Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02688:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02688
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 10373–13163

Reflectivity of Rearview Mirror" June 1966.
14.3.2.                          The horizontal angle is measured from the projected eye point rather than the plane of the mirror.
14.4.                                REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE CATEGORIES MD2; MD3; ME; AND N-GROUP VEHICLES ONLY
14.4.1.                          There shall be affixed to every vehicle a mirror or mirrors so designed and fitted and of such dimensions as to be capable of reflecting to the driver as far as practicable a clear view of the road to the rear of the driver and of any following or overtaking vehicle.
14.4.2.                          At least one such mirror shall be affixed to each side of the vehicle and may project 150 mm beyond the point of 'Overall Width' of the vehicle, or the 'Overall Width' of any trailer it may be drawing
14.4.2.1.                    if the vehicle is a goods vehicle or an omnibus;
14.4.2.2.                    if the trailer be of greater width than the drawing vehicle: or
14.4.2.3.                    in any case where, because of the manner in which the vehicle is constructed or equipped, or the fact that it is drawing a trailer or for any other reason, the driver could not, by means of a mirror affixed to the inside of the vehicle, have reflected to the driver as far as practicable a clear view of the road to the rear of the driver and of any following or overtaking vehicle.
14.4.3.                          The minors may project 230 mm on each side beyond the point of 'Overall Width' of the vehicle provided that the mirror is capable of collapsing to 150 mm.
14.4.4.                          All such minors fitted to vehicles shall be at least 150 square centimetres in area.
14.4.5.                          Any mirror fitted to a vehicle intended to provide the driver with a view of following or overtaking vehicles, shall be designed with a flat reflecting surface.

14.5.                                REQUIREMENTS FOR L-GROUP VEHICLES ONLY

          All vehicles shall be equipped with 2 rear vision mirrors having the same curvature (including fatness), symmetrically placed relative to the centre of the steering control and of such dimensions as to be capable of reflecting to the driver as far as practicable a clear view of the road to the rear of him and of any following or overtaking vehicle. If a mirror has a convex surface it shall have a radius of curvature of not less than 1.2 m metres.

14.6.                                ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

          The technical requirements of ECE R 46/00 or 46/01 "Rear View Mirrors' - shall be deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this Rule, except that all mirrors must have a flat reflecting surface.

[*] The category code may also be in the format L1, LA etc.