Guide to Driving

1. Guide to Driving

2. DRIVING THEORY – I (LIGHT VEHICLES) • KNOW YOUR VEHICLE : AUTOMOBILE ENGINES & THEIR WORKING • VEHICLE CONTROL : • FOOT CONTROLS : FOOT BRAKE, ACCELERATOR, CLUTCH AND THEIR PURPOSES • HAND CONTROLS : STEERING WHEELS, HAND BRAKE, HORN, LIGHT, WIPERS, IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER, DIPPER AND INDICATORS AND THEIR PURPOSES • OTHER CONTROLS : REAR VIEW MIRROR (RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE), INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES, DIALS, WIND SCREEN WIPER AND THEIR PURPOSES • PRE-DRIVING CHECKS: i) BEFORE SITTING ON DRIVER’S SEAT AND ii) AFTER SITTING ON DRIVER’S SEAT.

3. DRIVING THEORY – I (LIGHT VEHICLES) • BEGINNING TO : PRECAUTIONS JUST BEFORE DRIVE MOVING : WHILE MOVING, BITTING POINT, MOVING, STEERING CONTROL, CHANGING GEAR, STOPPING, BREAKING, ACCELERATOR (GRADUAL/SUDDEN), TRAFFIC SENSE, ROAD SENSE JUDGEMENT, PARKING AND POSITIONING ACCORDING TO ROAD USERS, REVERSING. • DRIVING ON THE : ANTICIPATION, JUDGEMENT ROAD AND ROAD POSITIONING ACCORDING TO OTHER ROAD USERS. • DRIVING AT : MIRROR SINGLE AND INTERSECTIONS MANOEUVER (MSM) AND POSITION SPEED AND LOOK (PSL) ZONE OF VISION.

4. DRIVING THEORY – I (LIGHT VEHICLES) • MANOEUVERS : MERGING AND DIVERGING MANOEUVERS – TURNING MANOEUVERS TO LEFT, RIGHT ABOUT 3 POINT TURN, 5 POINT TURN AND “U” TURN-OVER-TAKING, STATIOINERY VEHICLE, MOVING VEHICLE IN LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE. • REVERSING : LOCATING REVERSE GEAR IN SITTING POSITION, SPEED CONTROL, STEERING IN REVERSE GEAR WEAVING THE “S” BEND AND COMMON ERRORS. • PARKING : PARALLEL/ANGUALR/ PERPENDICUALR PARKING FACING DOWN HILL, COMMON ERRORS.

5. DRIVING THEORY – I (LIGHT VEHICLES) • DRIVER’S : DRIVING BEHAVIOURS, RESPOSIBILITY CONSIDERATON FOR OTHER ON ROAD ROAD USERS, COURTSEY AND COMPETITIVENESS, OVER-CONFIDENCE, IMPATIENCE AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING. • PRIORITY FOR : EMERGENCY VEHICLES CERTAIN VEHICLES FIRE ENGINES, AND AMBULANCES. • STEERING : PUSH AND PULL METHOD PRACTICE • STOPPING : NORMAL STOPPING EMERGENCY STOPPING

6. DRIVING THEORY – II (MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES) • QUALITIES OF : PATIENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, GOOD DRIVER SELF-CONFIDENCE, ANTICIPATION, CONCENTRATION, COURTSEY, DEFENSIVE DRIVING, KNOWLEDGE OF ROAD RULE REGULATIONS, KNOWLEDGE OF VEHICLE CONTROLS, MAINTENANCE AND SIMPLE MECHANISM. • KNOWLEDGE OF : MAJOR CONTROLS VEHICLE CONTROLS MINOR CONTROLS • RESPONSE OF : ACCELERATOR CONTROLS BRAKE- GRADUAL/SUDDEN/ SUDDEN IERCE CLUTCH • PRE-DRIVING : STEERING CHECKS i) BEFORE SITTING ON DRIVER’S SEAT ii) AFTER SITTING ON DRIVER’S SEAT • HOLDING STEERING : PUSH AND PULL METHOD WHEEL PRACTICE

7. DRIVING THEORY – II (MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES) HOLDING STEERING- ON THE MOVE WHEEL - WHILE GEAR CHANGING - WHILE TURNING - WHILE SOUNDING HORN - WHILE OPERATING DASH BOARD SWITCHES - WHILE SIGNALLING - ON EMERGENCY • GEAR CHANGING : - DOUBLE DE-CLUTCHING, IMPORTANCE AND PROCEDURE SINGLE CLUTCHING - GEAR UP PROCEDURE, SHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS - GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE, SHIFITNG TO HIGHER GEARS • BEGINNING TO : Ist GEAR DRIVE IInd GEAR IIIrd GEAR IVth GEAR Vth GEAR REVERSE GEAR OVER DRIVE (OPTIONAL) 8. M.S.M AND P.S.L. ROUTINES

