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This rule sets out the requirements for the safety certification of traction engines and the qualifications required for users of traction engines.

The objective of the Rule is to: empower road controlling authorities to prohibit or restrict access to roadways and to change the use of roadways, including by creating school streets; and empower road controlling authorities to install, as a pilot,…

This rule covers safety and maintenance requirements for equipment fitted to motor vehicles: warning devices, speedometers, sun visors, mudguards, footrests on motorcycles and mopeds, child restraints, televisions, fuel tanks and fuel lines.

The rule covers requirements for dimension and mass limits to enable vehicles, in particular, heavy truck and trailer combinations, to be operated safely on New Zealand’s roads.

This rule sets requirements relating to tyres and wheels and their assembly with hubs and axles, on all motor vehicles and also on pedal cycles.

This rule covers requirements for the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices, and functions and responsibilities of road controlling authorities.

The rule requires that, if head restraints are fitted to motor vehicles, they must be designed and maintained to protect the head and neck of occupants from whiplash injury in a crash.

The rule requires that external projections on vehicles be designed and maintained with due regard to the safety of other motor vehicles, and the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.