5. The driver of a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge must comply with all traffic signals and instructions given by an authorised person and with all notices (including any temporary notices), road markings and traffic signals displayed on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge.
6. Subject to byelaw 8, the maximum speed for a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge will be that which is indicated by the displayed road signs.
7. The minimum speed is 15 miles per hour except for pedal cycles or where prevented by other vehicles or at places where stops or a lower speed are unavoidable or are permitted or directed by an authorised person or displayed temporary road signs (whether advisory or mandatory).
8. The procedures for imposing or exceeding mandatory speed limits for emergency vehicles are prescribed under the relevant legislation and the penalties for contravening local speed limits are prescribed in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1), the Road Traffic Act 1988(2) and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988(3) or any amendment thereof relating to speed limits.
9. A person must not use or cause to be used a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge unless the load carried by the vehicle is at all times contained or secured (if necessary by physical restraint other than its own weight) and is in such a position that neither danger nor nuisance is caused or is likely to be caused to a person or property by reason of the load to any part of the load falling or being thrown from the vehicle.
10. A driver of a vehicle which has shed its load in full or in part on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge such that it has caused, or may cause, an obstruction or other hazard to users of the Rixton and Warburton Bridge or to users of the Canal must as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a)inform an authorised person of the loss of the load; and
(b)inform an authorised person of the identity of, and contact details for, the owner of the load.
11. The driver of a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge must maintain a safe and prudent distance between that driver’s own vehicle and the one immediately in front of it.
12. A person driving a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge must not stop the vehicle unless directed by an authorised person, notice or traffic signal or compelled by traffic, or unless it is necessary for the vehicle to do so—
(a)by reason of a breakdown of the vehicle;
(b)by reason of, or to prevent, an accident with another vehicle or person on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge;
(c)by reason of illness of the driver of the vehicle or other emergency which causes the driver to be unable to continue to drive the vehicle;
(d)to permit any person carried in or on the vehicle to recover or move any object that has fallen;
(e)to permit any person carried in or on the vehicle to give help which is required by any person in any of the circumstances specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d);
(f)for the discharge of functions contained in legislation relating to fires and emergencies.
13. A vehicle may be towed on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge provided it is secured by means of towing equipment which is appropriate for the purpose and provided that, if explicitly directed by an authorised person because of safety concerns, the vehicle and towing equipment have been examined by an authorised person.
14. A person must not drive onto the Rixton and Warburton Bridge any vehicle which is not provided with sufficient petrol or other fuel and mechanical power to ensure that it maintains the minimum speed specified in these byelaws and is able to traverse the Rixton and Warburton Bridge.
15. A person must not, except with the permission of an authorised person, refuel any vehicle or undertake any repairs to a vehicle or change a tyre or wheel of a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge.
16.—(1) If the driver of a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge refuses to move the vehicle when ordered to do so by an authorised person, or if a vehicle on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge is unable to proceed because of a breakdown, it will be lawful for it to be removed by an authorised person at the cost and expense of the owner of person in charge of the vehicle, and a person must not obstruct any such authorised person in carrying out such removal.
(2) The vehicle will be removed to a location which will be either—
(a)the operational premises of the recovery company employed for this service; or
(b)other designated area as specified by the undertaker or an authorised person,
details of which will be available on the website.