Rules which apply to motor vehicles and motor vehicle controls:

The lights:

1.

Emergency lights or hazard lights may only be used in an emergency or when the vehicle is stopped in a hazardous position.

2.

Motor cycles must drive with their headlights on at all times.

3.

All vehicles must have their headlights on between sunset and sunrise or when the visibility is less than 150 metres ahead.

4.

The main beam (brights) must light the road for at least 100 metres added and must be dipped (be dimmed) for any oncoming traffic.

5.

Parking lights may only be used when the vehicle is parked outside of a parking bay or in a parking area more than 12 metres from a street light.

6.

Adjustable spotlights are not permitted on vehicles except when those vehicles are being used by doctors, vets, breakdown or other official vehicles.

The seat belts:

1.

Seat belts must be worn at all times by both the driver and passengers of the vehicle. The driver does not need to wear a seat belt when reversing or parking.

2.

If there is not a seat belt in the front passenger seat, any child under the age of 14 years old must sit in the back of the vehicle.

3.

A passenger may not sit in a seat with no seat belt if there is another seat with a seatbelt available.

4.

If a vehicle does not have any seatbelts at all, it may not be driven on a public road.

The tyres:

1.

The tread on a tyre must have a depth of at least 1 millimetre. The tread must be visible.

2.

Motor cycles of 50 CC or less must have tread visible on no less than 80% of the tyre surface.

3.

Tyres must be in good condition with no visible canvas, bulges or metal showing through the surface or the side wall of the tyre.

4.

Re-tread tyres may not be used at all on motorcycles.