Duty to obey traffic signs
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Summary
Drivers must follow any mandatory traffic sign and the driving regulations made by the Central Government. When traffic is being regulated in a public place, drivers must also obey directions given by any police officer on duty. Not following signs or police directions can lead to enforcement action or penalties under traffic law.
Example
Rohan approaches a street marked with a circular red 'No Entry' sign. He must not enter the street and must follow the driving regulations; if a police officer directing traffic orders him to stop, he must comply. Ignoring the sign or the officer can lead to a fine or other traffic action.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall drive the vehicle in conformity with any indication given by mandatory traffic sign and in conformity 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.
(2) In this section “mandatory traffic sign” means a traffic sign included in Part A of the First Schedule, or any traffic sign of similar form (that is to say, consisting of or including a circular disc displaying a device, word or figure and having a red ground or border) placed or erected for the purpose of regulating motor vehicle traffic under sub-section (1) of section 116.
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