| (1) |
Subject to the provisions of sections 58(3)and 60 of the Act, no person shall operate on a public road— |
| (a) |
a self-propelled motor vehicle, unless it is equipped with an efficient warning device which is in good working order and, when used, capable of emitting a sound which, under normal conditions, is clearly audible by a person of normal hearing from a distance of at least 90 metres; |
| (b) |
a pedal cycle, unless it is equipped with an efficient warning device which is in good working order and, when used, capable of giving adequate warning of its approach; |
| (c) |
a vehicle to which a siren is fitted; or |
| (d) |
a vehicle to which a device is fitted which emits a sound of which the tone of pitch varies: |
Provided that the provisions of paragraph (c) and (d) shall not apply to a motor vehicle to which an anti-theft device which incorporates a siren is fitted, or to a fire-fighting vehicle, a fire-fighting response vehicle, a rescue vehicle, an emergency medical response vehicle, ambulance or a vehicle driven by a traffic officer in the carrying out of his or her duties, or to a vehicle driven by a person while he or she is responding to a disaster as contemplated in the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).
[Proviso substituted by regulation 51 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]
| (2) |
The device referred to in paragraph (b) of the proviso to sections 58(3) and 60(b) of the Act shall be capable of emitting a sound of which the tones of pitch shall— |
| (b) |
sweep rapidly between 400 and 1500 Hertz at a rate of between 120 and 180 cycles per minute (commonly known as the "yelp"); or |
| (c) |
sweep slowly between 400 and 1500 Hertz at a rate of between six and nine cycles per minute (commonly known as the "wail"). |
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
