Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02737:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02737
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MA and LEP VEHICLES ONLY
18.3.1.                          All 'Visual Indicators' specified as Group I in clause 18.2 shall be totally located between 2 vertical planes inclined at 20° left and 20° right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the foremost points of the left and right '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' respectively. Such indicators shall be totally located above a plane inclined downwards at 35° from the horizontal and including a horizontal transverse line through the foremost points of each of the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' and below a plane tangential to the bottom of the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' which includes a line at ground level transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 11 m forward of the rearmost eye ellipse point.
18.3.2.                          All 'Visual Indicators' specified as Group II in clause 18.2 shall be totally located between 2 vertical planes inclined at 40° left and 25° right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the foremost points of the left and right '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' respectively. Such indicators shall be totally located above a plane inclined downwards at 35° from the horizontal and including a horizontal transverse line through the foremost points of each of the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' and below a plane tangential to the bottom of the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' which includes a line at ground level transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 11 m forward of the rearmost eye ellipse point.
18.4.                                VISIBILITY OF 'VISUAL INDICATORS' FOR MA and LEP VEHICLES ONLY
18.4.1.                          The requirements of clauses 18.4.1.1 and 18.4.1.2 shall be met when:

            (a) the steering wheel is in the straight ahead position;

            (b) the direction indicator lever is in the "Neutral" position;

            (c) in the case of column change automatic transmission vehicles the gear selector is in the "Drive" position;

            (d) in the case of column change manual transmission vehicles with 2 or 3 forward gear ratios, the gear selector is in "Top" gear position;

            (e) in the case of column change manual transmission vehicles with more than 3 forward gear ratios, the gear selector is in "Top" gear position or the next lower gear position whichever is the more critical in terms of obscuration of 'Visual Indicators'.

18.4.1.1.                    All 'Visual Indicators' other than indicator lamps shall be 'Totally Visible' when viewed from each pair of eye positions located by the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' except that:
18.4.1.1.1.              in the case of Group I 'Visual Indicators', the portion of the steering wheel rim including its supporting arms that is below a plane tangential to the top of the '95th Percentile Eye Ellipses' and the underside of the highest rim cross-section cut normal