CAR SIGNALLING DEVICES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27690, 21 June 1955, Page 9

CAR SIGNALLING DEVICES

REGULATIONS FOR USE EXPLAINED Regulations . governing the use of the latest signalling devices for road v f h .l cle l were'explained to a meeting of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Retail Motor Trade AssociaV 2? e of the ChristCouncil vehicle testing station (Mr C. Steer), last evening The use of direction indicators, red reflectors, sun visors and rear-vision mirrors was explained under the recent amendment (No. 15) to the Traffic Regulations, 1936, “Care do not require a stop light or trafficators if the driver’s arm ognals can be clearly seen by the drivers of vehicles following or approaching,” said Mr Steer. “When a vehicle tows a trailer or caravan “e same regulation 5 apply, but the extra width of the towed vehicle will generally, necessitate a stop light, and probably a turn indicator as well.” It was necessary to have some light or sound indicator in the towing vehicle, or a mirror, to show that uun indicators were working emdently when they were fitted to “!LI ear °. f ? trailer, said Mr Steer. _ The minimum size of a rear refleeter for a vehicle is inches in diameter,” said Mr Steer. “The latest amendment has brought trucks into line, with private vehicles, and reflecting tape,.measuring not less than . e ouches by four inches, is now permissible on trucks. The tape must be a continuous five inch strip, and not Broken designs. velu ? le must have two headlights and may have one or two auxiliary headlights. If both auxiliary neacUights are used, parking lights are not required, but with only one P lights are necessary,” said Mr Steer. The advisable minimum size for sunwas 10 inches by four inches, said Mr Steer. External sun-visors were permissible if they did not interfere with driving visibility and if they eliminated sun glare. . days of the unreliable trafficator are numbered, and they are being widely dropped for the flashing Heht system.” said Mr E. C. Morrin. when he demonstrated the various devices to the meeting. Unce the public becomes used to the nashing lights, I am sure it will prove a better system,” he said.