Use of Light or Sound Signals of Vehicles

Characteristics of Vehicles to be used in the ways

Section 6. No person shall put a vehicle which is not solid or is dangerous or may endanger the health of the person who uses it, the passengers or the public who use in motorways. The driver of a vehicle put to use in motorways shall assure it is complete with engine, equipment, and accessories as required by the law on automobiles, the law on transportation, the law on wheeled vehicles, the law on tow-trucks, the law on vehicles for rent, and that it functions properly. The condition of a vehicle which may endanger health and the test methods shall be in accordance with the criteria and procedures prescribed in Ministerial Regulations.

Section 7. No person shall put a vehicle which is not complete with the vehicle registration plate, the vehicle registration sign plate or the vehicle plate under the law on automobiles, the law on transportation, the law on wheeled vehicles, the law on rickshaws, or the law on vehicles for rent to use in motorways.

Section 8. No person shall put a vehicle which does not allow the driver enough range of vision for safety to use in motorways. For the benefits of this section, the Director General is empowered to issue rules on the use of light filtering material with vehicles put to use in motorways by proclamation in the Government Gazette.

Section 9. No person shall put a vehicle which makes loud noises or scrapes the motorways surface to use in motorways.

Section 10. No person shall put a vehicle with wheels or their parts that touch the roadway surface being non-rubber tire for using on the motorway, except that such vehicle is an exception pursuant to a Ministerial Regulation or is permitted by the Traffic Officer.

Section 10 bis. No person shall put a vehicle that causes a gas, a dust, a smoke, a chemical dust or other pollution that the Director General has fixed by proclamation in the Government Gazette for using on the motorways.

Use of Light or Sound Signals of Vehicles

Section 11. At a time when there is inadequate light for clear vision of pedestrians, vehicle or obstructions on the way within not less distance than one hundred and fifty meters, the driver who drives a vehicle in the way shall turn on or use his lights in accordance with the categories, characteristics and conditions prescribed in the Ministerial Regulation.

Section 12. In using vehicles of each category in motorways, the drivers shall use particular sound signals as follows:

(1) Horn sound, for automobiles or motorcycles to be audible within not less than a distance of sixty meters;

(2) Bell sound, for horse-drawn wagons to be audible within not less than a distance of thirty meters;

(3) Hand-bell sound, for bicycles to be audible within not less distance than thirty meters.

For other vehicles besides those mentioned above, the drivers shall use the sound signals as prescribed and announced by the Director General in the Government Gazette.

Section 13. No driver who drives a vehicle of any category in motorways shall use flash-light signal, risen signal, whistle signal, faltering sound, multiple sounds, too loud sound or other sound signals prescribed and announced in the Government Gazette by the Director General.

The Director General is empowered to permit emergency vehicles; vehicles assigned to military and police activities or other vehicles to use flash-light signal or siren sound or other sound signal. In this connection, the Director General may prescribe conditions for the use of light signals or sound signals and prescribe marks that represent such vehicles by announcement in the Government Gazette.

Section 14. A driver shall use the sound signals only when required or in order to prevent accidents and, in such events, shall not unnecessary prolong or repeat the signals.

The use of sound signals of vehicles or the conditions for the use of sound signals in any area or locality shall be prescribed and announced in the Government Gazette by the Director General.

Section 15. The driver of a vehicle with articles being conveyed that project beyond the length of the vehicle, while using a roadway and during the time required to turn on lights pursuant to Section 11 or Section 61, shall have red light signals lit or during the daytime, red flags fastened to the outward end of the conveyed articles to be conspicuous within not less than one hundred and fifty meters.

The type, characteristics or number of the red light signals or red flags pursuant to paragraph one shall be prescribed and announced in the Government Gazette by the Director General.

Section 16. A driver who drives a truck conveying inflammable liquid that has a flash point at 21° Celsius or less or conveying inflammable gas shall comply with Section 15 and Section 56, but the light signal used must not be the type that requires fuel.

Section 17. A driver who drives a truck conveying explosives or other dangerous substances shall make available placards with written announcement of the substance being carried and fire-extinguishers and shall comply with the conditions for danger prevention.

The characteristics and the method for the posting up of the placards with written announcement of the substance being conveyed and the installation of the fire-extinguishers as well as the conditions for prevention of dangers shall be in accordance with the prescription in the Ministerial Regulations.

Conveyance

Section 18. The categories or types of persons, animals or things to be conveyed by school buses, trucks or passenger vehicles and the manner in conveying shall be in accordance with the criteria and methods prescribed in Ministerial Regulations.

Section 19. In the case that it is necessary to convey persons, animals or things not in accordance with the criteria and methods prescribed in Ministerial Regulation, the Traffic Officer, upon being requested by the vehicle owner, may ease the restrictions and give temporary permission, case by case, in writing.

Section 20. The driver who drives a vehicle conveying persons, animals or things shall make available something to prevent the people, animals or things being conveyed from falling, leaking, giving out smell, reflecting lights or being blown away, which may cause nuisance, dirty the way, endanger the health of the public or cause injury to people and property.

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 810