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Rescission of parts of the "Vehicle and Traffic Regulation" and of C.N.A. 111/64.

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(3) Any person who commits any offence referred to in this regulation or in regulation 141 shall be liable, in the case of a first conviction for that offence, to a line of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for three months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for that offence, to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.

166. Regulations 1, 6, 6A, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 31, 35. 41, 62, 63, 75, 76, 77, 79, 85, 86, 87, 93, 94, 98, 99, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 111, 115, 122, 123, 128, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 145, 146, 147A, 148, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 165, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 178 and 184, paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of regulation 106 and Schedule F of the regulations headed "Vehicle and Traffic Regulation" appearing on pages 723 to 816 of Volume II of the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 Edition) and the Vehicle and Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles) (Direction Indicator) Regulations, 1954, are rescinded.

SCHEDULE.

PART 1.

[reg. 24.]

1. Every direction indicator fitted to a vehicle in compliance with this Part of this Schedule shall be, when in operation, In the form of an illuminated sign of a minimum illuminated length of six inches and a maximum illuminated breadth not exceeding one-fourth of the illuminated length, and shall show either a steady or a flashing light.

2. Save as provided in the next following paragraph as respects additional indicators, every direction indicator shall be so designed and Atted that—

(a) it is not more than six feet behind the base of the wind-screen;

And

(D) when in operation-

(i) it temporarily alters the outline of the vehicle to the extent

of at least six inches measured horizontally:

(1) the outermost point of the direction indicator is at least ax inches further from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle than is the outermost point of the driver's cab, or of the side of the body immediately behind the driver's seat;

(iii) the illuminated surface is visible at a reasonable distance

both from the front and the rear of the vehicle; and

(iv) it remains steady:

Provided that sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall not apply in the case of a pillarless saloon car if the direction indicator is not situated behind the widest part of the body. For the purposes of this proviso a pillarless saloon car means a car which has an enclosed body and four doors and no vertical pillar between the doors on either side.

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3. (1) An additional indicator may be fitted at the rear of any vehicle on any side to which there is fitted any indicator not being an additional indicator. Such additional indicator shall either-

(a) be in the form specified in paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule and shall, except when a trailer is being drawn, be visible at a reasonable distance from any point in the rear of the vehicle; or

(6) comply with the requirements of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 8 of Part II of this Schedule as respects indicators showing a flashing light to the rear,

(2) Every additional indicator shall be so constructed and fitted as to be incapable of operating otherwise than coincidentally with the Indicator, not being an additional indicator, fitted to the same side of the vehicle.

4. Any direction indicator intended to indicate a righthand turn shall be filled only to the right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and one intended to indicate a lefthand turn shall be fitted only to the left of that axis.

6. Every direction indicator shall be at a height of not more than seven feet six inches nor less than one foot five inches above the level of the ground.

6, (1) The illuminated colour of every direction indicator shall- (a) if it shows both to the front and to the rear, be amber; (6) if it shows only to the front, be amber or white; and

(c) if it shows only to the rear, be amber.

(2) The light emitted by every direction Indicator shall be diffused by frosted glass or other adequate means,

7. Every direction indicator showing a flashing light shall when in operation show a light which Hasbes constantly at the rate of not less then sixty or more than one hundred and twenty flashes per minute, esch dash being of such duration as to permit the light to achieve its full brightness and to be fully observable to the eye at & reasonable distance. The light shall begin to flash not later than one second after the operating switch of the indicator is operated and between each dash there shast be an interval observable to the eye.

B. The following requirements shall be complied with as respects the direction indicators on a vehicle-

(a) not less than one indicator on each side to which indicators are fitted shall be so designed and fitted that the driver when in his seat can readily be aware when it is in operation; or

(b) the vehicle shall be equipped with a device or devices so fitted as to be readily visible to the driver at all times when in his seat, and so designed as to show when at least one direction indicator, not being an additional indicator, on each side of the vehicle is in operation.

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Every direction indicator shall be so fitted that when not in opera- tion it will not be likely to mislead the driver of any other vehicle or any person controlling traffic.

10. Any reference in this Schedule to the side of a vehicle shall be taken to include that part of the front or the back of the vehicle which ia on that side of the vehicle.