Slow Down or Pay Fine: New Speed Limits Now in Force in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi. Here’s What You Need to Know

Overtaking is restricted under unsafe conditions, and U-turns, parking, and horn usage are tightly regulated.

In a decisive step towards ensuring road safety and regulating traffic movement, new traffic regulations and speed limits have been imposed across Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.

The updated rules under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Meghalaya Police Act, 2010 apply to all categories of vehicles.

The newly implemented speed regulations are part of a district-wide traffic management initiative aimed at reducing road accidents, especially on curves, junctions, and pedestrian crossings.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Private Service Vehicles, Motorcabs, Omnibuses, Light Goods Vehicles, and Motorcycles:
   Maximum Speed Limit: 80 kmph
   Maximum Speed Limit on Curves : 40 kmph
   Maximum Speed Limit at Junctions/Pedestrian Crossings: 20 kmph
2. Maxicabs (7–12 passengers), Heavy and Medium Goods Vehicles:
   Maximum Speed Limit: 60 kmph
   Maximum Speed Limit on Curves: 30–40 kmph
   Maximum Speed Limit at Crossings: 20 kmph
3. Tractors, Trailers, Invalid Carriages, Road Rollers:
   Maximum Speed limits range from 10–40 kmph, depending on type.

Ri-Bhoi Police in a notification said that the police will be monitoring compliance strictly. Violators will face legal action, including fines or suspension of licenses.

Effective immediately, the guidelines mandate left-lane driving, responsible turning, overtaking protocols, caution at junctions, and mandatory right of way for pedestrians and emergency vehicles.

Overtaking is restricted under unsafe conditions, and U-turns, parking, and horn usage are tightly regulated.

The notification also enforces visibility of number plates, obeying traffic signals, maintaining a safe distance between vehicles, and priority to uphill traffic.

Drivers must avoid abrupt braking, hazardous loads, and unauthorized backward driving. Violations will invite legal action under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Read the guidelines here:

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