National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles171. Side-marker lamps |
| (1) | A motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles may, but a breakdown vehicle shall, be fitted with side-marker lamps along each side which, when in operation, shall emit a diffused yellow light: Provided that the side marker lamp furthest forward on the motor vehicle, combination of motor vehicles or breakdown vehicle, when in operation, may emit a diffused white or amber light: Provided further that the rearmost side-marker lamp on a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles or breakdown vehicle, when in operation, may emit a diffused red or amber light. |
| (2) | Such side-marker lamps shall be so placed that— |
| (a) | there is a lamp within 400 millimetres of each end of the body of each vehicle; |
| (b) | the distance between successive lamps on any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles is not more than three comma six metres; |
| (c) | they are not less than 300 millimetres from the ground; and |
| (d) | they face directly outwards from the side to which they are fitted in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal centre-line of the vehicle to which they are fitted. |