When any person is injured, or damage to property to Duty of

the amount of twenty-five rupees or more is caused as the result of ~dfiverin case an accident in which a vehicle is involved, the driver of the vehicle belfiic 8 or other person in charge of the vehicle shalli person.

1. (a) take all reasonable steps to secure medical attention for any person so injured and, if necessary, convey him to the gearest hospital, unless the injured person, or his guardian, in case he is a minor, desire otherwise.
2. (b) give on demand by a police officer or by any authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government any information required by him or, if no police officer or other authority is present, report the circumstances of occurrence as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty-four hours of the occurrence, at the nearest police staticn, or if he continues his journey after the accident, at the next police station on or near his route. 81. (1) The State Government may make rules for the purpose Power to of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter. make rules for control of

1. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, traffic. such rules may provided for— _#(a) the removal and the safe custody of the vehicles including their loads which have broken down or which have been left standing or have been abandoned on highways;
   • (b) the use of weighting devices;
   • (c) the determination, maintenance and mavagement of parking places for the use of vehicles and animals and the fees, if any, which may be charged for their use ;
   • (d) prohibiting the use of foot paths cr pavements by vehicles. or agimals ;
   • (e) subject to specified conditions the segregation to any specified part of a highway of specified clauses and descriptions of vehicle or animal traffic ;
   • (f) prohibiting or restricting the use of audible signals at certain times or in certain places ;
2. (8) regulating the leading of vehicles and in particular limiting the loads carried in relation to the size and nature of tyres fitted
   • (h) aright of way for ambulances and fire brigade vehicles;
     • (i) prohibiting the use of devices designed to prevent the rotation of any wheel of a vehicle;
   • (j) the control of animals likely to frighten other animals or pedestrians;
   • (k) the control of children on highways;
3. (1) prohibiting the riding by more than one person at the same time of cycles other than cycles designed for the purpose;
   • (m) prohibiting the ridiug of more than two cycles abreast;
   • (n) limiting the age of drivers of vehicles;
4. (0) the inspection of loads carried on vehicles and animals;
   • (p) the uses of nose-ropes for animals;
5. (9) regulating the driving of vehicles and animals at night;
   • (r) regulating the use of highways by pedestrians;
   • (s) generally, the prevention of danger, injury or annoyance to the public or any person, or of danger or injury to property or of obstruction to traffic;
   • (t) amy other matter which is to be or may be prescribed. CHAPTER—XV CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES