The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
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(b) manufacturedon or after 1st April 1984,<br />
shall have a minimum ground clearance of not less than 160 mm ifthe trailer has an axle interspace<br />
of more than 6 m but less than 11.5 m,<strong>and</strong> a minimum ground clearance of not less than 190 mm if<br />
the trailer hasan axle interspace of 11.5 m or more.<br />
(2) Paragraph(1) shall not apply in the case of a trailer—<br />
(a) whichis fitted with a suspension system with which, by the operation of a control,the trailer<br />
may be lowered or raised, while that system is being operatedto enable the trailer to pass<br />
under a bridge or other obstruction over a roadprovided that at such times the system is<br />
operated so that no part of thetrailer (excluding any wheel) touches the ground or is likely<br />
to do so; or<br />
(b) whileit is being loaded or unloaded.<br />
(3) In thisregulation—<br />
“axle interspace”means—<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
in the case of a semi-trailer, the distancebetween the point of support of the semi-trailer<br />
at its forward end <strong>and</strong>, ifit has only one axle, the centre of that axle or, if it has more<br />
than oneaxle, the point halfway between the centres of the foremost <strong>and</strong> rearmost ofthose<br />
axles; <strong>and</strong><br />
in the case of any other trailer, the distance betweenthe centre of its front axle or, if it has<br />
more than one axle at the front,the point halfway between the centres of the foremost <strong>and</strong><br />
rearmost of thoseaxles, <strong>and</strong> the centre of its rear axle or, if it has more than one axle atthe<br />
rear, the point halfway between the centre of the foremost <strong>and</strong> rearmostof those axles; <strong>and</strong><br />
“ground clearance”means the shortest distance between the ground <strong>and</strong> thelowest part of that<br />
portion of the trailer (excluding any part of a suspension,steering or braking system attached to<br />
any axle, any wheel <strong>and</strong> any air skirt)which lies within the area formed by the overall width of<br />
the trailer <strong>and</strong>the middle 70% of the axle interspace, such distance being ascertained whenthe<br />
trailer—<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
Turning circle<br />
is fitted with suitable tyres which are inflatedto a pressure recommended by the<br />
manufacturer, <strong>and</strong><br />
is reasonably horizontal <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ing on ground whichis reasonably flat.<br />
13.—(1) This regulationapplies to a bus first used on or after 1st April 1982.<br />
(2) Everyvehicle to which this regulation applies shall be able to move on either lockso that no<br />
part of it projects outside the area contained between concentriccircles with radii of 12 m <strong>and</strong> 5.3 m.<br />
(3) When avehicle to which this regulation applies moves forward from rest, on eitherlock, so<br />
that its outermost point describes a circle of 12 m radius, no partof the vehicle shall project beyond<br />
the longitudinal plane which, at the beginningof the manoeuvre, defines the overall width of the<br />
vehicle on the side oppositeto the direction in which it is turning by more than—<br />
(a) 0.8m if it is a rigid vehicle; or<br />
(b) 1.2m if it is an articulated bus.<br />
(4) For thepurpose of paragraph (3) the two rigid portions of an articulated bus shallbe in line<br />
at the beginning of the manoeuvre.<br />
Connecting sections <strong>and</strong> direction-holding of articulated buses<br />
14.—(1) This regulationapplies to every articulated bus first used on or after 1st April 1982.<br />
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