http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/21/madeThe A2 Trunk Road (Greenwich) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1997Roads and highwaysBusesVehiclesTaxi and minicab licencesRoad and pathway maintenanceKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04ROAD TRAFFICStatutory Instruments1997 No. 21ROAD TRAFFICThe A2 Trunk Road (Greenwich) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1997Made9th January 1997Coming into force17th January 1997

The Traffic Director for London, in accordance with a direction given to him by the Secretary of State for Transport under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991

1991 c. 40

and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

1984 c. 27

, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—

Commencement and citation1.

This Order may be cited as The A2 Trunk Road (Greenwich) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 17th January 1997.

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

(a)

a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered;

(b)

“carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980

1980 c. 66

;

(c)

causing includes permitting;

(d)

“disabled person”, “disabled person’s badge” and “disabled person’s vehicle” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986

S.I. 1986/178 as amended by S.I. 1991/2709

, and “relevant position” in relation to a disabled person’s badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;

(e)

“the trunk road red route clearway” means the lengths of road specified in column (2) of the table in schedule 1;

(f)

“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle; and

(g)

an entry in column (3), (4) or, (5) of an item in a schedule to this order applies to that column in subsequent items in that schedule.

General prohibition of stopping3.(1)

Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in the trunk road red route clearway.

(2)

Not taken up.

Exemptions for parking4.

Not taken up.

Miscellaneous exemptions for parking5.(1)

Not taken up.

(2)

Not taken up.

(3)

Not taken up.

(4)

Not taken up.

Exemptions for loading and unloading6.

Not taken up.

Exemptions for disabled persons7.(1)

Not taken up.

(2)

Not taken up.

(3)

Not taken up.

Exemptions at bus stops and stands8.(1)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to which this article applies to stop at a bus stop (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stop”) for so long only as may be required to enable passengers to get on or off the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle being used to provide a local service, for so long only as may be required for a change of crew.

(2)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used to provide a local service to stop at a bus stand (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stand”) for so long only as may be required for timetabling reasons.

(3)

This article applies—

(a)

before 1 January 1997 to

(i)

a public service vehicle used for the provision of a local service or a scheduled express service,

(ii)

a school bus, and

(iii)

a works bus; and

(b)

after 31 December 1996 to

(i)

a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver), and

(ii)

a local bus not so constructed or adapted.

(4)

In this article “local bus”, “local service”, “scheduled express service”, “school bus” and “works bus” have the meanings given to those expressions in regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994

S.I. 1994/1519.

Other exemptions9.(1)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is—

(a)

required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;

(b)

obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;

(c)

prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person’s control;

(d)

getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;

(e)

opening or closing a gate or other barrier at the entrance to premises to which the vehicle is being driven or from which it has emerged if it is not reasonably practicable to cause the vehicle to stop elsewhere for the purpose;

(f)

using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(g)

using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;

(h)

using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in schedule 1;

(i)

using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869

1869 c. 115.

to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or

(j)

using a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a disabled person to get on or off the vehicle.

(2)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which bears the Royal Mail livery which is waiting at the edge of a carriageway for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters in pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office to collect or deliver letters.

(3)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.

Revocation or variation of existing Orders10.(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, The A2 Greenwich (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1994 is hereby revoked, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route clearway.

(2)

The revocation specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in The A2 Trunk Road (Greenwich) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 19-- only from the time at which the traffic sign indicating the effect of that provision has been obliterated.

TRO 231

Derek TurnerTraffic Director for London9th January 1997SCHEDULE 1

Articles 2 and 3(1)

The Trunk Road Red Route Clearway.

Table

(1)	(2)
Item	Length of Road
1.	A2 Rochester Way Relief Road, from its junctions with the A205 Westhorne Avenue, including both sides of the flyover junction at the A205 Westhorne Avenue, to its junction with the A102(M).
2.	Both sides of the unnamed eastbound exit slip road between its junction with the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road and a point 10 metres west of its junction with west side of the A205 Westhorne Avenue (measured along the centre line of the slip road).
3.	Both sides of the unnamed westbound slip road from a point in line with the southeastern end of the retaining wall on the westbound entry slip road to the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road, including the access serving No. 59 Sidcup Road to the rear of the public highway.
4.	Both sides of the unnamed slip roads between their junction with the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road and their junction with Kidbrooke Park Road.
5.	Both sides of the unnamed slip road, between its junction with Rochester Way and its junction with the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road.
6.	Both sides of the westbound exit slip road, known as the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road, from its junction with the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road to the junction with the A2 Shooters Hill Road.
7.	Both sides of the eastbound entry slip road, known as the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road, from its junction with the A2 Shooters Hill Road to the junction with the A2 Rochester Way Relief Road.

(This note is not part of the Instrument)1.

This Order is based on a comprehensive model Order produced by the Traffic Director for London to assist understanding of the regulations, and to assist future consolidation of Orders relating to priority routes.

Articles used in the model Order but not required for the purposes of this Order have been marked in this Order as not taken up.

A list of schedules used in the model Order and an indication of those schedules (and their respective articles) taken up in this Order are shown in the table below—

Table

Schedule number	Article	Description	Taken up in this Order
			Yes	No
1	2 and 3(1)	The Trunk Road Red Route	✓
2	3(2)	Areas not included in The Trunk Road Red Route		✓
3A	4 and 7(1)	Exemptions for parking and disabled persons’ vehicles		✓
3B	7(2)	Exemptions for disabled persons’ vehicles		✓
3C	5(1)	Exemptions for licensed taxi cabs		✓
3D	5(2)	Exemptions for coaches		✓
3E	5(3)	Exemptions for doctors’ vehicles		✓
3F	5(4)	Exemptions for solo motor bicycles		✓
4A	6 and 7(3)	Exemptions for loading and disabled persons’ vehicles		✓
4B	6	Exemptions for loading		✓