Title : Towing of Person Riding Cycle
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
No driver of a vehicle shall tow a person riding a cycle and no person riding a cycle shall allow himself to be towed by any other vehicle. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duty of Driver in Case of Accident and Injury to Person
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
When any person is injured, or damage to property to the amount of twenty-five rupees or more is caused as the result of an accident in which a vehicle is involved, the driver of the vehicle or other person in charge of the vehicle shall, (a) take all reasonable steps to secure medical attention for any person so injured and, if necessary, convey him to the nearest hospital, unless the injured person, or his guardian, in case he is a minor, desires otherwise; (b) give on demand by a police officer any information required by him or, if no police officer or other authority is present, report the circumstances of the occurrence as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty-four hours of the occurrence, at the nearest police station, or, if he continues his journey after the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : General Provision Regarding Construction and Maintenance
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Every vehicle used on a highway shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent danger or inconvenience to persons using that vehicle and other road users. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Existing Bye-laws to Continue
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, all bye-laws in force at the commencement of this Act,- (i) which have been made under the Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925 (Bombay Act XVIII of 1925), the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Bombay Act III of 1901), the Coorg Municipal Regulation, 1907 (Central Regulation II of 1907), the Hyderabad District Municipalities Act, 1956 (Hyderabad Act XVIII of 1956), and (ii) which have been continued by the Madras Traffic Control Act, 1938 (Madras Act V of 1938), and the Mysore Traffic Control Act, 1955 (Mysore Act 13 of 1956), shall, so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Act, continue to be valid, but any such bye-laws may be cancelled or altered by a rule made under this Act. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Traffic Signs
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
(1) The State Government or any authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government may cause or permit traffic signs of any size, colour, type or description, to be placed or erected in any highway or public place for the purpose of bringing to public notice any prohibitions or restrictions imposed under section 3, or generally for the purpose of regulating traffic other than motor vehicle traffic. (2) Traffic signs erected under sub-section (1) for any purpose for which provision is made in the First Schedule shall have the meanings set forth in the First Schedule, but the authority empowered in this behalf by the State Government may make or authorise the addition to any sign set forth in the said Schedule of transcriptions of the words, letters or figures thereon in the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duty of Driver to Stop in Certain Cases
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
(1) The driver of a vehicle or animal shall cause the vehicle or animal, as the case may be, to stop and to remain stationary so long as may be reasonably necessary, (a) when required to do so by any police officer in uniform, or (b) when the vehicle or animal is involved in the occurrence of an accident to a person, animal or vehicle or of damage to any property, whether the driving or management of the vehicle or animal was or was not the cause of the accident or damage, and he shall give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or animal to any person affected by such accident or damage who demands it, provided such person also furnishes his name and address. (2) The driver of a vehicle or animal shall, on demand by a person giving his own name..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Make Rules for Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Vehicles
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
(1) The State Government may, after previous publication, by notification, make rules regulating the construction, equipment and maintenance of vehicles used on highways and public places, and different rules may be made for different areas of the State. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules may be made under this section governing any of the following matters either generally in respect of vehicles or in respect of vehicles of a particular class or description or in particular circumstances, namely: (a) the width, height and length of vehicles. (b) the size, nature and condition of wheels and tyres. (c) brakes. (d) lamps and reflectors. (e) warning devices. (f) the inspection of vehicles by prescribed authorities. (g) regulating the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duty of Owner of Vehicle or Animal to Give Information
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
The owner of a vehicle or animal the driver of which is accused of any offence under this Act shall on demand by any police officer give all information regarding the name and address of the driver which is in his possession or could by reasonable diligence be ascertained by him. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Rules to Be Laid Before State Legislature
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
All rules made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after they are made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more sessions and if before the expiry of the said period, either House of the State Legislature makes any modification in any rule or directs that such rule shall not have effect and if the modification or direction is agreed to by the other House such rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Arrest Without Warrant
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
(1) A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant, (a) any person who being required under the provisions of this Act to give his name and address refuses to do so, or gives a name and address which the police officer has reason to believe to be false, or (b) any person concerned in an offence under this Act or reasonably suspected to have been so concerned, if the police officer has reason to believe that he will abscond or otherwise avoid the service of summons. (c) A police officer or other authority arresting without warrant the driver of a vehicle or animal shall, if the circumstances so require, take or cause to be taken any steps he may consider proper for the temporary custody of the vehicle or animal. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section