UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/630	2 June 1998

ENGLISH

Original: ENGLISH

and FRENCH

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 1 TO THE 01 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 69

(Rear marking plates for slow vehicles)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its eighth session, following the recommendation by the Working Party at its one-hundred-and-fourteenth session.

It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/1998/22, not amended (TRANS/WP.29/609,

paras. 75 and 126).

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Contents, annexes, insert a new title, to read:

"Annex 15	-	GUIDELINES FOR INSTALLATION OF REAR MARKING PLATES ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES (BY CONSTRUCTION) AND THEIR TRAILERS"

Add a new Annex 15, to read:

"Annex 15

GUIDELINES FOR INSTALLATION OF REAR MARKING PLATES

ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES (BY CONSTRUCTION) AND THEIR TRAILERS

1.	It is recommended to the Governments to require on slow-moving vehicles which, by construction, cannot travel faster than 30 km/h, "Rear marking plates for slow-moving vehicles and their trailers" conforming to this Regulation and the specific requirements relating to its scope in accordance with the guidelines given in this annex.

2.	Scope

The main purpose of these guidelines is to establish requirements for installation, arrangement, position and geometric visibility of rear marking plates on slow-moving vehicles and their trailers which, by construction, cannot travel faster than 30 km/h. It increases the visibility and permits an easy identification of these vehicles.

3.	Number

At least one.

4.	Arrangement

The rear marking plate(s) shall be type approved and meet the requirements of this Regulation.

The apex of a rear marking plate shall be directed upwards.

Every part of a rear marking plate shall lie within 5° of a transverse vertical plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and shall face to the rear.

5.	Position

In width:	If there is only one rear marking plate, it must be on the opposite side of the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle to the direction of traffic prescribed in the country of registration.

In height:	Above the ground, not less than 250 mm (lower edge), not more than 1,500 mm (upper edge).

In length:	At the rear of the vehicle.

6.	Geometric visibility

Horizontal angle :	30° inwards and outwards, covering by indispensable constructional parts of the vehicle up to 10% of the rear marking plate surface is permitted;

Vertical angle :	15° above and below the horizontal;

Orientation :	rearwards.

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