Article 33. Rules of Lighting of Other Vehicles Than Mentioned in Article 32 and
of Certain Road Users
1. Every vehicle or combination of vehicles to which the provisions of
Article 32 of this Convention do not apply shall, when on a road between
nightfall and dawn, show at least one white or selective-yellow light to the front
and at least one red light to the rear. Where there is only one lamp at the front
or only one lamp at the rear, the lamp shall be placed on the centre-line of the
vehicle or on the side opposite to that corresponding to the direction of traffic.
(a) Handcarts, i.e., carts drawn or pushed by hand, shall
show at least one white or selective-yellow light to the front and at least one
red light to the rear. These two lights may be emitted by a single lamp placed on
the side opposite to that corresponding to the direction of traffic. Lights shall
not be required on handcarts not exceeding 1 m in width.
(b) Animal-drawn vehicles shall show two white or selective-yellow
lights to the front, and two red lights to the rear. Domestic legislation may, however,
make it permissible for such vehicles to show only one white or selective-yellow
light to the front and only one red light to the rear. The lamps shall in both cases
be placed on the side opposite to that corresponding to the direction of traffic.
If the lamps described above cannot be attached to the vehicle, they may be carried
by an escort walking immediately alongside the vehicle, on the opposite side to
that corresponding to the direction of traffic. Furthermore, animal-drawn vehicles
shall be fitted with two red reflex-reflectors to the rear, as close as possible
to the outer edges of the vehicle. Lights shall not be required on animal-drawn
vehicles not exceeding 1 m in width. However, a single reflex-reflector shall in
this case be placed at the rear on the side opposite to that corresponding to the
direction of traffic, or centrally.
2. (a) When moving along the carriageway by night:
(i) Groups of pedestrians
led by a person in charge or forming a procession, must display, on the side opposite
to that appropriate to the direction of traffic, at least one white or selective-yellow
light to the front and a red light to the rear, or an amber light in both directions;
(ii) Drivers of draught,
pack or saddle animals, or of cattle, must display, on the side opposite to that
appropriate to the direction of traffic, at least one white or selective--yellow
light to the front and a red light to the rear, or an amber light in both directions.
These lights may be displayed by a single device.
(b) The lights referred to in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph
are, however, not required within an appropriately lit built-up area.
|