FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1990
THE NEW REQUIREMENTS
WILL
MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1990 AND REGISTERED JULY 1, 1990.
то APPLY ONLY
ALL NEW
VEHICLES ON OR AFTER
TO EXPECTED
VEHICLES ARE
BE "THE MAJORITY OF THESE
FITTED EQUIPMENT FROM ALREADY WITH THE REQUIRED WARNING DEVICES AS STANDARD
IMPORTERS WERE ADVISED OF MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE THE MAJOR VEHICLE THE PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS BEFORE 1989," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BEEN MADE TO REINFORCE EXISTING REGULATIONS, AN AMENDMENT HAS
WINDSCREEN, WINDOW OR TO PROHIBIT ANY ALTERATION OR ADDITION TO ANY
OF PARTITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH INCREASES THE REFLECTING EFFECT THE SAFETY GLASS OR GLAZING.
UNTIL RECENTLY, THE
SPOKESMAN
THE SAID,
EXISTING PROVISION THE GENERAL APPLICATION OF TINTED HAD BEEN ADEQUATE IN PREVENTING FILM WHICH, WHILE REDUCING THE SUN'S HEATING EFFECT, ALSO REDUCES VISIBILITY OF A CAR'S OCCUPANTS TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
THE
"THERE IS A NEED TO STOP THE USE OF TINTED FILM FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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NEW
WITH
THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT
TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS
TO BE TO PREVENT PEDESTRIANS
ON SIDEGUARDS AND REARGUARDS, AMENDMENTS REQUIRE THOSE GOODS VEHICLES, WITH A
GAP BETWEEN OPEN LARGE
THE AXLES PROTECTIVE DEVICES KNOWN AS SIDEGUARDS SO AS OR CYCLISTS BEING RUN OVER IN AN ACCIDENT,
ΤΟ NECESSARY IT IS ALSO VEHICLES,
AND SEMI-TRAILERS TRAILERS REARGUARD PROTECTION.
THE NEW
EQUIPPED
то
REQUIRE CERTAIN CLASSES OF GOODS
BE EQUIPPED WITH
ROBUST
1,
JULY
REGULATIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM
1990. 1990 WILL BE VEHICLES WHICH ARE REGISTERED OR LICENSED BEFORE JULY 1,
THREE EXEMPTED FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THESE REGULATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS.
WILL
EXISTING VEHICLES TO COMPLY WITH
THE GRACE PERIOD
ALLOW
OWNERS OF
SUFFICIENT TIME TO INSTALL SIDEGUARDS AND REARGUARDS THE NEW REQUIREMENTS.
A BILINGUAL LEAFLET,
NEW ON THE
ON "A GUIDE TO NEW TRAFFIC RULES
VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN OFFICES AND TRANSPORT
SAFETY", GIVING GENERAL DETAILS PUBLISHED. IT IS AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES.
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