Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — 122
122 (1) Every motorcycle shall conform to (a) the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 122, Motorcycle Brake Systems (TSD 122), as amended from time to time; or (b) the requirements set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 and Annex 3 of United Nations Regulation No. 78, Revision 1, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles of Categories L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 and L 5 with Regard to Braking , in the version in effect on June 24, 2008, as amended by any subsequent amendments in the 03 series of amendments (United Nations Regulation No. 78). (2) If a motorcycle is designed to operate with or without a sidecar, it shall conform to the requirements of subsection (1) in each of those configurations. (3) Every motorcycle shall have a mark containing the symbol “DOT” followed by a reference to the type of brake fluid recommended by the manufacturer. (4) The mark shall (a) be permanently affixed and of a colour that contrasts with its background, or be engraved or embossed; (b) be located, so as to be visible without obstruction, either on or within 101.6 mm of the brake-fluid reservoir filler plug or cap; and (c) have letters and numbers at least 2.38 mm in height. (5) The English and French versions of the owner’s manual shall include, respectively, the English or French version of the following warning about brake fluid: “WARNING: Clean filler cap before removing. Use only [here insert the information contained on the mark referred to in subsection (3)] fluid from a sealed container.” « AVERTISSEMENT : Nettoyer le bouchon de remplissage avant de l’enlever. Utiliser seulement du liquide [insérer ici les renseignements figurant sur la marque visée au paragraphe (3)] provenant d’un contenant scellé. » Technical Standards Document No. 122 (6) For the purposes of TSD 122, the definitions antilock brake system or ABS , control , split service brake system and stopping distance in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations, and section 5.3 of these Regulations, do not apply. (7) to (11) [Repealed, SOR/2015-111, s. 2] United Nations Regulation No. 78 (12) For the purposes of this section, (a) a reference to vehicle category “L 1 ” in United Nations Regulation No. 78 is a reference to a limited-speed motorcycle that is designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the ground and that has a maximum speed of 50 km/h or less; (b) a reference to vehicle category “L 2 ” in United Nations Regulation No. 78 is a reference to a limited-speed motorcycle that is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground and that has a maximum speed of 50 km/h or less; (c) a reference to vehicle category “L 3 ” in United Nations Regulation No. 78 is a reference to a motorcycle that is designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the ground, that has a maximum speed of more than 50 km/h and that is not equipped with a sidecar; (d) a reference to vehicle category “L 4 ” in United Nations Regulation No. 78 is a reference to a motorcycle that is designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the ground and that is equipped with a sidecar, and to a motorcycle that is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground that are asymmetrically arranged in relation to the longitudinal median plane; and (e) a reference to vehicle category “L 5 ” in United Nations Regulation No. 78 is a reference to a motorcycle that has a maximum speed of more than 50 km/h and that is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground that are symmetrically arranged in relation to the longitudinal median plane. (13) For the purposes of this section and despite the definition three-wheeled vehicle in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations, the term three-wheeled vehicle used in United Nations Regulation No. 78 means a motorcycle that is designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the ground and that is equipped with a sidecar, and a motorcycle that is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground. (14) For the purposes