Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — 2
ection of indicators, tell-tales and alphanumeric readouts, on the instrument panel of a vehicle; ( affichage ) distributor [Repealed, SOR/95-147, s. 1] driver means the occupant of a vehicle seated immediately behind the steering control system; ( conducteur ) driver-operated accelerator control system means all components of a vehicle, except the fuel metering device, that regulate engine speed in direct response to movement of the driver-operated control and that return the throttle to the idle position upon release of the driver-operated control; ( système de commande d’accélération actionné par le conducteur ) ECE means the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee; ( CEE ) effective projected luminous lens area [Repealed, SOR/96-366, s. 1] emergency brake means a mechanism designed to stop a vehicle after a failure of the service brake system; ( frein de secours ) emergency-locking retractor means a retractor incorporating adjustment hardware that has a locking mechanism that is activated by vehicle acceleration, webbing movement in relation to the vehicle or other automatic action during an emergency, and is capable, when locked, of withstanding restraint forces; ( rétracteur à blocage d’urgence ) emergency vehicle means any fire-fighting vehicle, ambulance, police vehicle or other vehicle that is used for the purpose of an emergency; ( véhicule de secours ) enclosed motorcycle means a motorcycle that (a) has steering handlebars that are completely constrained from rotating in relation to the axle of only one wheel in contact with the ground, (b) is designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the ground, (c) has a minimum driver’s seat height, when the vehicle is unladen, of 650 mm, and (d) has a structure partially or fully enclosing the driver and passenger that is an integral part of the vehicle chassis; ( motocyclette à habitacle fermé ) engine coolant temperature indicator means a device that presents information concerning the temperature of the coolant; ( indicateur de température du liquide de refroidissement ) engine coolant temperature tell-tale means a signal that, when alight, indicates that the temperature of the engine coolant is above the normal engine running temperature prescribed by the manufacturer; ( témoin de température du liquide de refroidissement ) engine type means a power source distinguished by the fuel utilized, number of cylinders, displacement, net power or other characteristics; ( type de moteur ) ERBP [Repealed, SOR/2007-180, s. 1] final-stage manufacturer means a company that performs the manufacturing operations on an incomplete vehicle that turn the incomplete vehicle into a completed vehicle; ( fabricant à l’étape finale ) fixed collision barrier means a device that (a) consists of (i) a structure with a flat, vertical, unyielding impact surface that is of a size sufficient to ensure that no portion of a vehicle striking the surface projects or passes beyond the surface, and (ii) a horizontal approach surface that does not impede vehicle motion during impact and that is of a size sufficient to ensure that a vehicle will be able to attain a stable attitude during its approach to the impact surface, and (b) does not absorb any significant portion of the kinetic energy of a vehicle striking the impact surface; ( barrière fixe pour essais de collision ) flash means a cycle of automatic activation and deactivation of a lamp that continues until stopped either automatically or manually; ( clignotement ) forward control configuration means a configuration in which more than half of the engine length is rearward of the foremost point of the windshield base and the steering wheel hub is in the forward quarter of the vehicle length; ( type à cabine avancée ) free length [Repealed, SOR/2007-180, s. 1] front outboard designated seating position means the driver’s designated seating position and the forwardmost right outboard designated seating position, but d