Everything you want to know about traffic

Traffic Awareness

Traffic rules of the roads are both the laws and the informal rules that may have been developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. With the replacement of ancient horse driven carts with cars and trucks, the speed of the traffic increased paving way for the need of smooth roads and yet smoother traffic. So, to curb the need of the smoother traffic, some rules were devised to assure that the traffic runs smooth. Almost all of the roadways traffic rules are built with devices meant to control traffic. The basic idea to devise rules is to make the traffic more organized. These establish a direct contact with the driver and help making the ride easy and controlled by delivering information which compliments the laws, guiding directions, speed limits and parking zones. All these efforts collectively assure that traffic is orderly and safe. An organized traffic has well established priorities, lanes flowing in particular directions. The benefit is that it reduces the travel time. Some rules and regulations have been formulated for an easy driving. The drivers are not allowed to drive without a few documents. These documents should be produced on demand.

Documents to carry

You must produce following valid document in original if demanded by police officer in uniform or an officer from motor vehicle dept.

àValid Driving License

àProof of valid certificate of registration

àProof of valid certificate of insurance

àProof of tax payment

àFitness certificate Pollution Under Control (P.U.C) certificate Insurance cover note, tax payment receipt and renewal of registration certificate (if required) are valid evidence.

àPhotocopy copies of the original documents attested by a gazetted officer are also acceptable.

àHowever if the demanding authority wants to see the original documents, the owner must produce them within 15 days.

àA photocopy copy of the driving license is not acceptable

Traffic signs

Offence and Fines

Offence About Document	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle without effective driving licence	M.V.A.	3(1) 181	300/-
Owner or person who allows unauthorized person to drive motor vehicles	M.V.A.	5/180	300/-
Person under the age of 16 found driving motor vehicle without effective driving licence	M.V.A.	4(1) /181	300/-
Owner or person who allows unauthorized person to drive motor vehicles who is under the age of 16	M.V.A.	5/180	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle In Public Place a Person Who Is Disqualified For Holding Or Obtaining Driving Licence.	M.V.A.	182(1)	200/-
A Person Who Is Disqualified For Holding Or Obtaining conducter Licence, act as a conductor of a stage carriage In a Public Place etc	M.V.A.	182(2)	100/-
Found driving unregistered motor vehicle in a public place	M.V.A.	39/192(1)	300/-
Allows to drive unregistered motor vehicle in a public place.	M.V.A.	39/192(1)	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without carrying driving licence	M.V.A.	130(1)/177	100/-
conductor of motor vehicle in public place without carrying licence	M.V.A.	130(2)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without carrying certificate of insurance, registration certificate and in case of transport vehicle fitness certificate	M.V.A.	130(3)/177	100/
Found driving or allows to drive uninsured motor vehicle in a public place.	M.V.A.	146/196	600/-
person having learning licence Found driving motor vehicle without L board in a public place.	M.V.A.	3(c)/177	100/-
person whoever sale / alteration of motor vehicle without a valid permission.	M.V.A.	52/191	300/-

Offence About Number Plate	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle without valid dimensions of letter and number of the registration marks (fancy number plate)	C.M.V.R	51/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without visibility of the registration marks OR without number plate.	M.M.V.R	236(1)/177	100/

Offence About Driving			Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without wearing headguard or helmet			M.V.A.	129/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place A person while using mobile phone .			M.M.V.R	250(a)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without using seatbelt			C.M.V.R	138(3)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place in reverse direction ( no entry )			R.R.R.	17 /177	100/
Found driving 2 wheeler motor vehicle carrying more than one pillion (triple seat)			M.V.A.	128/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in reverse direction without taking precaution			M.M.V.R	233/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle and allow to seat or to place anything which causes obstruction to him while driving.			M.V.A.	125/177	100/
Found driving or allowed using vehicle with contravention of condition of permit related to route, area and purpose ( clandestine)			M.V.A.	66(1)/192	court
Found driving motor cab carrying excess passenger than seating capacity specified in Registration Certificate of vehicle.			M.M.V.R	21(20)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place disobey the mandatory traffic sign of u turn ban.			R.R.R.	12/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place turning his vehicle without giving direction			R.R.R.	3 /177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle dangerously by not giving slow down signal at junction / Zebra / corner etc.			R.R.R.	8 /177	100/
Driver or incharge of motor vehicle carried a person on running board outside vehicle.			M.V.A.	123/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place disobey the mandatory traffic sign or signal.			M.V.A.	119/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place by physically or mentally unfit person.			M.V.A.	186	100/-
Found driving motor vehicle in public place overtaking another vehicle from left side.			R.R.R.	4/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place with out proper slow down signal			R.R.R.	13(a)/177	100/
Driver fail to show give way signal on entering non signalised intersection.			R.R.R.	9/177	100/
Driver fail to show hand signal while driving motor vehicle.			R.R.R.	13/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place cutting lane			R.R.R.	18(1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place on wrong side while passing another vehicle			R.R.R.	2 /177	100/
Driver obstruct another vehicle for overtaking while driving motor vehicle			R.R.R.	7 /177	100/
Driver dangerously overtaking another vehicle while driving motor vehicle			M.V.A.	184	500/-
Found driving motor vehicle with yellow line violation			R.R.R.	18(2) /177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle with stop line violation.			R.R.R. M.M.V.R	19/177 237/177	100/

Offence About Lamp	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle with dazzling light that danger to any person.	M.M.V.R	235/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without light after sunset and when there is no sufficient light at any time.	C.M.V.R	105/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without parking light.	C.M.V.R	109/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle with load or other things which interrupt visibility of lamp or registration mark of vehicle.	M.M.V.R	236 (1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without indicator light	C.M.V.R	102(1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without stop light / break light.	C.M.V.R	102(2)/177	100/
Found driving goods motor vehicle without reflector on vehicle at specified area.	C.M.V.R	104(B)/177	100/

Offence About Horn	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver sound the horn in restricted silence zone.	M.M.V.R	231(2)/177	100/
Driver sound the horn needlessly or continuously or beyond reasonable necessary.	M.M.V.R	231(1)/177	100/
Driver fitted multitone horn for his vehicle which giving unduly harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise.	C.M.V.R	119(2)/177	100/
A person drive or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to control of noise pollution.	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-
A person drive or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to control of air pollution.	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-

Offence About Signal	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver of motor vehicle disobey the direction given by signal or by police officer or any authorized person manually.	R.R.R.	22/177	100/
Driver of motor vehicle violate traffic control signal given by police officer in uniform	M.M.V.R.	239 /177	100/
Violated the Traffic signal	R.R.R.	22(b) /177	100/

Offence About Over speed, Rash Driving	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver of motor vehicle without written permission of Government takes part in a race /trial of speed in any public place	M.V.A.	189	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle in any public place which violates the speed limit	M.V.A.	112/183(1)	200/-
A person who allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the speed limit	MVA	112/183(2)	200/-
Found driving motor vehicle at speed or in a manner which is dangerous to public (rash driving)	M.V.A.	184	500/-
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety.(unsafe vehicle drive on road)	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which carrying goods which are of dangerous/ hazardous nature to human life. (dangerous transportation of goods)	M.V.A.	190(3)	court
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which is loaded beyond body of vehicle .(transportation of goods with open falka)	M.M.V.R	229(2)/177	100/
unsafe - goods transportation	M.M.V.R	229(2)/177	100/

Offence About Towing	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle towing another vehicle dangerously	R.R.R.	20/177	100/-