Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.18Television receivers and visual display units
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sch.2-sec.18 Television receivers and visual display units
A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a heavy vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the vehicle’s driver from the normal driving position. However, subsection (1) does not apply to— a television receiver or visual display unit that can not be operated when the heavy vehicle is moving; or a driver’s aid in the heavy vehicle or, if the heavy vehicle is a bus, a destination sign in the bus. closed-circuit television security cameras dispatch systems navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment rear view screens ticket-issuing machines vehicle-monitoring devices A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a heavy vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that does not— obscure the driver’s view of the road from the normal driving position; or impede the movement of a person in the vehicle. (sch.2-sec.18-ssec.1) A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a heavy vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the vehicle’s driver from the normal driving position. (sch.2-sec.18-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to— a television receiver or visual display unit that can not be operated when the heavy vehicle is moving; or a driver’s aid in the heavy vehicle or, if the heavy vehicle is a bus, a destination sign in the bus. closed-circuit television security cameras dispatch systems navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment rear view screens ticket-issuing machines vehicle-monitoring devices (sch.2-sec.18-ssec.3) A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a heavy vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that does not— obscure the driver’s view of the road from the normal driving position; or impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.
- (a) a television receiver or visual display unit that can not be operated when the heavy vehicle is moving; or
- (b) a driver’s aid in the heavy vehicle or, if the heavy vehicle is a bus, a destination sign in the bus. Examples for paragraph (b) — • closed-circuit television security cameras • dispatch systems • navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment • rear view screens • ticket-issuing machines • vehicle-monitoring devices
- • closed-circuit television security cameras
- • dispatch systems
- • navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment
- • rear view screens
- • ticket-issuing machines
- • vehicle-monitoring devices
- • closed-circuit television security cameras
- • dispatch systems
- • navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment