| Chapter 374A Regulation 87 ( Brakes on bicycles and tricycles ) | ||
| Remarks: | ||
| Amendments retroactively made - see 23 of 1998 s. 2 | ||
| (1) | Every bicycle and tricycle shall be equipped with at least one braking system. | |
| (2) | Every bicycle and tricycle having any wheel of which the outside diameter (including any tyre when fully inflated) exceeds 460 millimetres shall- | |
| (a) | if it is so constructed that one or more of the wheels is incapable of rotating independently of the pedals, be equipped with a braking system operating on the front wheel or both the front wheels if it has 2 front wheels; | |
| (b) | if it is not so constructed as aforesaid, be equipped with 2 independent braking systems one of which operates on the front wheel or both the front wheels if it has 2 front wheels, and the other of which operates on the rear wheel or one of the rear wheels if it has 2 rear wheels: Provided that in the case of a tricycle not constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods it shall be a sufficient compliance with this sub-paragraph if the tricycle is equipped with 2 independent braking systems operating on the front wheel if it has 2 rear wheels, or on the rear wheel if it has 2 front wheels. | |
| (3) | All braking systems required by this regulation shall be efficient and shall be kept in proper working order. | |
| (4) | For the purposes of this regulation, a braking system shall be deemed not to be efficient if the brake operates directly on the tyre of any wheel. | |
| (5) | Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any bicycle or tricycle- | |
| (a) | so constructed that the pedals act directly upon any wheel or upon the axle of any wheel without the inter-position of any gearing, chain or other device; or | |
| (b) | brought temporarily into Hong Kong by a person resident outside Hong Kong and intending to make only a temporary stay in Hong Kong, for a period not exceeding one year from the date of the arrival of the bicycle or tricycle in Hong Kong, while the bicycle or tricycle is being used by that person, if its brakes comply with the requirements of Article 26 of the 1949 Convention. (23 of 1998 s. 2) | |
| Chapter 374A Regulation 88 ( Warning instrument on bicycles and tricycles ) | ||
| (1) | Every bicycle and tricycle shall be fitted with a bell capable of giving sufficient warning of the approach or presence of the vehicle. | |
| (2) | No bicycle or tricycle shall carry a warning instrument other than a bell. | |
| Chapter 374A Regulation 2 ( Interpretation ) | ||
| obligatory reflector (強制性反光體) means a red reflector required to be fitted to a vehicle by regulation 106; | ||
| Chapter 374A Regulation 106 (Obligatory reflectors) | ||
| Every vehicle listed in column 1 of the Eighth Schedule shall be fitted with reflectors in accordance with the requirements specified in the Eighth Schedule in respect of that vehicle. | ||
| Chapter 374A Regulation 107 (Character of reflectors) | ||
| Every obligatory reflector shall comply with the following requirements — | ||
| (a) | the reflecting area shall, if circular, be not less than 40 millimetres in diameter or, if not circular, be —
(i) not less than the area of a circle 40 millimetres in diameter; and (ii) of such a shape that a circle of 25 millimetres in diameter may be inscribed therein; |
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| (b) | the reflecting area shall be of such a shape as to be capable of lying wholly within a circle of 150 millimetres in diameter; | |
| (c) | the reflector shall be so attached to the vehicle that the reflecting area of the reflector is in a vertical position and facing squarely to the rear; and | |
| (d) | the reflector shall be kept clean and shall be plainly visible from the rear. | |
| Chapter 374A Schedule 8 ( Requirements as to the number and position on vehicles of obligatory reflectors ) | ||
|
1 Description
of
vehicle
|
2
Number
of
reflectos |
3
Lateral position
of reflector
|
4
Longitudinal position of
reflector
|
5
Maximum
height
from
ground of
highest
part of
reflecting
area of
reflector |
6 Minimum
height from
ground of
lowest part
of reflecting
area of
reflector
|
7 Varying or additional provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycles,
tricycles
and invalid
carriages
|
1 |
On centre line or off
side of cycle |
Not more than 500
millimetres.from the extreme rear of the cycle |
1.1 metres | 380 millimetres | In relation to a
cycle having no
wheel of which
the outside
diameter
(including any
tyre when fully inflated)exceeds 450 illimetres column 6 shall have effect as though "300 millimetres" were substituted for "380 millimetres" |