Section 8 in The Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017
8. Left, right and `U' turns.
- The driver shall plan well in advance of a turn, move to the appropriate lane of the road and give signal for the intended turn in the following manner, namely:-(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.