8. DRIVING THEORY – II (MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES) • MANOEUVERS : PASSING, MERGING, DIVERGING, OVERTAKING, CROSSING, TURNING, CORNERING, REVERSING, PARKING • STOPPING : NORMAL STOPPING EMERGENCY STOPPING USE OF ENGINE BRAKE/ EXHAUST BRAKE • STOPPING DISTANCE : REACTION DISTANCE BRAKING DISTANCE • FOLLOWING : MEANING DISTANCE DISTANCE METHOD CAR LENGTH METHOD 2 SEC0ND TIME RULE METHOD • DEFENSIVE DRIVING : JUDGEMENT TECHNIQUES ANTICIPATION ESCAPE ROUTE

9. DRIVING THEORY – II (MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES) 14. NIGHT DRIVING : LOCATION OF HEAD LIGHT AND DIPPER/DIMPER SWITCH PROCEDURE OBLIGATION TO LIGHT THE LAMPS, RESTRICTION ON LIGHTING THE LAMPS 15. HILL DRIVING : STARTING IN HILL USING THE PARKING BRAKE METHOD SLIPPING THE CLUTCH METHOD DRIVING THE UP-HILL DRIVING IN DOWN-HILL • EMERGENCY : PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN MANOEUVRES CURE IN CASE OF SKIDDING HORN STUCK FIRE, WHEELS COMING OUT, BRAKE FAILURE, BROKEN STUB AXLE, BURST OF FRONT TYRE, STEERING WOBBLING, SNAPPING OF STEERING LINKAGES, JAMMING OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SNAPPING OF CLUTCH ROD, UNDER CIRCUMSTANCE LIKE CHANCES OF COLLUSION WITH A DISABLED VEHICLE, BRAKE FAILURE DURING DOWN-HILL, SUDDEN OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE

10. DRIVING THEORY – II (MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES) • DRIVING UNDER : IN WET WEATHER SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN DAWN, DUSK AND MISTY ROADS, IN DENSE TRAFFIC • TOWING : PROCEDURE (TRAILER DRIVING) ON TOW BOARD SPEED OF TOWING REVERSE AND POSITIONING THE VEHICLE WITH TRAILERS • FUEL SAVING METHODS • REPORTS - DISCUSSIONS

11. TRAFFIC THEORY • DRIVING AND ROAD USE REGULATIONS DESIGN SPEEDS, ROAD GEOMETRICS, SURFACE TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS, SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS 2. HAND SIGNALS TO TRAFFIC CONSTABLES/TRAFFIC WARDEN 3. TRAFFIC SIGNS, TRAFFICE ISLANDS,TYPES OF ROUND ABOUT CHANNELISERS, MEDIAN, BYE-PASS, SUBWAY, OVER BRIDGE AND FLYOVERS, LANE SELECTION AND LANE DISCIPLINE 4. AUTOMATIC SIGNALS 5. ROAD MARKINGS WHITE LINE : CONTINUOUS AND BROKEN YELLOW LINE, LANE MARKING, ZEBRA CROSSING STOP LINE, PARKING MARKINGS, SENSE OF ROAD SIGNALS • SPEED REGULATIONS ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY ROADS • ROAD USERS CHARACTERISITICS PEDESTRIAN, DRUNKARD, CHILDREN AND BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB YOUTH, AGED, WOMEN WITH CHILDREN SLOW MOVING VEHICLES MOPEDS ABD MOTOR CYCLES AUTO, TEMPOS, VANS BUSES AND TRUCKS VIP, AMBULANCE, FIRE ENGINE ANIMALS 8. PARKING AT OBJECTIONABLE PLACES

12. TRAFFIC THEORY • ACCIDENTS : TYPES OF ACCIDENTS CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS PRENETIVE METHODS DRIVER’S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE OCCURANCE OF ACCIDENTS • IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT CERTAIN DEFINITIONS DRIVING LICENCE AND RENEWAL CARRYING OF LICENCE, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION, FITNESS AND INSURANCE, PERMIT, TAXATION CARD OR TAX TOKEN AND PRODUCTION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS ON DEMAND BY CHECKING OFFICERS TRAFFIC OFFENCES AND PENALITIES STIPULATED UNDER THE ACT AND RULES

