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1960
Road Traffic Act, 1960
Ch . 16
37
Section
42. Power of highway and bridge authorities to authorise carriage of excess weights on roads and bridges.
43. Removal of vehicles illegally, obstructively or dangerously parked, abandoned, or broken down.
Pedestrian Crossings
44. Schemes for establishment of pedestrian crossings on roads other than trunk roads.
45. Duty of appropriate Minister to establish pedestrian crossings on trunk roads.
46. Pedestrian crossing regulations.
School Crossings
47. Arrangements for patrolling school crossings.
48. Stopping of vehicles at school crossings .
Street Playgrounds
49. Power of local authorities to prohibit traffic on roads to be used as playgrounds.
50. Power of local authorities to make byelaws with respect to roads used as playgrounds.
Traffic Signs
31. Traffic signs.
52. Powers and duties of highway authorities as to placing of traffic signs.
53. Traffic signs for giving effect to local traffic regulations.
54. Emergency traffic signs.
55. Traffic signs in connection with experimental traffic schemes in London.
56. Removal of traffic signs, & c .
57. Traffic signs: default powers.
58. Power to enter on land.
59. Traffic signs: modifications as respects trunk roads.
60. Traffic signs: modifications as respects roads where parking permitted without lights.
61. Traffic signs: modifications as respects cattle-grids.
62. Construction of references to highway authorities for purposes of sections 52 and 56 to 58 .
63. Ministers' powers to make advances for erection, & c ., of traffic signs.
Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment
64. Regulation of construction , weight, equipment and use of vehicles.
65. Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles.
66. Obligatory test certificates.
67. Testing of condition of vehicles on roads.
68. Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.
69. Restriction on number of trailers drawn.
70. Regulation of brakes, bells, & c. on pedal cycles.
71. Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles.
Provisions as to Manning and Hours of Duty
72. Requirements as to employment of persons to attend to locomotives and trailers.
73. Limitation of hours of duty of certain drivers.