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2. In these Regulations—
“the 1982 Regulations” means the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982(1);
“the 2002 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002(2);
“the M62” means the special road known as the M62 Motorway;
“the M606” means the special road known as the M606 Motorway;
“car share lane” means the free-flow link road connecting the nearside lane of the M606 southbound carriageway with the nearside lane of the M62 eastbound carriageway and bypassing Chain Bar Roundabout, commencing at marker post 1/8 on the M606 southbound carriageway and ending at marker post 102/2 on the M62 eastbound carriageway, a total distance of 2750 metres;
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in the 1982 Regulations;
“emergency refuge area” means a part of the M62 or M606—
which is adjacent to and situated on the left-hand or near side of the carriageway of the car share lane when facing in the direction in which, in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1982 Regulations, vehicles may be driven, and
whose boundary with the carriageway of the car share lane is indicated by a marking of the type shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 6 to the 2002 Regulations;
“operating weight” has the meaning given to it by section 138(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“goods vehicle” means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods or a trailer so constructed or adapted where the operating weight does not exceed 7.5 tonnes;
“taxi” has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of the 2002 Regulations; and
“traffic officer” has the same meaning as in the 1982 Regulations.
S.I. 1982/1163, amended by S.I. 1983/374, 1984/1479, 1992/1364 and 2004/3258.
S.I. 2002/3113. Amendments have been made to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002, but these amendments are not relevant to these Regulations.
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