While on Wheels(Cont)

WHILE OVERTAKING
Never overtake from left, always overtake from right.
Make clear your intentions of overtaking to your fellow drivers.
Give proper indications.
Be watchful of a pedestrian or an animal that may suddenly appear in front of the vehicle you are overtaking.
On roads having two-way traffic overtake only when the oncoming vehicle is at a safe distance.

WHILE TURNING

Give proper indications.
Start changing lane only when the vehicles behind you have understood your intentions.
Slow down while approaching the turning point.
Turn only when the vehicle coming from the opposite direction is at a safe distance.
The vehicle coming from the opposite direction has the right of way.
Watch out for pedestrians as well as vehicles coming from your right side.

RIGHT OF WAY

The children and the disabled have the right of way.
Pedestrians have the first right of way at unmanned intersections.
At an unmanned intersections traffic on the right has the right of way.
At a round about, traffic on your right has the right of way.
Traffic on major road has the right of way.
On hilly and steep roads vehicles going uphill have the right of way.
Emergency vehicles like fire brigade, ambulance, police have the right of way.
These vehicles, while on emergency duty, can jump a red right, drive in non entry areas or on wrong side.
These vehicles should be given priority and clear passage.

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