There are some Indian traffic rules you need to follow while in India. Given below is a list of some guidelines for ensuring traffic safety in India:

As far as the Indian road conditions go, apart from the big cities, the roads are poorly maintained. You will hardly find Indian roads free of traffic. Congestion on roads is a normal phenomenon. In the big cities, you may also encounter frequent traffic jams. You may also come across livestock roaming freely on the roads in small cities. So, don’t feel surprised. Let an Indian driver drive you around and you will enjoy roaming around in India.

• Always Keep Left:  Drive as close to the left side of the road and allow all traffic going in the opposite direction to pass on the right hand side.
• Turning Left:  When needing to turn onto a road on the left, stay close to the left side of the road and after making the turn continue on the left side of the road. (Do not cut across lanes from the right side of the road and then turn left).
• Turning Right: When turning onto a road on the right side, first approach the center of the road as safely as possible and then turn to the right and stay on the left side of the road.
• Passing:  If there is a need to pass traffic proceeding in the same direction, always pass/overtake them on their right side. The only exception to this would be the case where a vehicle that is trying to turn to the right (and has indicated their intention to turn right) is occupying the center lane and therefore requires passing them on the left side.
• Passing Prohibited: Overtaking/passing a vehicle proceeding in the same direction is prohibited in the following scenarios:

1. The passing/overtaking would cause inconvenience or danger to any vehicle proceeding in any direction.
2. On bends/curves in the road or on hills or there are other obstructions present that prevents a clear view of the road ahead.
3. If the driver behind the current vehicle has already started to overtake the vehicle.
4. The driver of the vehicle in front has not yet signaled that he may be overtaken.

• When being Passed/Overtaken by another vehicle:  The driver should not speed up or do anything to prevent the other vehicle from passing.
• Intersections:  Drivers should slow down when approaching road corners intersections, junctions or pedestrian crossings and not enter until sure that such an entry will not endanger the safety of pedestrians or people in other vehicles there.
• Right of Way:  When entering an intersection that is not regulated by a traffic signal or by a traffic policeman and which is an entry onto a main road,the driver of the vehicle is to give right of way to the vehicles already proceeding on that road. In all other cases the driver is to give way to traffic approaching from his right hand side and only then proceed.
• Emergency Vehicles:  Fire Service Vehicles and Ambulances are to be allowed free passage and drivers of all other vehicles should move their vehicles to the side of the road to do so.
• Pedestrians: Pedestrians have the right of way at uncontrolled pedestrian crossings.
• Documents to be carried/produced on demand:  The person driving the vehicle is to always carry the following documents:
  1. Driving License
  2. Certificate of registration of the vehicle
  3. Certificate of taxation
  4. Certificate of insurance
  5. For transport vehicles the following additional documents are required
  6. The permit
  7. Fitness certificate
  8. These documents are to be produced on demand by any Police officer in Uniform, Officers of the Motor Vehicles Department.