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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) RULES 2002 - REG 93

93 .         Performance and operation of brake lights

        (1)         When on, a brake light must show a red light visible 30 m from the rear of the vehicle.

        (2)         A brake light fitted to a street rod vehicle may incorporate a blue lens not over 20 mm in diameter.

        (3)         A brake light fitted to a motor vehicle must come on, if it is not already on, when —

            (a)         for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or built after 1974 — a service brake is applied; or

            (b)         for another vehicle — the rear wheel brake is applied.

        (4)         Subrule (3) does not apply if the controls in the vehicle that start the engine are in a position that makes it impossible for the engine to operate.

        (5)         A brake light on a trailer must come on when —

            (a)         the brake light of the towing vehicle comes on; or

            (b)         a brake control on the towing vehicle, which independently activates the service brake on the trailer, is operated.

        (6)         A brake light may be operated by an engine brake, retarder or similar device if the device does not interfere with the proper operation of the brake light.

        (7)         A street rod vehicle is a vehicle that has been modified for safe road use and that —

            (a)         has a body and frame that were built before 1949; or

            (b)         is a replica of a vehicle the body and frame of which were built before 1949.



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