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(1) Taking a left turn,-
(a) a driver who wishes to turn left shall clearly and in good time indicate his intention to turn left either by using direction indicator or giving appropriate hand signal;
(b) before turning left, the driver shall, in reasonable time, move to the left most lane or use a slip lane, where provided;
(c) while driving on a multi-lane road, where direction arrows pointing to the left are marked on the road, the driver shall use that lane while taking a left turn;
(d) before moving into the left lane, the driver shall keep in view the traffic to his left and behind him, and change the lane only after giving a left-turn signal;
(e) before turning left, the driver shall give way to cyclists and other slow-moving traffic;
(f) at uncontrolled pedestrian crossings, the driver shall give way to the pedestrians before turning left;
(g) a vehicle, which is unable to negotiate a left turn due to large turning radius required for the vehicle from the extreme left lane, may use the next lane with the driver keeping a watch on the traffic on the left of the vehicle in the rear view mirror and exercising extreme caution while negotiating the turn.
(2) Taking a right turn,-
(a) the driver who wishes to turn right shall clearly and in good time indicate his intention to turn right by using either the direction indicator or by giving a hand signal;
(b) before turning right, the driver shall in good time move to the right most lane;
(c) while driving on a multi-lane road, where direction arrows pointing to the right are marked on the road, the driver shall remain in that lane while taking right turn;
(d) before moving into the right lane, the driver shall keep in mind the traffic on his right and behind him, and change the lane only after giving a right-turn signal;
(e) at uncontrolled pedestrian crossings, the driver shall give way to pedestrians.
(3) Taking a ‘U’ turn.-
(a) a vehicle shall not make a ‘U’ turn -
(i) where such ‘U’ turn is prohibited by a road sign or a traffic signal;
(ii) on a busy road with continuous flow of traffic;
(iii) on a major road, highway or expressway; and
(iv) across a continuous single or a double solid line;
(b) the driver shall not take a ‘U’ turn if there are any blind spots around the vehicle and shall start taking a ‘U’ turn only if it is safe to take a ‘U’ turn, after closely observing the traffic in the opposite direction and observing the traffic on the sides and behind the vehicle in the side view mirrors and rear view mirror;
(c) the driver shall negotiate the right turn only after giving way to the other road users who have the right of way, including pedestrians and cyclists;
(d) the driver shall ensure that he has a clear view of approaching traffic and shall not cause undue inconvenience to the other road users and also ensure safety of other road users;
(e) a large vehicle may take the ‘U’ turn from the left lane only where permitted.