(Updated in 2024) (As Amended by G.S.R. 38(E), dt.15/01/2024 - Amendments in Regulation 8(1)(g), Regulation 8(3)(b) and Regulation 15(4) G.S.R. 586(E), dt.25/09/2020 - Amendments in Regulation 37, Regulation 38(1), Regulation 38(3) and Regulation 38(5)) (Published in the Gazette of India, Ext. Part II, Section 3(i) dt.23/06/2017) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION G.S.R.634(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 118 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), and in supersession of the Rules of the Road Regulations, 1989, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations for the driving of motor vehicles, namely:--

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S.Regulation 1 Short title, extent and commencement.--

S.Regulation 2 Definitions.--

S.Regulation 3 Duty towards other road users and the general public.--

S.Regulation 4 Use of roads by vehicles.--

S.Regulation 5 Duties of drivers and riders.--

S.Regulation 6 Lane traffic.--

S.Regulation 7 Right of way.--

S.Regulation 8 Left, right and 'U' turns.--

S.Regulation 9 Precautions to be taken at intersections.--

S.Regulation 10 Precautions to be taken at roundabouts.--

S.Regulation 11 Indication of signals.--

S.Regulation 12 Traffic control signals.--

S.Regulation 13 Manual traffic control.--

S.Regulation 14 Overtaking.--

S.Regulation 15 Merging in traffic.--

S.Regulation 16 Speed.--

S.Regulation 17 Keeping safe distance.--

S.Regulation 18 Restrictions on driving backwards (in reverse direction).--

S.Regulation 19 Level crossings.--

S.Regulation 20 Entering a tunnel.--

S.Regulation 21 Vehicles going uphill to be given precedence.--

S.Regulation 22 Stopping and parking.--

S.Regulation 23 Use of horns and silence zones.--

S.Regulation 25 Passing along formations.--

S.Regulation 26 Bar on traffic impairment.--

S.Regulation 27 Vehicles designated for emergency duties.--

S.Regulation 28 Vehicle breakdown.--

S.Regulation 29 Action in case of vehicular accident.--

S.Regulation 30 Towing a vehicle.--

S.Regulation 31 Vehicle lighting.--

S.Regulation 32 Driving of tractors and goods vehicles.--

S.Regulation 33 Lane splitting (lane within a lane).--

S.Regulation 34 Restriction to carriage of dangerous substances.--

S.Regulation 35 Projection of loads.--

S.Regulation 36 Registration plates.--

S.Regulation 37 Use of mobile telephones and communication devices.--

S.Regulation 38 Production of documents.--

S.Regulation 39 Pedestrian crossings, footpaths and cycle tracks.--

S.Regulation 40 Knowledge and understanding of road signs, markings, traffic control signals, the Act and the Rules.--

S.Regulation 24 Mandatory orders.--