Know your traffic laws. The Roads and Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use) Regulations under CAP 464, SECTION 258 Interpretation reflective material means material specially designed to reflect light back to the source of such light; reflex reflector means a reflector of glass specially designed to reflect light back to the source of such light, or other reflective material the reflective capacity of which remains unimpaired when the material is wet; PART V MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS: LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS 41. (1) Reflectors at front and back of motor vehicles and trailers Every motor vehicle and trailer shall be equipped with reflex reflectors and warning signs as follows: (c) a motor cycle that is carried on three wheels, a construction vehicle, a farm tractor, any motor vehicle not otherwise specified in this regulation- (i) at the front-two white reflex reflectors facing in a forward direction, fitted respectively not more than 410 millimetres from a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle through the lateral extremity of the vehicle on each side and placed at the same height, being not less than 305 millimetres and not more than 1,220 millimetres above ground level; and (ii) at the rear-two red reflex reflectors facing directly rearwards of the vehicle, fitted respectively not more than 410 millimetres from a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle through the lateral extremity of the vehicle on each side and placed at the same height, being not less than 305 millimetres and not more than 1,220 millimetres above ground level; 45. Combined lamps and reflectors Where a vehicles rear light is so constructed that, when not showing a light, it is an efficient red reflex reflector facing to the rear and complying with the provisions of these Regulations which apply to the vehicle, it shall be treated as being such a reflector when it is, as well as when it is not, showing a light. (As amended by S.I. No. 34 of 1964, No. 65 of 1972, 115 of 1974 and No. 40 of 1995) My comments on combined lamps and reflectors, are that this provision should be amended to include front lamps as these are also reflective in most modern vehicles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, these archaic regulations also provide that: 56. (1) When on a road during lighting-up time every vehicle drawn by an animal or animals shall be equipped with two lamps which shall show a white light clearly visible at a reasonable distance from in front of such vehicle and one lamp at the rear of such vehicle which shall show a red light clearly visible at a reasonable distance from behind (Requirements for animal-drawn vehicles)
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