sch.2-sec.12Rear vision mirrors

sch.2-sec.12 Rear vision mirrors

At least 1 rear vision mirror must be fitted to each side of a heavy motor vehicle. A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must be fitted so that the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position can clearly see by reflection the road behind the vehicle and any following or overtaking vehicle. A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must not project over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. However, a rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) may project not over 230mm beyond the widest part of the vehicle or combination if it can fold to project not over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. If the lower edge of an exterior rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) is less than 2m above the ground when the vehicle is loaded to maximum mass permitted for the vehicle, the mirror must not project more than 250mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must have a reflecting surface of at least 150cm 2 . sch 2 s 12 amd 2015 SL No. 188 s 32 ; 2017 SL No. 113 s 22 (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.1) At least 1 rear vision mirror must be fitted to each side of a heavy motor vehicle. (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.2) A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must be fitted so that the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position can clearly see by reflection the road behind the vehicle and any following or overtaking vehicle. (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.3) A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must not project over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.4) However, a rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) may project not over 230mm beyond the widest part of the vehicle or combination if it can fold to project not over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.5) If the lower edge of an exterior rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) is less than 2m above the ground when the vehicle is loaded to maximum mass permitted for the vehicle, the mirror must not project more than 250mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle. (sch.2-sec.12-ssec.6) A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must have a reflecting surface of at least 150cm 2 .