Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) (Amendment) Rules 2014

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Sep 2014

No. S 670

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Traffic Signs) (Amendment)
Rules 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 119 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) (Amendment) Rules 2014 and shall come into operation on 1 October 2014.

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Rules (R 33) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after diagram 12 in Part I, the following diagrams:

“

DIAGRAM 12A

SCHOOL ZONE, 40 KM/H WHEN LIGHTS FLASH

This sign is placed at the start of a demarcated school zone. It indicates that the section of road ahead fronts a school and that vehicles shall not travel at more than 40 km per hour in the school zone when the accompanying amber lights are flashing alternately.

DIAGRAM 12B

SiLver ZONE, 40 KM/H

This sign is placed at the start of a demarcated silver zone. It indicates that elderly pedestrians are likely to be encountered in the section of road ahead and that vehicles shall not travel at more than 40 km per hour in the silver zone.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after diagram 76 in Part II, the following diagram:

“

DIAGRAM 76A

SiLver ZONE, SLow Down

This sign is placed at the start of a demarcated silver zone. It indicates that elderly pedestrians are likely to be encountered in the section of road ahead and that motorists should slow down.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after diagram 164 in Part III, the following diagram:

“

DIAGRAM 165

END of SiLver ZONE

This sign is placed at the end of a demarcated silver zone. It indicates that elderly pedestrians are likely to be encountered in the section of road before.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 13/2000; S 83/2000; S 375/2001; S 549/2001; S 334/2003; S 3/2005; S 572/2005; S 577/2005; S 639/2005; S 134/2007; S 651/2008; S 257/2009; S 165/2011; S 538/2011; S 782/2013; S 814/2013]

Made on 30 September 2014.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/RTA/NN/MR/SCHL/SLVR/TRAFFICSIGNS/2014; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/41 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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