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 Signs shown in diagrams 601.1, 602, 602.1 and 649 and their significance

10. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, a traffic sign for conveying to vehicular traffic on roads the requirements specified in paragraph (1)(b) of the next succeeding Regulation shall be of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 601.1, a traffic sign for conveying to such vehicular traffic the requirements specified in paragraph (1)(c)(i) of the said Regulation shall be of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 602, a traffic sign for conveying to such vehicular traffic the requirements specified in paragraph (1)(c)(ii) of the said Regulation shall comprise a sign of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 602 used in combination with a sign which shall be of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 602.1 and a traffic sign for conveying to such vehicular traffic the requirement specified in paragraph (2Xb) of the said Regulation shall be of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 649.

11.—(1) (a) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

"minor road" means a road at a road junction on which road is placed the sign shown in diagram 601.1 or 602;

"major road" means the road at a road junction into which road emerges vehicular traffic from a minor road.

(b) The requirements conveyed by the sign shown in diagram 601.1 shall be that—

(i) every vehicle shall, before entering the major road, stop at the transverse lines shown in diagram 1002 or, if they are not for the time being visible, at the major road; and

(ii) no vehicle shall proceed past such one of the said transverse lines as is nearest to the major road into that road, or, if those lines are not for the time being visible, shall enter into the major road, in such a manner or at such a time as is likely to cause danger to the driver of any other vehicle on the major road or as to necessitate the driver of any such other vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident with the first-mentioned vehicle.

(c) The requirements conveyed by the sign shown in diagram 602 shall be—

(i) unless it is used in the combination specified in (ii) of this sub-paragraph,that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of the transverse lines shown in diagram 1003 as is nearest to the major road into that road, or, if those lines are not for the time being visible, shall enter into the major road, in such a manner or at such a time as is likely to cause danger to the driver of any other vehicle on the major road or as to necessitate the driver of any such other vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident with the first-mentioned vehicle; but

(ii) whenever the sign shown in diagram 602 is used in combination with that shown in diagram 602.1, that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of the said transverse lines so shown as is nearest to the level crossing by a railway of the road on which is placed the sign shown in diagram 602 when so used as aforesaid, into that crossing, or, if those lines are not for the time being visible, shall enter into the said level crossing in such a manner or at such a time as is likely to cause the driver of any railway vehicle to change its speed in order to avoid collision with the first-mentioned vehicle.

(2) (a) For the purposes of paragraph (2)—

"automatic half-barrier level crossing" means a level crossing where a road is crossed by a railway and where barriers are installed to descend automatically across part of the road when a train approaches;