The enactments specified in the Fourth Schedule are repealed to the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof:
Provided that the provisions of section 6 of the 1[Karnataka]1 General Clauses Act, 1899 (1[Karnataka]1 Act III of 1899), shall be applicable in respect of the repeal of the enactments specified in serial numbers 5, 6 and 7 of the Fourth Schedule and section 8 and section 24 of the said Act shall be applicable as if the said enactments had been repealed and reenacted by this Act.
1. Adapted by the Karnataka adoptation of laws order 1973 w.e.f. 01.11.1973 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SECOND SCHEDULE [See Sections 5 and 6] DRIVING REGULATIONS.
1. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall drive the vehicle or animal as the case may be, as close to the left-hand side of the road as may be expedient and shall allow all traffic which is proceeding in the opposite direction to pass him on his right hand side.
2. Except as provided in regulation 3, the driver of a vehicle or animal when passing shall drive to the right of all traffic proceeding in the same direction as himself.
3. The driver of a vehicle or animal when passing may drive to the left of a motor vehicle or a vehicle or an animal the driver of which having indicated an intention to turn to the right has driven to the centre of the road.
4. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall not pass a vehicle travelling in the same direction as himself,—
(a) if his passing is likely to cause inconvenience or danger to other traffic proceeding in any direction;
(b) where a point or corner or a hill or an obstruction of any kind renders the road ahead not clearly visible.
5. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall not, when being overtaken or being passed by any class of traffic, do anything in any way to prevent the other traffic from passing him.
6. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall drive slowly when approaching a road intersection, a road junction or a road corner and shall not drive into or cross any such intersection or junction until he has become aware that he may do so without endangering the safety of persons thereon.
7. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall on entering a road intersection, if the road entering is a main road designated as such, give way to traffic proceeding along that road and in any other case give way to all traffic approaching the intersection on right hand.
8. The driver of a vehicle or animal shall,—
(a) when turning to the left, drive as close as may be to the left hand side of the road from which he is making the turn and of the road which he is entering;
(b) when turning to the right, draw as near as may be to the centre of the road along which he is travelling and cause the vehicle or animal to move in such a manner that,—
(i) so far as may be practicable it passes beyond, and so to leave on the driver’s right hand a point formed by the intersection of the centre lines of the intersection roads; and
(ii) it arrives as near as may be at the left hand side of the road which the driver is entering.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
[See section 7] SIGNALS.
1. When about to turn to the right or to drive to the right hand side of the road in order to pass another vehicle or for any other purpose, the driver of a vehicle shall extend his right arm or a whip if carried, in a horizontal position to his right outside the vehicle or otherwise so as to be visible from behind.
2. When the driver of a vehicle wishes to indicate to the driver of a motor vehicle or a vehicle behind him that he desires that driver to overtake him, he shall extend his right arm, or a whip if carried, horizontally to his right outside the vehicle or otherwise so as to be visible from behind and shall swing the arm or a whip, as the case may be backwards and forwards in a semi-circular motion.
18 FOURTH SCHEDULE.
1[[See section 24]]1 ENACTMENTS REPEALED.
Title of the enactment Extent of Repeal
1. The Bombay District Municipal Clause (t) of sub-section (1) of Act, 1901 (Bombay Act III of section 48.
1901).
2. The Bombay Municipal Borou- Clause (z) of sub-section (1) of ghs Act, 1925 (Bombay Act section 61.
XVIII of 1925).
3. The Coorg Municipal Regula- Clause (r) of sub-section (1) of tion, 1907 (Central Regulation section 99.
II of 1907).
4. The Hyderabad District Munici- Clause (r) of section 311.
palities Act, 1956 (Hyderabad Act XVIII of 1956).
5. The Mysore Highway Act, 1920 The whole.
(Mysore Act IV of 1920).
6. The Mysore Traffic Control Act, The whole.
1955 (Mysore Act 13 of 1956).
7. The Madras Traffic Control Act, The whole.
1938 (Madras Act V of 1938).
1. Substituted by Act 22 of 2000 w.e.f. 15.8.1979.
NOTIFICATION Bangalore, dated 2nd August 1979 [ No. HD 53 TMR 76 ] In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Karnataka Traffic Control Act, 1960, (Karnataka Act No. 18 of 1960), the Government of Karnataka hereby appoints 15th day of August 1979 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (V. N. SUBBAIAH) Under Secretary to Government, Home Department.
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