13. DUTIES & RESPOSIBILITIES OF DRIVER 1. DUTY TO OBEY SPEED LIMIT NO DRIVER SHALL DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE OR CAUSE OR ALLOW A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE AT A SPEED EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM SPEED OR BELOW THE MINIMUM SPEED FIXED FOR THE VEHICLE. 2. WEIGHT LIMIT NO DRIVER SHALL DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE OR CAUSE OR ALLOW A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE a) THE UNLDEN WEIGHT OF WHICH EXCEEDS THE UNLADEN WEIGHT SPECIFIED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE, OR b) THE LADEN WEIGHT OF WHICH EXCEEDS THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT SPECIFIED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION 3. DUTY TO OBEY TRAFFIC SIGNS EVERY DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CONFIRMITY WITH ANY INDICATION GIVEN BY THE MANDATORY TRAFFIC SIGN AND IN CONFIRMITY WITH THE DRIVING REGULATIONS MADE BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO HIM BY ANY POLICE OFFICER FOR THE TIME BEING ENGAGED IN THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE. • TYRES NO DRIVER SHALL DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE OR CAUSE OR ALLOW A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE WHICH IS NOT FITED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES.

14. DUTIES & RESPOSIBILITIES OF DRIVER • LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN DANGEROUS POSITION : NO DRIVER SHALL CAUSE OR ALLOW THE VEHICLE OR ANY TRAILER TO BE ABANDONED OR TO REMAIN AT REST ON ANY PUBLIC PLACE IN SUCH A POSITION OR IN SUCH A CONDITION OR IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCES AS TO CAUSE OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGER, OBSTRUCTION OR UNDUE INCONVENIENCE TO OTHER USERS OF THE PUBLIC PLACE OR TO THE PASSENGERS. • RIDING ON RUNNING BOARD : NO DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SHALL CARRY ANY PERSON OR PERMIT ANY PERSON TO BE CARRIED ON THE RUNNING BOARD OR OTHERWISE THAN WITHIN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. 7. STATIONARY VEHICLES : NO DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL CAUSE OR ALLOW THE VEHICEL TO REMAIN STATIONARY IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE, UNLESS THERE IS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT A PERSON DULY LICENSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR UNLESS THE MECHANISM HAS BEEN STOPPED AND A BRAKE OR BARKES APPLIED OR SUCH MEASURES TAKEN AS TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCIDENTALLY BE PUT IN MOTION IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DRIVER.

15. DUTIES & RESPOSIBILITIES OF DRIVER 8. DUTY TO PRODUCE LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION : THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE SHALL, ON DEMAND ANY ANY POLICE OFFICER IN UNIFORM, PRODUCE HIS/HER LICENSE FOR EXAMINATION 9. PRECAUTIONS AT UNGUARDED RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSINGS : EVERY DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE APPROACH OF ANY UNGUARDED RAILWAY GROSSING SHALL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SHALL CAUSE THE CONDUCTIOR OR CLEANER OR ATTENDANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE VEHICLE TO WALK UP TO THE LEVEL CROSSING AND ENSURE THAT NO TRAIN OR TROLLEY IS APPROACHING FROM EITHR SIDE AND THEN PILOT THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACROSS SUCH LEVEL CROSSING, AND WHERE NO CONDUCTOR OR CLEANER OR ATTENDANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS AVAILABLE IN THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HIMSELF SHALL GET DOWN FROM THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THAT NO TRAIN OR TROLLEY IS APPROACHING FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RAILWAY TRACK IS TO BE CROSSED.

16. DUTIES & RESPOSIBILITIES OF DRIVER 9. TO STOP IN CERTAIN CASES : EVERY DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND REMAIN STATIONARY SO LONG AS MAY BE REASONABLY BE NECESSARY – a) WHEN REQUIRED TO DO SO BY ANY POLICE OFFCER IN UNIFORM, OR b) WHEN REQUIRED TO DO SO BY ANY PERSON IN CHARGE OF AN ANIMAL IF SUCH PERSON APPREHENDS THAT THE ANIMAL IS, OR BEING ALARMED BY THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME, UNMANAGEABLE, OR c) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE OCCURANCE OF AN ACCIDENT TO A PERSON, ANIMAL OR VEHICLE OR OF DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY WHETHER THE DRIVING OR MANAGEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS OR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE, AND HE/SHE SHALL GIVE HIS/HER NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY ANY SUCH ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE WHO DEMANDS IT PROVIDED SUCH SUCH PERSON ALSO FURNISHES HIS NAME AND ADDRESS.

