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COLLISION AWARENESS
Slow down before the gap disappears
The most important information for a vehicle to remember is its registration number.
If you or anyone is involved in a traffic collision, call 911 immediately and report the collision so the appropriate police response can be dispatched.
Do not leave the scene without stopping and providing the required information. Under section 65(1)(a)–(b) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Cap. 460, failing to stop or report a collision may expose you to arrest and prosecution. Failure to report carries a penalty of up to EC$1,500 on summary conviction under section 65(4).
Legal sources: Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Cap. 460 · Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda
INTERSECTION SKILLS
Proper use of roundabouts and crossroads
Roundabouts – Driving on the Left (Antigua)
Crossroads (No Signs or Traffic Lights) – Driving on the Left (Antigua)
Key
Red and blue identify the vehicles in each example. Colour does not decide who has priority; the situation and road position do.
Roundabouts
Give way to traffic already in the roundabout and to traffic approaching from your right. Enter only when safe.
Crossroads
When vehicles arrive together, give way to the vehicle on your right. Give way to traffic already in the crossroads.
STUDY LIBRARY
Master the essentials
ROAD SIGN ATLAS
Read shape before detail
This atlas follows the supplied Antigua & Barbuda Police lesson, Traffic Signs and Signals (Cap. 460), which states that the signs used locally are international. It specifically identifies Stop, Bus Stop, One-way Street, No Right Turn, No Left Turn, School, Hospital, No Entry and Pedestrian Crossing. The additional warning diagrams cover common hazards important for local driving study. Always obey the sign actually displayed on the road. Sign artwork is reproduced from Wikimedia Commons.
TRAFFIC LAW
Traffic Offenses and Penalties
The following fixed-penalty schedule is transcribed from the supplied Vehicles and Road Traffic (Enforcement and Administration) Order, 1995 (Statutory Instrument 1995, No. 14). Amounts are shown in Eastern Caribbean dollars (EC$). This is a study reference, not legal advice; later amendments or a current notice may change an amount or offence. Check the current legislation before relying on it.
| Offense | Enactment | Fixed penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Using a motor vehicle or trailer without a proper identification plate. | Regulation 5 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 2. Using a motor vehicle when its identification mark is not legible. | Regulation 5 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 3. Using a motor vehicle on a public road at night without illumination of the rear identification plate. | Regulation 7 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 4. Moving on a road at night without two lighted lamps at the front of the motor vehicle. | Regulation 17(1) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 5. Operating a motor vehicle or trailer on a road at night without one rear lamp showing a red light of sufficient intensity to indicate its presence. | Regulation 17(3) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 6. Carrying spotlights or other swivelling lights on a motor vehicle without the Licensing Officer’s authority. | Regulation 17(4) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 7. Causing a motor vehicle to travel backwards at a road junction or around a corner. | Regulation 19(1) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 8. Failing to apply the brakes and stop the engine when quitting a motor vehicle. | Regulation 19(3) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 9. Failing, without sufficient cause, to keep a motor vehicle on the left side of the road. | Regulation 19(5)(a) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 10. Failing to keep to the right or offside when overtaking another vehicle. | Regulation 19(5)(c) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 11. When being overtaken, failing to drive as close to the side of the road as possible, failing to give passing traffic adequate space, or increasing speed. | Regulation 19(5)(d) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 12. Overtaking without a clear, unobstructed view ahead and of intersecting roads, or when there is not enough clear road to overtake and return before meeting oncoming traffic. | Regulation 19(5)(e) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 13. Crossing, turning into, or proceeding between roads (or between a road and a place that is not a road) when doing so would obstruct other traffic. | Regulation 19(5)(f) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 14. Turning left from one road into another without keeping as close as possible to the left of each road. | Regulation 19(5)(g) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 15. Turning right from one road into another without properly going around the intersection and keeping as close as possible to the left of each road. | Regulation 19(5)(h) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 16. Stopping within 30 feet of a corner, drive, carriageway, or private road leading from a public road, unless compelled by traffic. | Regulation 19(5)(i) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$150.00 |
| 17. Drawing up alongside another motor vehicle, or backing to a kerbstone, footpath, or side of a road except for turning. | Regulation 19(5)(j) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 18. Leaving a motor vehicle stationary at night without stopping as close as possible to the left-hand side facing the direction of travel. | Regulation 19(5)(k) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 19. Failing to follow the rules of the road, lawful directions of a police officer regulating traffic, or a traffic sign. | Regulation 19(9) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$150.00 |
| 20. Failing to stop and remain stationary as long as necessary when requested by a uniformed police officer or a person in charge of a horse. | Regulation 19(14) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$150.00 |
| 21. Carrying more people in a motor vehicle than it was constructed to seat. | Regulation 19(16) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 22. Leaving a broken-down motor vehicle on a public road without taking steps to indicate its presence and position, or failing to have it removed as near to the left side as possible. | Regulation 19(17) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$150.00 |
| 23. Failing, on approach of a Fire Brigade engine or apparatus, to draw close to the left side and stop, leaving the centre clear. | Regulation 19(18) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 24. Putting petrol into a receptacle or motor-vehicle tank while the engine is running, a non-electric light is alight, or anyone is smoking, lighting a match, or exposing a naked flame nearby. | Regulation 20 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$75.00 |
| 25. Using a motor vehicle without a properly constructed and fitted reflecting mirror that lets the driver see traffic behind. | Regulation 21 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 26. Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle that causes loud noise to the annoyance or disturbance of any person. | Regulation 22 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 27. Using a motor vehicle with tyres not maintained free from defects that could damage the road or endanger people. | Regulation 23 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 28. Driving faster than the maximum speed for the vehicle class or faster than a speed limit imposed by the Act or regulations. | Section 51 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Act. | EC$200.00 |
| 29. Failing to comply with an indication given by a prescribed traffic sign. | Regulation 21 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations, 1974. | EC$150.00 |
| 30. Driving a motor lorry or motor truck along Corn Alley, or north or south along the specified portion of Market Street, without written permission from the Traffic Commissioner. | Regulation 43(1) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 31. Parking a motor vehicle in the restricted portions of Market Street, St. Mary’s Street, or Long Street specified in the Order. | Regulation 43(2) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$150.00 |
| 32. Leaving or driving heavy-duty vehicles (including earth-moving equipment, construction vehicles, trailers, containers, or other vehicles over 1,201 lb) on a street or Crown land without the Traffic Commissioner’s permission. | Regulation 19(19) and 19(40) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations, 1994. | EC$200.00 |
| 33. Carrying or transporting marl, mould, refuse, waste, sand, concrete blocks, stones, steel rods, lumber, fabricated wood, building materials, cartons, crates, goods, or hazardous substances during the restricted hours and on the roads specified in the Order. | Regulation 19(20) and 19(4) of the Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations, 1994. | EC$200.00 |
| 34. Driving a motor omnibus on a scheduled route not included in its permit. | Regulation 3 of the Motor Omnibus Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 35. Operating a motor omnibus without an approved board displaying its destination. | Regulation 7 of the Motor Omnibus Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 36. Operating a motor omnibus without the two small lights fixed at the front on each side of the top of the body. | Regulation 10 of the Motor Omnibus Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
| 37. A public-service vehicle driver failing to comply with the special requirements in regulation 37. | Regulation 37 of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations. | EC$100.00 |
Legal source: Vehicles and Road Traffic (Enforcement and Administration), Cap. 461 (official laws.gov.ag PDF). See also the official 2019 amendment Order for later changes.
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