Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1977 - REG 905

905 .         Fitting of flashing lamp devices in certain cases

        (1)         Where flashing lamp signalling devices are fitted to rigid vehicles not exceeding 7.5 metres in length other than motor cycles, they shall be so fitted that — 

            (a)         there is one lamp on each side of the vehicle capable of showing a white or amber light clearly visible from the front of the vehicle and an amber light clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle; or

            (b)         there are 4 or more lamps of which — 

                  (i)         2 are mounted on or towards the front of the vehicle, facing forward, and 2 are mounted on or towards the rear of the vehicle, facing rearward; and

                  (ii)         the forward facing lamps are capable of showing a white or amber light and the rearward facing lamps are capable of showing an amber light or, in the case of a vehicle first registered before 1 January 1960 of showing a red light.

        (1a)         Where flashing lamp signalling devices are fitted to motor cycles they shall be fitted so that there are 4 lamps, each capable of showing an amber light, of which 2 are mounted on or towards the front of the motor cycle, facing forward, and 2 are mounted on or towards the rear of the motor cycle, facing rearward.

        (2)         Where flashing lamp signalling devices are fitted to articulated vehicles, or rigid vehicles exceeding 7.5 metres in length, there shall be 4 or more lamps, capable of showing an amber light, so fitted that — 

            (a)         there are 2 lamps at or towards the rear of the vehicle with an illuminated area facing to the rear;

            (b)         there are 2 lamps at or towards the front of the vehicle, or in the case of an articulated vehicle, on the forepart of the vehicle, with an illuminated area facing to the rear or facing both to the rear and forward; and

            (c)         where the signalling devices required by paragraph (b) do not have an illuminated area facing forward, there are 2 lamps at or towards the front or forepart of the vehicle with an illuminated area facing forward.

        (3)         The requirement of subregulation (1)(a), concerning clear visibility to the front and rear of a vehicle is met, if the flashing signal lamp on the right or left of the vehicle is visible from any point, up to the maximum required distance from the lamp, on a line through the centre of the lamp and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

        [Regulation 905 amended in Gazette 6 Jun 1980 p. 1673.]