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Section 68J: Removal of obstruction

Road Traffic Act · PART V: COMPULSORY THIRD PARTY INSURANCE

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68J. Removal of obstruction (1) Where an accident to which section 68A applies occurs and the vehicles involved are likely to cause an obstruction on the road, each driver shall move his vehicle to allow the free passage of traffic after he has clearly marked on the surface of the road the position and the registration mark of his vehicle. (2) For the purpose of marking the position and registration mark of his vehicle on the surface of the road, a driver shall carry in his vehicle a yellow indelible chalk, or other appropriate yellow indelible marker. (3) Where a driver wilfully and fraudulently marks a position other than the true position of his vehicle involved in the accident under subsection (1), he shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 months nor more than 2 years. [S. 68J inserted by s. 4 of Act 36 of 2003 w.e.f. 1 August 2004.]

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