West Jaintia Hills Police

Government of Meghalaya

Traffic

Mission Statement

We strive to adopt what is legally and ethically right or proper and shall be fair to all parties as directed by reason and justice. We strive to be free from favoritism or self interest or bias by conforming to the established laws and procedures... Read More>>

ROAD SYMBOLS SIGN

No U-Turn Sign	No Left Turn Sign	No Right Turn Sign
No Trucks Sign	No Parking Sign	No Pedestrian Traffic Sign
Pedestrian Crossing Sign	School Zone Sign	Two Way Street Sign
Right Curve Ahead Sign	Left Curve Ahead Sign	Stop Ahead Sign
Right Turn Ahead Sign	Left Turn Ahead Sign	Men At Work Sign

FOLLOW TRAFFIC RULES & MAKE ACCIDENTS RARE

SAFETY RULES FOR DRIVERS

ALWAYS WEAR SEAT BELT. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENTS.
NEVER OVERTAKE VEHICLES AT NARROW BRIDGES, TURNINGS & BLIND CURVES.
A DISTRACTED DRIVER IS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS. AVOID MULTI TASKING i.e. MAKING CALLS, TEXTING, EATING, ADJUSTING THE RADIO ETC WHILE DRIVING.
DRINKING WHILE DRIVING IS A CRIME.
USE LOW BEAM AT NIGHT
INDICATE THE CORRECT SIGNAL i.e. INDICATE RIGHT TO GO RIGHT AND LEFT TO GO LEFT. SIMILARLY WHILE ALLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND PASS YOU INDICATE THE LEFT HAND SIDE SIGNAL.
USE YOUR HORN SPARINGLY. DO NOT HORNS NEAR HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COURTS ETC.
KEEP ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.
AVOID OVERSPEEDING. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE LATE THAN NEVER.
A TIRED/DROWSY DRIVER IS CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS DRIVER. TAKE A BREAK REFRESH YOURSELF AFTER EVERY TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING.
STOP ONLY AT DESIGNATED EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION POINTS FOR PICKING UP & DROPPING PASSENGERS.
FOR TWO WHEELERS NEVER RIDE WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR/HELMET. MANY TWO WHEELER ROAD ACCIDENTS RESULTS IN HEAD OR NECK INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH.
ALWAYS CARRY YOUR DRIVING LICENSE AND VEHICLE DOCUMENTS.

SAFETY RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS

ALWAYS WALK ON THE EXTREME RIGHT SO YOU CAN SEE VEHICLES COMING OPPOSITE YOU.
ALWAYS USE FOOTPATH WHEN AVAILABLE AND AVOID WALKING ON THE MAIN ROAD FOR YOUR SAFETY. THIS WILL ALSO HELP CURB THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN A BIG WAY AND REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS.
CROSS ROADS ONLY AT ZEBRA CROSSING.
WEAR BRIGHT CLOTHES AT NIGHT. SO DRIVERS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS CAN SEE YOU FROM A DISTANCE EVEN IN POOR LIGHT.
AVOID MULTI-TASKING i.e. TEXTING, LOOKING FOR THINGS INSIDE YOUR BAG ETC WHILE WALKING ALONG THE ROAD.
WHILE WALKING WITH YOUR CHILD MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WALKS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE ROAD AND ALWAYS HOLD HANDS.
AVOID WALKING IN GROUPS.
DO NOT RUSH OR RUN ON THE ROAD.
DO NOT WALK ON THE ROAD AFTER CONSUMING ALCOHOL.
DO NOT TRY BOARDING THE BUS UNTIL IT HAS STOPPED COMPLETELY. SIMILARLY DO NOT TRY TO GET OFF THE BUS WHILE STILL RUNNING.
BOARD AND GET DOWN ONLY AT DESIGNATED EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION POINTS.

