Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L03253:body:0:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L03253
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 25119–28025

motor vehicle or trailer (including a 'Prime Mover' capable of operating without a 'Semitrailer') must be provided with wheel guards which must be so designed as to protect other road users, as far as practicable, against thrown-up stones, mud, ice, snow and water and to reduce for those users the dangers due to contact with the moving wheels.

42.12.2.2.                Special Requirements

         The wheel guards on the rearmost wheels on vehicles other than MA and L-Group vehicles must provide continuous protection between a point in area A and a point in area B in Figure 2, and must be provided for the 'Overall Tyre Width' of all tyres.

42.12.2.2.1.          In the case of steerable wheels, the requirements of clause 42.12.2.2 must only apply when the wheels are in the straight-ahead position.
42.12.2.3.                Wheel guards may consist of either permanent body structure or part structure and other components, including mudflaps, provided the specified protection is retained during vehicle operation.
42.12.2.4.                Where 2 or more 'Axles' form an 'Axle Group', separate wheel guards may be provided for each rear wheel or a single wheel guard may be provided which provides continuous protection from area 'A' of the foremost wheel to area 'B' of the rearmost wheel in Figure 2.
42.12.2.5.                Notwithstanding the requirements specified above the wheel guard including a mudflap (if fitted) need not be less than 230 mm from the ground for other than off-road vehicles, or 300 mm in the case of vehicles designed for off-road operation.
42.12.2.6.                The requirements of this part do not apply to any vehicle the construction or use of which is such that, in the opinion of the 'Administrator' it is unnecessary or impracticable to provide a wheel guard(s).
42.12.3.                      Wheel Guards for L-Group Vehicles
         42.12.3.0. Wheel guards may consist of either permanent body structure or part structure and other components, including mudflaps, provided the specified protection is retained during vehicle operation.
42.12.3.1.                General Requirements

         The wheels of a vehicle and the wheel of a side-car must be fitted with wheel guards of width not less than the 'Section Width' of the tyre. The wheel guards must be so designed as to protect other road users, as far as practicable, against thrown-up stones, mud, ice, snow and water and to reduce for those users the dangers due to contact with the moving wheels.

42.12.3.2.                Special Requirements
42.12.3.2.1.          Rear 'Axle' and Side-car

         The wheel guard provided for the rear wheel and for the wheel of any side-car must extend not less than from a point vertically above the foremost part of the wheel rearward to a point not higher than the intersection of the arc of the wheel guard with a line through the centre of