The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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Expression
Meaning
(c) the braking efficiency of either of the saidtwo sections can be readily
checked.
stored energy
straddle carrier
statutorypower of
removal
temporaryuse spare
tyre
in relationto a braking system of a vehicle, energy (other than the
muscular energy ofthe driver or the mechanical energy of a spring)
stored in a reservoir forthe purpose of applying the brakes under the
control of the driver, eitherdirectly or as a supplement to his muscular
energy.
a motor vehicle constructed to straddle and lift its load for the purposeof
transportation.
a power conferred byor under any enactment to remove or move a
vehicle from any road or from anypart of a road.
a pneumatic tyre whichis designed for use on a motor vehicle only—
(a) in the event of the failure of one of the tyresnormally fitted to a
wheel of the vehicle, and
three-wheeled motor
cycle
towing implement
track-laying
trailer
train weight
transverse plane
trolley bus
unbraked trailer
unladenweight
(b) at a speed lower than that for which such normallyfitted tyres are
designed.
a motor cyclehaving three wheels, not including a two-wheeled motor
cycle with a sidecarattached.
a device on wheels designed for thepurpose of enabling a motor vehicle
to draw another vehicle by the attachmentof that device to that other
vehicle in such a manner that part of that othervehicle is secured to and
either rests on or is suspended from the deviceand some but not all of
the wheels on which that other vehicle normally runsare raised off the
ground.
in relation to a vehicle,so designed and constructed that the weight
thereof is transmitted to theroad surface either by means of continuous
tracks or by a combination of wheelsand continuous tracks in such
circumstances that the weight transmitted tothe road surface by the
tracks is not less than half the weight of the vehicle.
means a vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle and is to be interpretedin
accordance with paragraphs (9)and (11).
in relation to a motor vehicle which may draw atrailer, the maximum
laden weight for the motor vehicle together with anytrailer which may
be drawn by it.
a vertical plane atright angles to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle.
abus adapted for use on roads without rails and moved by power
transmittedthereto from some external source.
any trailer other thanone which, whether or not regulation 15 or
16applies to it, is equipped with a braking system in accordance with
one ofthose regulations.
the weight of a vehicle or trailerinclusive of the body and all parts (the
heavier being taken where alternativebodies or parts are used) which are
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