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[接上页] (a) any driving mirror; (b) any starting handle; (c) any hood when down; (d) any expanding or extensible contrivance forming part of a turntable fire escape fixed to the vehicle; and (e) any front corner marker lamp or side marker lamp,and in ascertaining the extreme projecting points of a vehicle account shall be taken of any device or any receptacle on or attached to the vehicle which increases the carrying capacity of the vehicle unless- (i) it is a tailboard which is let down while the vehicle is stationary in order to facilitate its loading or unloading; (ii) it is a tailboard which is let down in order to facilitate the carriage of, but which is not essential for the support of, loads which are in themselves so long as to extend at least as far as the tailboard when in the upright position; or (iii) it is a receptacle which is constructed or adapted for the purpose of being lifted on or off vehicles with goods contained therein and is from time to time actually used for that purpose;"overall width" (全宽度) means the width of a vehicle measured between vertical planes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the extreme projecting points thereof exclusive of- (a) any driving mirror; (b) any direction indicator; (c) so much of the distortion of any tyre as is caused by the weight of the vehicle; and (d) any front corner marker lamp or side marker lamp,and in ascertaining the extreme projecting points of a vehicle account shall be taken of any device or any receptacle on or attached to the vehicle which increases the carrying capacity of the vehicle unless- (i) it is a sideboard which is let down while the vehicle is stationary in order to facilitate its loading or unloading; or (ii) it is a receptacle which is constructed or adapted for the purpose of being lifted on or off vehicles with goods contained therein and is from time to time actually used for that purpose;"overhang" (悬出量) means the distance measured horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle between the vertical planes at right angles to that axis passing through the 2 points respectively specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this definition- (a) the rearmost point of the vehicle exclusive of- (i) any hood when down; (ii) any expanding or extensible contrivance forming part of a turntable fire escape fixed to the vehicle; (iii) in the case of a motor vehicle constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects and adapted to carry not more than 7 passengers, any luggage carrier fitted to the vehicle; and (iv) in the case of a vehicle constructed to tow a trailer, any part of the vehicle designed primarily for use as a means of attaching the trailer and any fitting designed for use in connection with such part, being a part and fitting the total length of which measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle does not exceed 300 millimetres; and(b) (i) in the case of a motor vehicle having not more than 3 axles of which only one is not a steering axle, the centre point of that axle; (ii) in the case of a motor vehicle having 3 axles of which the front axle is the only steering axle and of a motor vehicle having 4 axles of which the 2 foremost are the only steering axles, a point 100 millimetres to the rear of the centre of a straight line joining the centre points of the 2 rearmost axles; and (iii) in any other case, a point situated on the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and such that a line drawn from it at right angles to that axis will pass through the centre of the minimum turning circle of the vehicle;"passenger vehicle" (客运车辆) means a vehicle constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects; "pedestrian-controlled vehicle" (徒步控制车辆) means a vehicle, other than a rickshaw, which is controlled by a pedestrian and not constructed or adapted for use or used for the carriage of a driver or passenger; "permanent top" (固定车顶) means any covering of a vehicle, other than a hood made of canvas or other flexible material which is capable of being readily folded back so that no portion of such hood or any fixed structure of the roof remains vertically above any part of any seat of the vehicle, or, in the case of a double-decked bus, of any seat on the upper deck of the bus; "pneumatic tyre" (充气轮胎) means a tyre which is- (a) provided with a continuous closed chamber containing air at a pressure substantially exceeding atmospheric pressure when the tyre is in the condition in which it is normally used, but is not subjected to any load; (b) capable of being inflated and deflated without removal from the wheel or vehicle; and (c) of such construction that when it is deflated and is subjected to a normal load, the sides of the tyre collapse;"poor visibility conditions" (能见度低的情况) has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.); |