1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations
(CAP. 374
G 35
[Subsidiary]
(3) No person shall show a hazard warning light, of the type prescribed in the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap.374 sub. leg.), on a vehicle on a road unless such vehicle is stationary and likely to be a hazard to other persons using the road.
(4) In this regulation "dipped" means emitting from a lamp a beam of light which is deflected downwards or both downwards and to the left to such an extent that it is at all times incapable of dazzling any person who is on the same horizontal plane as the motor vehicle at a greater distance than 8 m from the lamp and whose eye-level is not less than 1 m above that plane.
48. Operation of brakes when towing
Where a trailer is being towed on a road by a motor vehicle the driver of the motor vehicle shall be in a position readily to operate the brakes fitted to the trailer unless a person other than the driver is in a position to apply the brakes of the trailer:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply in the case of trailers which are fitted with brakes which operate automatically.
49. Towing
(1) No person shall drive on a road a motor vehicle which tows-
(a) any other vehicle unless the tow rope or chain is adjusted so that the distance separating the nearest points of the 2 vehicles shall not exceed 4.5 m, and the tow rope or chain has been made clearly visible to other persons using the road;
(b) any other motor vehicle all the wheels of which are in contact with the ground unless-
(i) the vehicle which is being towed is in the charge of a person holding a driving licence appropriate to the vehicle which is being towed; and
(ii) the brakes and steering gear of the towed motor vehicle are such that the person in charge of such vehicle can exercise control over the speed and direction of it:
Provided that where a vehicle which is being towed is attached to the towing vehicle by a rigid tow bar it shall not be necessary for the brakes of the vehicle which is being towed to be in working order if the brakes of the towing vehicle are sufficiently efficient to enable the person driving the towing vehicle to exercise control over the speed of both vehicles;
(c) any other vehicle unless the vehicle being towed carries a notice affixed to the rear thereof containing the words "ON TOW" and
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