extra careful on intersections. Also, when passing through them, ensure your vehicle doesn’t cause inconvenience to other road users.
Right of Way- Always give a right of way to vehicles on intersections by letting them continue without stopping in that particular direction in which you are about to proceed.
Emergency Vehicles – It is your responsibility to give way to emergency services vehicles such as fire engines and ambulances.
Pedestrians have the right of way at pedestrian crossings or zebra crossings.
“U” Turns- U-turns can only be taken when there is no warning sign nearby you give a proper indication to other vehicle drivers that you are going to take a U turn
Indicators – Always use indicators to let other road users know about the planned change in the direction of travel. If your vehicle indicators get damaged without any warning, use hand signals
Parking – Make sure you don’t park your vehicle in a way it causes any hurdle or disturbance to any other road users.
Registration – Your vehicle’s registration plate should be visible at all times. In case it is broken or damaged, you need to get it replaced at the earliest. Driving a vehicle with its registration number not being visible is a serious offence.
One way Roads – Always drive only in the permissible direction on a one-way road. Also, never park your vehicle in reverse on a one way street.
Stop Lines – Always stop your vehicle behind the stop lines. On roads with no stop lines, make sure your vehicle comes to a halt before the Zebra-crossing.
Towing – No vehicles should be towed closer to other vehicles on the road. However, vehicles that are mechanically disabled and those confiscated by the police are exceptions to this rule.
Noise – Drivers should not horn needlessly or excessively or use them in no-honking zones like hospital zones and school zones, etc. Also, one should not drive with non-OEM-spec silencers
Traffic Lights and Signs should be always obeyed. One should respect instructions given by a traffic cop when there are no traffic lights available.
Following Distance – Always keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you as this will give you enough time to come to a stop in case the vehicle in front brakes suddenly.
Right of way on Steep Roads – When going up on an incline, you have the right of way as it might be difficult for you to stop and regain momentum. The vice versa holds true when you’re driving downhill.
Obstruction of View – You should always have a clear view of the road ahead. Therefore, your car’s windshield shouldn’t have stickers that might obstruct your view.
Passing Pedestrians Do not drive at more than 25 km/hr, when you passing a procession, meeting, strike, or a march.
Tractor and Goods Carriages – It is prohibited to carry passengers on a tractor or a goods carrier
Loading – Overloading a vehicle is not only dangerous but even illegal. Therefore, one should not carry more than a permissible number of passengers or excessive luggage that the vehicle isn’t designed to carry.
Dangerous Materials – One should not carry explosives, inflammable or harmful substances as they are a fire hazard.
Driving in Reverse – When driving in reverse, you should make sure you do not cause annoyance to any other people on the road.
Essential Documents – Always carry the following documents – Driving license, Registration certificate of the vehicle, Insurance certificate, fitness certificate (in case of commercial vehicle), tourist permit (in case of commercial vehicle) and PUC certificate.
Additional Regulations – In addition to the above, the drivers should be aware of al the road safety rules, such as those of speed limit, one-way streets, etc.
Roads are busy with cars, buses, taxis, bikes and pedestrians. Since Covid19 many people are avoiding public transport. More families are out riding their bikes. At the same time, electric cars are also gaining popularity. They are silent, so you or your little ones may not hear them coming. Consequently our roads are dangerous places.
On average, five people die every day on the road in Great Britain and countless more are seriously injured. (Brake.org.uk)
This article gives you a brief overview as to what to do in order to stay safe on the road. It will also guide you through how to help safely in the event of an accident. Take
Understanding traffic signs is crucial for optimum safety on the road. These traffic signs communicate the basic rules and regulations of road safety in the form of extremely simple graphics that can be easily understood within seconds. In fact, any person applying for a driving license, for example, needs to be completely aware of all the traffic signs to pass the theoretical exam of a driving test. Discussed below are the various types of traffic signs or symbols for Indian roads.
The various traffic signs used in India have an array of functions. These are -
Supports drivers with information about the road, facility around, lane to drive in, etc.
Ensures road discipline
Provides road instructions
Provides information about crossro
ads, potholes, curves, etc.
Marks the entry and exit points
Informs about parking areas
Informs about maintaining the desired speed limit while crossing any institutes to prevent accidents
There are several other types of traffic signals in India, such as:
Hand signal by traffic police.
Pavement marking or road marking signs.
Traffic light signals
Besides road accidents, traffic signs save from incidents of road rage, profanities, aggressive acceleration, etc. According to the New Motor Vehicle Act of 2019, penalties for breaking traffic rules are made strict and incur higher penalties. Therefore, it is advisable to know all traffic signs and follow those.
This article gives you a brief overview as to what to do in order to stay safe on the road. It will also guide you through how to help safely in the event of an accident. Take
Traffic fines makes everyone wary and that’s probably why they’re even introduced in the first place. Effective since the 1st of September-2019 and with the aim of enhancing road safety, the Motor Vehicles Amendment comes with new traffic fines and violation penalties you should be cautious of, as most of these fines have been increased by a large margin! Especially for violations such as drunk driving, not giving way to emergency vehicles like ambulances and fire engines, driving without licence, driving while speaking on the phone, and driving without a valid insurance amongst other traffic violations. Let’s take a look at all the violations and the revised fines for the same:
Since these fines have just been introduced, currently you do have to visit the court to pay for your challan. However, once all states are notified of all norms. With due time, some violations would need a court visit while some of them would be required to be paid on-spot. Following is a quick table to help you figure it out.