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General duties of drivers and passengers:

When driving you:

1.

May not travel backwards (reverse) longer than it is necessary to do so and only when it is safe to do so.

2.

May not follow another vehicle at a distance at which it is not safe to do so.

3.

May not allow another person (or anything else) to interfere with your complete control of thevehicle at all times. This includes signalling, slowing down and changing direction.

4.

May not allow another person to steer or opertae the vehicle.

5.

May not leave your vehicle without first engaging the handbrake to stop it moving.

6.

May not have any part of your body protrudeout of the vehicle unless you are executing a hand signal. This also applies to any passengers in the vehicle.

7.

May not allow any person or animals on the roof or the running board of the vehicle while it is in motion.

8.

May not drive your vehicle or run an engine in a way which gives off excess smoke or fumes.

9.

May not leave the engine of your vehicle running while the vehicle is unattended.

10.

May not allow anyone to enter or leave the vehicle while it is in motion.

11.

May not drive a vehicle on the sidewalk.

12.

May not push a vehicle on the sidewalk.

13.

May not pull or tow a vehicle on the sidewalk.

14.

May not use any cellular phone or communication device while driving unless an appropriate hand free kit is fitted to the vehicle.

15.

 You must give way to official vehicles using sirens, such as ambulances, police vehicles and vehicles driven by traffic officers.

The general duties as described above do not apply to drivers of emergency vehicles, vehicles driven by traffic officers, or vehicles driven by police officers.