Hong Kong Regulations

WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING BYLAW - SECT 20

Vehicles prohibited

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PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED TRAFFIC

(1) The driver or owner of any of the following vehicles shall not cause or
permit the vehicle to enter or remain in the tunnel area-

   (a)  a vehicle other than a motor vehicle and an articulated vehicle;

   (b)  a motor assisted pedal-cycle;

   (c)  a vehicle with an engine the total cylinder capacity of which does not
        exceed 50 cubic centimetres;

   (d)  a vehicle the height of which (including load) exceeds 4.6 metres;

   (e)  a vehicle with a tyre that is defective or not properly inflated;

   (f)  a tracked vehicle travelling on its tracks;

   (g)  a vehicle carrying animals or birds that are not properly controlled
        or confined or carrying garbage, hay, straw, fine particles

(whether inside a liquid or otherwise) or similar material that is not
sufficiently covered;

   (h)  a vehicle with a load, or the cover of a load, that is not properly
        secured so as to prevent the load or any part of the load from falling
        off or coming into contact with the structure or fittings or fixtures
        of the tunnel;

   (i)  a vehicle carrying a person standing on the outside of the vehicle or
        seated with any part of his body overhanging the sides or rear of the
        vehicle;

   (j)  a vehicle that is emitting or is likely to emit excessive fumes or
        smoke in the tunnel area;

   (k)  a vehicle that is carrying insufficient fuel or water or the batteries
        of which are insufficiently charged to enable it to complete its
        passage unaided through the tunnel area;

   (l)  a vehicle that is likely to come into contact with the structure or
        fittings or fixtures of the tunnel;

   (m)  a tanker vehicle with a spigot or other part that is leaking;

   (n)  a vehicle in which the driver's view to the front or sides is or could
        readily be obscured;

   (o)  a vehicle being driven by a person who is under the influence of drink
        or drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control
        of the vehicle;

   (p)  a vehicle that is likely to endanger persons or property or render the
        use of the tunnel unsafe;

   (q)  a vehicle being driven by a person under a learner's driving licence
        as defined in the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations ( Cap 
        374 sub. leg.);

   (r)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 1 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.);

   (s)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 2 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), unless there is a quantity specified
        in relation to such goods in the second column of the Table to
        regulation 74 of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations ( Cap 295
        sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that quantity;

   (t)  a vehicle carrying any cylinders as defined in regulation 61 of the
        Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), used or to
        be used for the storage of any compressed gas specified in Category 2
        of the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such cylinders
        contain any quantity of such gas;

   (u)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 5 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), unless there is a quantity specified
        in relation to such goods in the seventh or, where no such quantity is
        there specified, in the eighth column of the Table to regulation 99 of
        the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.) and the
        goods carried do not exceed that quantity;

        (v)    a vehicle constructed or adapted for the conveyance, or a
               vehicle carrying a container used or to be used for the
               storage, of goods specified in Category 5 of the Schedule to
               the Dangerous Goods  (Application and Exemption) Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such vehicle or container
               contains any quantity of such goods;

   (w)  a vehicle that does not conform to the requirements of the Road 
        Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (
        Cap 374 sub. leg.).

(2) This section does not prohibit the conveyance through the tunnel of
petroleum spirit that is being carried in a vehicle for the purpose only of
the propulsion of the vehicle, or of petroleum spirit, up to a maximum of 20
litres in securely closed cans, that is being carried on a vehicle for such
use.