2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“carriageway” means that part of an expressway which is constructed with a surface suitable for the regular passage of vehicular motor traffic along the expressway and is distinguishable from the other parts of the expressway by the fact that on each side that part of the expressway consists of a shoulder or a verge, or is contiguous to a raised kerb, but does not include any part of a central divider or a shoulder;
“central divider” means that part of an expressway which separates two carriageways running along that expressway parallel or approximately parallel to each other, and which is contiguous on one side to one of those carriageways and on the other side to the other of those carriageways;
“excluded vehicles” means the vehicles specified in the First Schedule but does not include any articulated vehicle drawing a trailer designed to carry a standard container used for the carriage of goods where the combined unladen weight of the vehicle and the trailer attached thereto exceeds 2,500 kilogrammes;
“road tunnel” means any part of an expressway that runs through any tunnel specified in paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule;
“expressway” means any special road or part thereof to which these Rules apply;
“shoulder” means the narrow strip along the left or near side of a carriageway which is constructed with a surface suitable for a motor vehicle to move along or stop and is distinguishable from the carriageway by a continuous white marginal strip;
“traffic sign” has the same meaning as in section 119(6) of the Act;
“verge” means any part of an expressway which is not a carriageway, kerb, shoulder or central divider.
(2) Any provision of these Rules containing any prohibition or restriction relating to the driving, moving or stopping of a vehicle, or to its remaining at rest, shall be construed as a provision that no person shall use an expressway by driving, moving or stopping the vehicle or by causing or permitting it to be driven or moved, or to stop or remain at rest, in contravention of that prohibition or restriction.