Markings.
Extinguish- pient when
NEURAGATY.
Restriction
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(a) No vehicle shall exhibit to the rear any illuminated miniature representation of traffic signals or other device which would tend to distract the attention of the driver of a following vehicle.
154. Every bulb used in an electric lamp showing light to the front fitted to any vehicle shall have the wattage thereof indelibly marked upon the glass or the metal cap thereof in a readily legible
manner.
155. No electric bulb of a power exceeding seven watts in any lamp showing a light to the front fitted to any vehicle shall be kept illuminated while such vehicle is stationary on a road:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply-a
(a) to lamps used-
(i) on any vehicle during an enforced stoppage of the vehicle owing to the necessities of traffic;
(ii) for the interior illumination of any vehicle;
(iii) on breakdown vehicles or tower wagons when in use for the special purpose for which they are intended ; (b) to searchlights or other special lamps fitted to any vehicle used for naval, military, air force, police or fire brigade purposes.
156. No vehicles shall remain stationary during the hours of on parking darkness on the right hand side of a road so that its front lights at night.
are facing the direction of oncoming traffic on that side:
Owner to
remova vehicle.
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to a vehicle parked on any part of any road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles or as a stand for taxis or public goods vehicles,
Section Removal of vehicles.
157. The owner, driver or other person in control or in charge of any vehicle-
(a) when the vehicle has broken down on a road in such circumstances that the defects cannot be remedied within a reasonable time or the presence of the vehicle is likely unnecessarily to obstruct or to cause danger to other persons using the road; or
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(b) when required to do so by a police officer on the ground that the vehicle has been permitted to remain at rest on a road in such conditions or in such circumstances as to
be likely to cause danger to other persons using the road or to interfere with the use of the road,
shall remove or take all reasonable steps to secure the removal of such vehicles as soon as practicable.
remove
158. A police officer in uniform of the rank of sub-inspector Right of and above may take all reasonable steps to remove or may employ police to some other persons to remove, and where necessary may provide vehicle. for the sale custody of, any vehicle if he has reason to believe- (a) that the owner or the driver or other person in control or in charge thereof has failed to take all reasonable steps to remove it or cause it to be removed in accordance with the provisions of regulation 157 or cannot be found in time to remove such vehicle; or
(b) that the vehicle has been abandoned; or
(c) that as a result of the vehicle being on a road, damage has been caused to any vehicle, person, animal or thing.
169. When any police officer removes or provides for the safe Protection custody of any vehicle or employs any other person to remove of police
officer
vehicle.
it or provide for its safe custody in accordance with regulation removing 158, except upon proof of failure to exercise reasonable care neither the police officer nor any such other person shall be liable to any action or demand whatsoever for the recovery of any alleged damage to such vehicle or otherwise in respect of the removal thereof.
160. For the purposes of this section the word "vehicle" shall Definition include any load carried thereby.
PART IV.
Inspection of vehicles, application and penalties.
of vehicle.
181. (1) When any person is found or is reasonably believed Detention to be using a vehicle in contravention of any provision of the of vehicle. Vehicle and Road Traffic Ordinance, or of any regulation made (Cap. 220), thereunder or in contravention of the terms of the vehicle licence in respect of such vehicle, any police officer in uniform of the
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