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Rules of the Road

RSA handbook · 292 pages · 271 embedded images

Index

Page 288

two-second rule 115–16, 151–2, 162 tyres 41, 123, 195 bicycles 203, 204 motorcycles registration plates roof racks and roof boxes safety belts Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) for maintenance tyres vehicles used for driving test windscreens vehicle seizure and impounding 29, 170, 186 visibility

U U-turns 58–9 unattended railway level crossings 91, 93, 94–6 urban slow zones 83, 117 urine samples 170, 174, 175 cyclists 63, 203 e-scooters hi-viz clothing 40, 157, 172, 180, 196, 216, 230 horse riders motorcyclists 190, 191, 196 pedestrians see also lights and reflectors

V variable message signs (VMS) 78, 153, 163, 166–7, 235 variable speed limits 166, 234 vehicle breakdowns on motorways 157–8 in tunnels warning oncoming traffic vehicle categories

W warning signs 76–8 weight restrictions conditions and restrictions 14–15 correct category requirement for driving at bridges over railways 104–5 traffic signs 69, 105, 232, 233 wide-angle mirrors width restrictions tests 36, 273–6 driving licence categories 11–14 learner permit application requirements 19–20 minimum driver ages 11–14 vehicle modifications 43, 198 vehicle registration certificates vehicle safety at bridges over railways 104–5 traffic signs 69, 105, 232 at tunnels windscreen washer liquid windscreen wipers windscreens 44, 63 wing mirrors

Y yellow box junctions yield lines 74, 126 yield signs 70, 126, 231

Z zebra crossings 127, 143, 207, 217–18, 221 animals in vehicles bicycles and e-bikes 203–4 Certificate of Roadworthiness 25, 27 child restraint systems 46–8 children in motor vehicles commercial vehicles 27, 40 CVR test 27, 40 e-scooters legal requirement for 25, 26–7, 40–1 lights and reflectors 41–2 mirrors mobile phone use motorcycles National Car Test (NCT) 25, 26–7 personal entertainment systems

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.