17. DUTIES & RESPOSIBILITIES OF DRIVER 10. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT : WHEN ANY PERSON IS INJURED OR ANY PROPERTY OF ATHIRD PARTY IS DAMAGED, AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH A MOTOR VEHICLE IS INVOLVED, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE VEHICLE SHALL – a) UNLESS IT IS NOT PRACTICABLE TO DO SO ON ACCOUNT OF MOB FURY OR ANY OTHER REASON BEYOND HIS CONTROL, TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO SECURE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE INJURED PERSON, AND, IF NECESSARY, CONVEY HIM TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL, UNLESS THE INJURED PERSON OR HIS GUARDIAN, IN CASE HE IS MINOR, DESIRES OTHERWISE: b) GIVE ON DEMAND BY A POLICE OFFICER ANY INFORMATION REQUIRED BY HIM, OR, IF NO POLICE OFFICER IS PRESENT, REPORT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE OCCURANCE, INCLUDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IF ANY, FOR NOT TAKING REASONABLE STEPS TO SECURE MEDICAL ATTENTION AS REQUIRED UNDER CLAUSE (a), AT THE NEAREST POLICE STATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY CASE WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURANCE.

18. CARE AND CAUTION REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED BY DRIVER IT NEED HARDLY BE EMPHASISED THAT NO PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE ON ANY PUBLIC WAY IN A MANNER WHICH MAY ENDANGER HUMAN LIFE AND IS LIKELY O CAUSE HURT OR INJURY TO ANY OTHER PERSON. THE LAW CASTS OF DUTY ON EVERY USER OF THE ROAD OR PUBLIC WAY TO EXERCISE DUE CARE AND CAUTION WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE AMOUNT OF CARE AND CAUTION REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED BY A DRIVER WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC WAY WOULD OF COURSE DEPEND UPON THE SITUATIOIN AND CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH HE IS DRIVING WHEN THERE ARE PEDESTRIAN STAFS FIRM A STEEL REFUSE A FOOTPATH OR FROM BEHIND SOME OBSTRUCTION. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BECOMES ALL THE MORE GREATER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND STILL GREATER WHEN CHILDREN OF TENDER AGE ARE SEEN PLAYING OR WALKING IN SUCH AREA. THE DRIVER IS UNDER A DUTY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE CARE TO AVOID HARM TO CHILDREN SINCE THE MANNER IN WHICH CHILDREN OF TENDER AGE WOULD BEHAVE ON THE APPEARANCE O F THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOST UNCERTAIN. IN SUCH SITUATION, THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IS TO BE ENSURED BY THE DRIVER ALONE.

19. DRIVING OFFENCES • ALLOWING UNAUTHORISED PERSONS TO DRIVE VEHICLES • DRIVING VEHICLES IN CONTRAVENTION • DRIVING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED • DRIVING DANGEROUSLY • DRIVING BY ADRUNKEN PERSON OR BY A PERSON UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS • DRIVING WHEN MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY UNFIT TO DRIVE • RACING AND TRIALS OF SPEED • USING VEHICLES IN UNSAFE CONDITION • USING VEHICLE WITHOUT REGISTRATION OR PERMIT • DRIVING VEHICLE EXCEEDING PERMISSIBLE WEIGHT • DRIVING UNINSURED VEHICLE • TAKING VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORITY • DRIVING DURING THE PERIOD OF DISQUALIFICATIONS. • FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT

20. FIRST AID, FIRE HAZARDS • INTRODUCTION TO FIRST AID • OUTLINE OF FIRST AID • STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY • DRESSINGS AND BANDAGES • THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD • WOUNDS AND HAEMORRHAGE • HAEMORRHAGE FROM SPECIAL REGIONS • SHOCK • RESPIRATION • INJURIES TO BONES • BURNING SCALES • UNCONSCIOUSNESS • POISONS • FIRE FIGHTING AND PREVENTION METHOD ON VEHICLE

21. TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS NATURE TO HUMAN LIFE 1. EVERY OWNER OF A GOODS CARRIAGE TRANSPORTING ANY DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SHALL, IN ADDITON TO COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW FOR THE TIME BEING IN FORCE IN RELATION TO ANY CATEGORY OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS, COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONIS NAMELY :- i) EVERY SUCH GOODS CARRIAGE CARRYING THE SAME TYPE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS (WHETHER IN BULK OR IN PACKAGES), SHALL DISPLAY A DISTINT MARK OF THE CLASS LABEL APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OF DANGEROURS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SPECIFIED; ii) IN THE CASES OF PACKAGES CONTAINING GOODS WHICH REPRESENTS TWO HAZARDS, SUCH PACKAGES SHALL DISPLAY DISTINCT LABELS TO INDICATE BOTH THE HAZARDS; iii) EVERY PACKAGE CONTAINING DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SHALL DISPLAY THE DISTINCT LEVEL APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OF DANGAEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SPECIFIED 2. THE OWNER OF THE GOODS CARRIAGE SHALL ENSURE THAT THE DRIVER HAS SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE SUCH GOODS AND THE NATURE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN THE TRANSPORTION OF SUCH GOODS AND IS CAPABLE OF TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 3. THE DRIVER OF THE GOODS TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS OR HAZARDUS SHALL ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO HIM IN WRITING, IS KEPT IN THE DRIVER’S CABIN AND IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIME WHILE THE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS TO WHICH IT RELATES ARE BEING TRANSPORTED.

22. PRECAUTIONS OF DRIVER WHILE TRANSPORTING GOODS OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS NATURE EVERY DRIVER OF A GOODS CARRIAGE TRANSPORTING ANY DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SHALL, OBSERVE AT ALL TIMES ALL THE PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY, FOR PREVENTING FIRE EXPLOSION OR ESCAPE OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS CARRIED BY HIM WHILE THE GOODS CARRIAGE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN, HE SHALL ENSURE THAT THE GOODS CARRIAGE IS PARKED IN A PLACE WHICH IS SAFE FROM FIRE, EXPLOSION AND ANY OTHER RISK AND IS AT ALL TIMES UNDER THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF HIMSELF OR SOME OTHER COMPETENT PERSON ABOVE THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.

23. TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS NATURE TO HUMAN LIFE MANNER OF DISPLAY OF CLASS LABELS : • WHERE A CLASS LABEL IS REQUIRED TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE, IT SHALL BE SO POSITIONED THAT THE SIZE OF THE CLASS LABEL IS AT AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGRESS TO THE VERTICAL AND THE SIZE OF SUCH LABEL SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE MILLIMETRES SQUARE WHICH MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PORTIONS, THE UPPER HALF PORTION BEING RESERVED FOR THE PICTORIAL SYMBOL AND THE LOWER HALF FOR THE TEXT. • WHERE THE CLASS LABEL CONSISTS OF ADHESIVE MATERIAL, IT SHALL BE WATER PROOF AND WHERE IT CONSISTS OF METAL OR OTHER SUBSTANCE ON WHICH THE PICTORIAL SYMBOL AND THE TEXT ARE PRINTED POINTED OR AFFIXED, THEY SHALL BE AFFIXED DIRECTLY ON SUCH MATERIAL AND IN EVERY CASE, THE SUFACE OF THE VEHICLE SURROUNDING THE LABEL SHALL BE OF A COLOUR TRHAT CONTRCTS VIVIDLY WITH THE BACKGROUND OF THE CLASS LABEL. • EVERY CLASS LABEL DISPLAYED ON A VEHICLE SHALL BE POSITIONED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT DOES NOT OBSECURE ANY OTHER MAKINGS REQUIRED TO BE DISPLAYED UNDER ANY OTHER LAW. • EVERY GOODS CARRIAGE CARRYING ANY DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SHALL DISPLAY THE CLASS LABEL BOTH IN THE FRONT AND IN THE REAR IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER.

24. TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS NATURE TO HUMAN LIFE EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANEL : EVERY GOODS CARRIAGE USED FOR TRANSPORTING ANY DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS SHALL BE LEGIBLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED WITH AN EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANEL IN EACH OF THE THREE PLACES INDICATED IN THE TABLE BELOW AND SUCH PANEL SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, NAMELY : i) THE CORRECT TECHNICAL NAME OF THE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS IN LETTERS NOT LESS THAB 50 MILLIMETRES SQUARE; ii) THE CLASS LABEL OF THE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS OF THE SIZE OF NOT LESS THAN 260 MILLIMETRES SQUARE; iii) THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO BE CONTACTED IN THE EVENT OF FIRE OR ANY OTHER ACCIDENT IN LETTERS AND NUMERALS THAT ARE NOT LESS THAN 50 MILLIMETRES HIGH AND THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE CONSIGNOR OF THE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS OR OF SOME OTHER PERSON FROM WHOM EXPERT INFORMATION AND ADVICE CAN BE OBTAINED CONCERNING THE MEASURES THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING SUCH GOODS. 4. EVERY CLASS LABEL AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANEL SHALL BE MARKED ON THE GOODS CARRIAGE AND SHALL BE KEPT FREE AND CLEAN FROM OBSTRUCTIONS AT ALL TIMES.