(1) A breakdown vehicle may carry one or more lamps showing a white light which comply with paragraph (2) for the purposes of illuminating the scene of an accident or breakdown. “side plane”, in relation to a vehicle, means a vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the extreme projecting points on a side of the vehicle exclusive of any driving mirror or lamp.ġ0. (3) For the purposes of the Schedule - “centre plane”, in relation to a vehicle, means the vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and (2) Neither of the expressions “front lamp” and “rear lamp” shall include any lamp carried by a vehicle for any one or more of the following purposes only: ( a)įor use as, or to illuminate, a direction indicator įor intimating the intention of the driver of the vehicle to stop or to slow down įor showing a light to the rear when reversing the vehicle andįor the internal illumination of the vehicle. ![]() “width” means the width of a vehicle measured between vertical planes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the extreme projecting points thereof exclusive of any driving mirror and direction indicator. “rear lamp”, in relation to a vehicle, means a lamp which is capable of showing to the rear of the vehicle a red light visible from a reasonable distance The distances between the centre of each lamp in the pair and the vertical plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle do not vary by more than 25 millimetres ![]() “matched pair”, in relation to lamps fitted on or to a vehicle, means a pair of lamps, one on each side of the vertical plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle (disregarding for the purpose of ascertaining such axis, any side-car attached thereto) in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied: ( a)Įach lamp in the pair is alike in respect of shape, size and power and is at the same height above the ground and “main beam” means a beam of light emitted by a headlamp, being a beam which is not a dipped beam “low beam” means a beam of light emitted by a lamp other than a headlamp, being a beam 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 vehicle at a greater distance than 7.5 metres from the lamp and whose eye-level is not less than one metre above that plane “illuminated area” means, in relation to a lamp, the area of the orthogonal projection on a vertical plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle of that part of the lamp through which light is emitted ![]() “hours of darkness” means the time between 7.00 p.m. “headlamp” means a lamp on a vehicle which is designed, when lit, to illuminate the road in front of the vehicle “front lamp”, in relation to a vehicle, means a lamp which is capable of showing to the front of the vehicle a light and is fitted not more than 300 millimetres nearer the vertical plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle than the furthest point of the vehicle on the same side thereof “dipped beam” means a beam of light emitted by a headlamp, being a beam 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 vehicle at a greater distance than 7.5 metres from the lamp and whose eye-level is not less than one metre above that plane
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