Penalties - Provision for Punishment of Offences

SL NO.	OFFENCES	OLD PENALTY	NEW PENALTY	SECTION
1	General	Rs 500/- AND OR IMPRISONMENT FOR 3 MONTHS.	Rs 500/-	MV ACT.
2	Rules of road regulation violation	Rs 100/-	Rs 500/-	MV ACT.
3	Travel without ticket	Rs 200/-	Rs 500/-	MV ACT.
4	Disobedience of orders of authorities	Rs 500/-	Rs 2000/-	MV ACT.
5	Unautorized use of vehicles without licence	Rs 1000/-	Rs. 5000/-	MV ACT.
6	Driving without licence	Rs 500/-	Rs 5000/-	MV ACT.
7	Driving despite disqualification	Rs 500/-	Rs 10000/-	MV ACT.
8	Oversize vehicles		Rs 5000/-	MV ACT.
9	Over speeding	Rs 400/-	Rs 1000 for LMV Rs 2000 for Medium passenger vehicle	MV ACT.
10	Dangerous driving	Rs 1000/-	Upto Rs 5000/-	MV ACT.
11	Drunken driving	Rs 2000/-	Rs 10000/-	MV ACT.
12	Speeding / Racing	Rs 500/-	Rs 5000/-	MV ACT.
13	Vehicle without permit	upto Rs 5000/-	Upto Rs 10,000/-	MV ACT.
14	Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions)		Rs 25,000/- to Rs 1,00,000/-	MV ACT.
15	Overloading	Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 per extra tonne	Rs 20,000 and Rs 2000 per extra tonne	MV ACT.
16	Overloading of passengers		Rs 1000 per extra passenger	MV ACT.
17	Seat belt	Rs 100/-	Rs 1000/-	MV ACT.
18	Overloading of two wheelers	Rs 100/-	Rs 2000, Disqualification for 3 months for licence	MV ACT.
19	Helmets	Rs 100/-	Rs 1000 Disqualification for 3 months for licence	MV ACT.
20	Not providing way for emergency vehicles		Rs 10000/-	MV ACT.
21	Driving Without Insurance	Rs 1000/-	Rs 2000/-	MV ACT.
22	Offences by Juveniles		Guardian / owner shall be deemed to be guilty. Rs 25,000 with 3 yrs imprisonment. For Juvenile to be tried under JJ Act. Registration of Motor Vehicle to be cancelled	MV ACT.
23	Power of Officers to impound documents		Suspension of driving licenses u/s 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D, 194E	MV ACT.
24	Offences committed by enforcing authorities		Twice the penalty under the relevant section	MV ACT.

West Jaintia Hills Police

Government of Meghalaya

Traffic

Mission Statement

FOLLOW TRAFFIC RULES & MAKE ACCIDENTS RARE

SAFETY RULES FOR DRIVERS

ALWAYS WEAR SEAT BELT. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENTS.

NEVER OVERTAKE VEHICLES AT NARROW BRIDGES, TURNINGS & BLIND CURVES.

A DISTRACTED DRIVER IS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS. AVOID MULTI TASKING i.e. MAKING CALLS, TEXTING, EATING, ADJUSTING THE RADIO ETC WHILE DRIVING.

DRINKING WHILE DRIVING IS A CRIME.

USE LOW BEAM AT NIGHT

INDICATE THE CORRECT SIGNAL i.e. INDICATE RIGHT TO GO RIGHT AND LEFT TO GO LEFT. SIMILARLY WHILE ALLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND PASS YOU INDICATE THE LEFT HAND SIDE SIGNAL.

USE YOUR HORN SPARINGLY. DO NOT HORNS NEAR HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COURTS ETC.

KEEP ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.

AVOID OVERSPEEDING. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE LATE THAN NEVER.

A TIRED/DROWSY DRIVER IS CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS DRIVER. TAKE A BREAK REFRESH YOURSELF AFTER EVERY TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING.

STOP ONLY AT DESIGNATED EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION POINTS FOR PICKING UP & DROPPING PASSENGERS.

FOR TWO WHEELERS NEVER RIDE WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR/HELMET. MANY TWO WHEELER ROAD ACCIDENTS RESULTS IN HEAD OR NECK INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH.

ALWAYS CARRY YOUR DRIVING LICENSE AND VEHICLE DOCUMENTS.

SAFETY RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS

ALWAYS WALK ON THE EXTREME RIGHT SO YOU CAN SEE VEHICLES COMING OPPOSITE YOU.

ALWAYS USE FOOTPATH WHEN AVAILABLE AND AVOID WALKING ON THE MAIN ROAD FOR YOUR SAFETY. THIS WILL ALSO HELP CURB THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN A BIG WAY AND REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS.

CROSS ROADS ONLY AT ZEBRA CROSSING.

WEAR BRIGHT CLOTHES AT NIGHT. SO DRIVERS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS CAN SEE YOU FROM A DISTANCE EVEN IN POOR LIGHT.

AVOID MULTI-TASKING i.e. TEXTING, LOOKING FOR THINGS INSIDE YOUR BAG ETC WHILE WALKING ALONG THE ROAD.

WHILE WALKING WITH YOUR CHILD MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WALKS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE ROAD AND ALWAYS HOLD HANDS.

AVOID WALKING IN GROUPS.

DO NOT RUSH OR RUN ON THE ROAD.

DO NOT WALK ON THE ROAD AFTER CONSUMING ALCOHOL.

DO NOT TRY BOARDING THE BUS UNTIL IT HAS STOPPED COMPLETELY. SIMILARLY DO NOT TRY TO GET OFF THE BUS WHILE STILL RUNNING.

BOARD AND GET DOWN ONLY AT DESIGNATED EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION POINTS.

Penalties - Provision for Punishment of Offences