The Highways (Traffic Calming) Regulations 1999

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“build-out” means a work for narrowing a carriageway constructed on one side of that carriageway as an extension of or adjacent to the verge, footway or cycle track;

“chicane” means a series of two or more build-outs constructed on alternate sides of the carriageway and not opposite one another;

“gateway” means an object or structure constructed on the verge, footway or cycle track of a highway for the purpose of indicating the presence in a length of highway of traffic calming works of a description prescribed by these Regulations or specially authorised by the Secretary of State or of road humps;

“island” means a work without facilities for pedestrians constructed in a carriageway to reduce carriageway width or to deflect the flow of vehicular traffic;

“overrun area” means an area of carriageway so constructed of textured or coloured material as to appear to narrow that carriageway;

“pinch point” means build-outs constructed on both sides of a carriageway opposite one another;

“rumble device” means a part of the carriageway constructed of material intended to generate noise or vibration in a vehicle passing over it;

“traffic sign” has the same meaning as in section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1); and

“20 miles per hour zone” means a zone comprising one or more roads in relation to which the following conditions are satisfied–

(a)

a speed limit of 20 miles per hour applies to each road within the zone;

(b)

a traffic sign of the size, colour and type shown in diagram 674 of the Traffic Signs Regulations 1994(2) is placed at each entrance to the zone for vehicular traffic.

(1)

1984 c. 27.

(2)

Part 1 of S.I. 1994/1519, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.