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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1964
* MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES OVER 5.5 TONNES BUT NOT
EXCEEDING 24 TONNES GROSS.
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HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES OVER 24 TONNES GROSS.
ARTICULATED VEHICLES (E.G. CONTAINER LORRIES).
* SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES (E.G. ROAD SWEEPERS).
GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS HOLDING FULL LICENCES MAY DRIVE ARTICULATED GOODS VEHICLES FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION, AFTER WHICH THESE DRIVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE PASSED OR BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE APPROPRIATE TEST FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE:
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PEDESTRIANS MUST NOT CLIMB THROUGH OR OVER RAILINGS
AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOR SHOULD THEY CROSS A ROAD WITHIN 15 METRES OF A CROSSING FACILITY, INCLUDING SUBWAYS AND FOOTBRIDGES, OTHER THAN AT THE CROSSING.
+PARK ING+ WILL BE REDEFINED AS THE STANDING OF A VEHICLE, WHETHER OCCUPIED OR NOT, EXCEPT WHEN STANDING TEMPORARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOADING AND UNLOADING GOODS OR PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS. CONCEPT OF +WAITING+ WILL BE ABANDONED.
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PARKING IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED ON ANY ROAD ON WHICH THERE IS A SYSTEM OF STREET LIGHTING FURNISHED BY MEANS OF LAMPS NOT MORE THAN 200 METRES APART, OTHER THAN IN A DESIGNATED PARKING PLACE.
THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE PARKED IN A METERED PARK ING SPACE IS PRESUMED TO HAVE COMMITTED AN OFFENCE WHEN THE PARK ING METER IS FOUND TO HAVE AN OBJECT OTHER THAN THE APPROPRIATE COIN UNLESS THE CONTRARY IS PROVED.
A MINIMUM TYRE TREAD DEPTH OF 1 MM IS REQUIRED. TYRES OF DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, FOR EXAMPLE RADIAL PLY AND CROSS PLY TYPES, MUST NOT BE USED ON THE SAME AXLE.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT MOTOR CYCLES, MOTOR BICYCLES AND INVALID CARRIAGES MUST BE FITTED WITH AT LEAST TWO REAR-VIEW MIRRORS, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE ON THE RIGHT.
* THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE VEHICLE OWNER, PERMITTED
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHT MUST BE PAINTED ON SOME CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON TRAILERS AND ON BOTH SIDES OF GOODS VEHICLES.
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