THE MOTOR CYCLIST AS ROAD USER

This booklet outlines road traffic legislation affecting motor cyclists and gives guidelines on licence requirements, transport of passengers and articles, motorway travel, crash helmets, goggles, gloves, shoes or boots, crash bars, the fuel tank, spokes, tyres and brakes. The other aspects discussed are the effects of laws of nature on the handling of a motor cycle, passing, field of vision, the place of the motor cycle in traffic, driving at night, lights and other lighting equipment. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Road Safety Council, South Africa

  Private Bag 147, Rondalia Building, Visagie Street
  Pretoria,   South Africa 
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equipment; Handling characteristics; Legislation; Lighting; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Safety; Traffic regulations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Handling; Traffic laws
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 3674: Equipment; 1556: Legislation; 1221: Motorcycle; 1752: Motorcyclist; 8103: South Africa
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM