Legislation to Prevent Distracted Driving

Regulation 5 "Duties of Drivers and Riders" of the Motor Vehicles Driving Regulation, 2017 specifies following guidelines to avoid distracted driving:

• Every driver shall at all times drive the vehicle with due care and caution.
• The driver shall ensure that at the time of driving a vehicle, he is in full control of his physical and mental abilities and physically and mentally fit to drive a vehicle.
• The driver shall at all times maintain a good look out and concentrate on the road and the traffic and avoid any activity which distracts, or is likely to distract, his attention.
• The driver shall ensure that loud music is not played in the vehicle.
• The driver shall not watch digital motion pictures or videos while driving, except where required for route navigation. Provided that the driver shall use a device for route navigation in such a manner as not to distract his attention from driving.