THE RULES OF THE ROAD

1. GENERAL DUTIES OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS

YOU MAY NOT: 1) REVERSE YOUR VEHICLE FOR FURTHER THAN IT IS SAFE 2) FOLLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TOO CLOSE IN RELATION TO SPEED AND TRAFFIC CONDITION 3) LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE WITHOUT SETTING BRAKES OR USING SOME OTHER METHOD TO PREVENT IT FROM MOVING 4) FAIL TO GIVE A WAY TO A VEHICLE SOUNDING EMERGENCY SIREN OR SIMILAR DEVICE 5) USE A COMMUNICATION DEVICE HELD IN YOUR HAND WHILE DRIVING EXCEPT WHEN IT IS HEAD SET OR HAND FREE 6) DRIVE, PUSH OR PULL YOUR VEHICLE ON THE PAVEMENT 7) MOVE OFF FROM A STATIONARY POSITION IF IT IS NOT SAFE TO DO SO 8) ALLOW PASSENGERS/ANIMALS TO GET ON AND OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION 9) RUN THE ENGINE OF YOUR VEHICLE WHILE IT GIVES OFF EXCESIVE SMOKE OR FUME 10)RUN THE ENGINE OF YOUR VEHICLE WHILE IT DEPOSITS OIL, GREASE OR ANY FLAMMABLE OFFENSIVE MATTER ON THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD 11)LEAVE THE ENGINE OF UNATTENDED STATIONARY VEHICLE RUNNING 12)ALLOW PASSENGERS/ANIMALS TO BE ANYWHERE OUTSIDE A MOVING VEHICLE 13)ALLOW PASSENGERS/ANIMALS TO INTERFERE THE CONTROLS OF YOUR VEHICLE OR YOUR ABILITY TO INDICATE YOUR INTENTION TO STOP, SLOW DOWN OR TURN 14)RUN THE ENGINE WHILE THE PETROL IS BEING PUMPED INTO YOUR VEHICLE OR THE FUEL TANK CAP IS OFF 15)ALLOW ANY PORTION OF YOUR OWN OR PASSENGERS BODY TO STICK OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN YOU ARE GIVING THE LEGAL HAND SIGNALS OR WHILE TESTING YOUR VEHICLE

2. OVERTAKING AND PASSING

1. WHEN OVERTAKING KEEP RIGHT AND MAINTAIN A CLEAR SPACE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES 2. DO NOT CUT WHEN RETURNING TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD 3. DO NOT DRIVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF A TWO WAY ROAD IN THE FACE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO YOU MAY OVERTAKE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IF: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. THE VEHICLE AHEAD HAS INDICATED THE INTENTION TO TURN RIGHT THE ROAD IS A ONE WAY ROAD INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY A TRAFFIC OFFICER THE ROAD IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO OR MORE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THE SAME DIRECTION DO NOT DRIVE ON THE VERGE OR SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHEN OVERTAKING DO NOT OVERTAKE ON THE BLIND RISE, CURVE OR ANY OTHER PLACE WHERE YOUR VIEW OF ROAD AHEAD IS RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 150m 10. WHEN OVERTTAKING A STATIONARY BUS LOOK OUT FOR PASSENGER BOARDING OR LEAVING THE BUS

3. PARKING

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)

PARKING IS DEFINED AS STOPPING FOR LONGER THAN IT IS NECESSARY TO OFFLOAD GOODS OR PASSENGERS YOU MAY NOT PARK: IN ANY NO STOPPING AREA WHERE YOU WILL OBSCURE A ROAD SIGN WITHIN 5m OF AN INTERSECTION ACROSS A PRIVATE VEHICLES ENTRANCE OVER THE ACTIVATING MECHANISM OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE PAVEMENT UNLESS YOUR VEHICLE IS USED FOR BUSINESS BY PEDDLERS, STREET VENDOR OR HAWKERS WITHIN 1.5m FROM A FIRE HYDRANT WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE CURB SIDE WHEELMORE THAN 450mm INTO THE ROADWAY UNLESS YOU ARE PERMITTED TO DO SO BY A ROAD SIGN WHERE YOU WILL CAUSE DANGER TO TRAFFIC

4. GENERAL RULES
DRIVE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF A TWO WAY ROAD DO NOT EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT YOU MAY DRIVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF A ONE WAY ROAD IF IT IS SAFE MAINTAIN A 2-SECONDS GAP TO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU AND A 3-SECONDS GAP FOR A HEAVY VEHICLE 5. TRAFFIC OFFICERS INSTRUCTIONS ALWAYS TAKE PRECIDENCE OVER THE ROAD RULES AND SIGNS 6. ALL VEHICLES MUST HAVE A CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE THAT IS VALID FOR 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE 1. 2. 3. 4.

5. STOPPING
YOU MAY NOT STOP : 1. ON THE ROAD UNLESS YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY A TRAFFIC OFFICER, ROAD SIGN OR WHEN YOU AVOID AN ACCIDENT 2. NEXT TO AN EXCAVATION IF THIS WILL OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC 3. WITH THE FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC 4. NEXT TO OR OPPOSITE ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD IS LESS THAN 9m WIDE 5. WITHIN 6m OF A TUNNEL, SUBWAY OR BRIDGE 6. ON THE TUNNEL, SUBWAY OR BRIDGE

6. TOWING
1) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES TOWING EACH OTHER MUST NOT EXCEED 3.5m 2) THEY MUST NOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN 30km/h 3) THE TOWED VEHICLE MUST BE CONTROLED BY A LICENCED DRIVER UNLESS THE FRONT WHEELS ARE HAVE BEEN LIFTED UP

4) YOU MAY CARRY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS BEING TOWED ONLY IF THE TOWED VEHICLE IS A SEMI-TRAILER

7. COMPULSORY STOPS

YOU MAY STOP: 1. IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 2. AT THE REQUEST OF A PERSON HERDING FARM ANIMALS