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Conduct of passengers

Motor Vehicles And Road Traffic Regulations, reg. 186 · Revised Edition 2020

When an omnibus is carrying passengers or waiting to pick up passengers, a passenger or intending passenger shall not– (a) use obscene or offensive language or conduct himself in a riotous or disorderly manner; Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [CAP. 230 147 (b) enter or alight from the vehicle otherwise than by the doors or openings provided for the purpose; (c) when entering or attempting to enter the vehicle, wilfully and unreasonably impede passengers seeking to enter the vehicle or to alight therefrom; (d) enter or remain in or on the vehicle when requested not to do so by an authorised person on the ground that the vehicle is carrying its full complement of passengers or that the operator is debarred from picking up passengers at the place in question by reason of the conditions attached to his licence; (e) travel in or on the vehicle unless he occupies a seat provided for that purpose, or in or on any part of the vehicle not provided for the conveyance of passengers; (f) wilfully do or cause to be done with respect to any part of the vehicle or its equipment anything which is calculated to obstruct or interfere with the workings of the vehicle or to cause injury or discomfort to any person; (g) when the vehicle is in motion, distract the driver’s attention without reasonable cause or speak to him unless it is necessary to do so in order to give directions as to the stopping of the vehicle; (h) give any signal which might be interpreted by the driver as a signal from the conductor to 148 (i) spit upon or from or wilfully damage, soil or defile any part of the vehicle; (j) when in or on the vehicle, distribute printed or similar matter of any description or distribute any article for the purpose of advertising; (k) wilfully remove, displace, deface or alter any number plate, notice board, fare table, route indicator, or destination board or any printed or other notice or advertisement in or on the (l) when in or on the vehicle, to the annoyance of other persons use or operate any noisy instrument or make or combine with any other person to make any excessive noise by singing, shouting or otherwise; (m) when in or on the vehicle, throw any money to be scrambled for by any person on the road or footway; or throw out of the vehicle any bottle, liquid or litter or any article or thing likely to annoy persons or to cause danger or injury to any person or property; (n) throw any article from the vehicle or attach to or trail from the vehicle any streamer, balloon, flag or other article in such manner as to overhang the road; (o) wilfully obstruct or impede any authorised (p) smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette in or on any part of the vehicle in or on which a notice is exhibited that smoking is prohibited; Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [CAP. 230 149 (q) when in or on the vehicle, sell or offer for sale any article.
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