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ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL REAR VISION MIRRORS.....................111
ENDNOTES..................................................................114

         1. legislative provisions
1.1.                                    NAME OF STANDARD
1.1.1.                              This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 14/02 – Rear Vision Mirrors) 2006.
1.1.2.                              This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 14/02 — Rear Vision Mirrors.
2.                                          scope
         2.1                                      The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for rear vision mirrors and other devices which provide the driver with a clear and reasonably unobstructed view to the rear.
3.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.1.                                    This vehicle standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in 3.3 Applicability Table.
3.2.                                    Provided that they were tested to the SAE test procedure J964a August 1974, and meet the curvature specifications, vehicles certified to the requirements of any of the Acceptable Prior Rules as shown below in the Applicability Table are deemed to comply with this Rule.
3.3.                                    Vehicles certified to the Australian Design Rule 14/03 – Devices for Indirect Vision, or a later version, are not required to comply with this rule.

3.4.                                    Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code                              UNECE Category Code  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                   1 March 1993              /00, /01
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                   1 March 1993              /00, /01
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                   1 March 1993              /00, /01
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   1 March 1993              /00, /01
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5
                                      LEM                                                              1 March 1993              /00, /01
                                      LEP                                                              1 July 1992               Nil
                                      LEG                                                              1 July 1992               Nil
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                   1 Jan 1993                /00, /01
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   1 Jan 1993                /00, /01
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                   1 Jan 1993                /00, /01
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                   1 July 1992               /00, /01
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                   1 July 1992               /00, /01
Medium goods vehicle               NB                                             N2
                                   over 3.5 tonnes up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'            NB1                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
                                   over 4.5 tonnes up to 12 tonnes 'GVM'             NB2                                         1 July 1992             /00, /01
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                                             N3                   1 July 1992               /00, /01
Very light trailer                 TA                                             O1                   Not Applicable
Light trailer                      TB                                             O2                   Not Applicable
Medium trailer                     TC                                             O3                   Not Applicable
Heavy trailer                      TD                                             O4                   Not Applicable

4.                                          DEFINITIONS
4.1.                                    Refer to Section 2 and 12 of Appendix A,
4.2.                                    Section 2 of Appendix