Stopping
of engine when stationary.
Use of warning instru- menta.
Reversing.
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(b) in the case of proceedings against the driver or person in charge of the motor vehicle who is not the owner thereof, to prove that the noise arose through a defect in design or construction of the motor vehicle or trailer or through the negligence or fault of some other person, whose duty it was to keep the motor vehicle or trailer in proper condition or in a proper state of repair or adjustment or properly to pack or adjust the load of such motor vehicle or trailer as the case may be, and could not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable diligence and care on the part of such driver or other person in charge of the motor vehicle.
(2) No motor vehicle shall be used on a road in such manner as to cause any excessive noise which could have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care on the part of the driver.
105. The driver of every motor vehicle shall, when the vehicle is stationary otherwise than through enforced stoppage owing to the necessities of traffic, stop the action of any machinery attached to, or forming part of, such vehicle, so far as may be necessary for the prevention of noise:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply so as to prevent The examination or working of the machinery attached to DI forming part of a motor vehicle where any such examination or working is rendered necessary by any failure or derangement of the said machinery or where the machinery attached to or forming part of the vehicle is required to be worked for some ancillary purpose.
106. (1) When a motor vehicle is stationery on a road no person shall sound or permit to be sounded any warning instru- ment with which it is fitted except when such use is necessary to prevent risk of accident.
(2) No person shall sound or permit to be sounded any warning instrument unnecessarily or in a manner calculated to cause public annoyance.
(3) No person shall sound or permit to be sounded on any vehicle any warning instrument between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a,m, or at any time in any area designated as a silent zone by any enactment.
107. No person shall except in the case of a road roller or other road plant while actually engaged in construction, maintenance or repair of roads, cause a motor vehicle to travel backwards for
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a greater distance or time than may be requisite for the safety or reasonable convenience of the occupants of that vehicle or of other traffic on the road.
road so as
108. No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall No stand- cause or permit the motor vehicle or trailer to stand on a road in ing on a such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to cause
obstruction. to be likely to cause any unnecessary obstruction of such rond or danger to other persons using the road,
109. A driver shall draw into the side of the road and shall Stopping
for amba- stop clear of every crossing when the approach of a fire brigade lances, etc. vehicle, ambulance or police vehicle is indicated by the sounding
of a gong, bell or siren and shall remain there until the fire brigade vehicle, ambulance or police vehicle has passed.
110. No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer drawn Trailers thereby shall cause or permit such trailer to stand when detached detached
from from the drawing vehicle unless one at least of the wheels of the drawing vehicles. trailer is prevented from revolving by the setting of a brake or by the use of a chain,
111. No person while actually driving a vehicle shall be in Driver such a position that he cannot have proper control over the vehicle have
proper or that he cannot retain a full view of the road and traffic ahead control of
vehicle. or that he cannot by means of hand signals or direction indicators give signals to traffic to the rear of the vehicle.
112. No person in charge of a motor vehicle shall quit the Duty of
driver vehicle without having stopped the engine and, where the vehicle quitting is fitted with a brake capable of being set, having set the brake vehicle. so as effectually to prevent two at least or in the case of a vehicle with only three wheels one of the wheels from revolving :
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to prevent the working of the engine of a fire brigade vehicle for fire fighting or pumping purposes.
113. The driver of every vehicle propelled by steam unless Vehicles
propelled two persons are carried upon it for the purpose of driving or by steam. attending to the vehicle, shall stop the vehicle whenever it is decessary to attend to the furnace.
114. Where a trailer is drawn by a motor vehicle whether Application wheeled or track laying the driver shall be in a position readily of trailera
of brakes
to operate any brakes required by these regulations to be fitted to the trailer as well as the brakes of the motor vehicle, unless o person other than the driver is in a position and competent efficiently to apply the brakes of the trailer: