A driver must be seated so that he or she keeps full control of the vehicle and has a clear view of the road ahead. The Act lists a set of things you may not do:
- Travel backwards further than is necessary.
- Follow another vehicle too closely.
- Let a person or animal interfere with your control, or let another person steer.
- Leave the vehicle unattended without setting the parking brake (or another way of stopping it from moving), or leave it unattended with the engine running.
- Let any part of your body or a passenger's body stick out of the vehicle, except your arm when giving a hand signal.
- Run the engine while fuel is being pumped, while the fuel cap is off, or when it gives off excessive smoke or fumes.
- Deposit fuel, oil, grease or refuse on the road; drive, push or pull a vehicle onto a pavement; or spin or drag the wheels on the road surface.
- Let passengers get on or off while the vehicle is moving.
- Fail to give way to emergency vehicles.
- Hold a cellphone or two-way radio while driving. Only hands-free or headset use is allowed.
A traffic officer's instruction overrides any road sign, signal or rule of the road.
Abandoned vehicles may be removed and impounded at the owner's cost, but may not be sold to recover those costs. A vehicle is deemed abandoned if it is left in the same place for more than 7 days on an urban road (or at a testing station), more than 24 hours on a non-urban road, if it obstructs or endangers traffic, has no or a false number plate, has no way of identifying the owner, or is parked in a no-stopping or no-parking area.
Other offences: changing an engine or chassis number without written consent of the registering authority, using a vehicle without the owner's permission, holding a race on a public road without the MEC's or local authority's consent, and travelling in convoy over weekends and the 25-26 December holidays (from 18:00 the evening before until 06:00 the morning after).