The A13 Trunk Road (Tower Hamlets) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1995
S.I. 1995/2245 · Made 25 August 1995
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 25th August 1995
Coming into force 2nd October 1995
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 1991f1 and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984f2, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Commencement and citation
- 2Interpretation
- 3General prohibition of stopping
- 4Exemptions for parking
- 5Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
- 6Exemptions for loading and unloading
- 7Exemptions for disabled persons
- 8Exemptions at bus stops and stands
- 9Other exemptions
- 10Power to modify or suspend this Order
- 11Suspensions of existing Orders
- Signature
- Schedule 1Schedule 1
- Schedule 2ASchedule 2A
- Schedule 2BSchedule 2B
- Schedule 2CSchedule 2C
- Schedule 2DSchedule 2D
- Schedule 2ESchedule 2E
- Schedule 2FSchedule 2F
- Schedule 2GSchedule 2G
- Schedule 3ASchedule 3A
- Schedule 3BSchedule 3B
- Schedule 4Schedule 4
1Commencement and citation
This Order may be cited as the A13 Trunk Road (Tower Hamlets) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1995, and shall come into force on 2nd October 1995.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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;
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980f1;
causing includes permitting;
“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 1986f2, and “relevant position” in relation to a disabled person’s badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;
“the trunk road red route” means the lengths of road specified in column 2 of the table in schedule 1;
“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle; and
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.
3General prohibition of stopping
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop in the trunk road red route during the restricted hours.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, and of articles 5(1), 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in any lengths of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 4.
The controls specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article do not apply in respect of any area of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 2A.
In this article “the restricted hours” means, in relation to a length of the trunk road red route specified in an item in column (2) of the the table in schedule 1, the hours specified in that item in column (3) of that table.
4Exemptions for parking
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
5Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
Licensed taxi cabs: The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869f1 to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in schedule 2D.
Coaches: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver) or a local bus (as defined in article 8(4)) not so constructed or adapted, to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2E during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Doctors' vehicles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2F during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, provided that—
there is displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle a badge issued by, or with the authority of, the Traffic Director for London to a medical practitioner, and which specifies—
the name of the person to whom it was issued, and
the premises in relation to which it applies; and
the vehicle was parked by, or with the permission of, the person whose name is specified on the badge and for so long only as the person who parked the vehicle is engaged in work at the premises specified on the badge.
Solo motor bicycles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor bicycle without a side-car to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2G during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
6Exemptions for loading and unloading
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which is being loaded or unloaded to stop at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the tables in schedules 3A and 3B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for as long as is needed to load or unload the vehicle or 20 minutes, whichever is the less, provided that not less than 20 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
7Exemptions for disabled persons
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2C during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position, and a parking disc on which is shown the time at which the period of parking began, to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 3A during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, for a period of up to 3 hours not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period when that vehicle was parked in that length of road.
8Exemptions at bus stops and stands
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) 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.
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) 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 as may be required for timetabling reasons.
This article applies—
before 1 January 1997 to
a public service vehicle used for the provision of a local service or a scheduled express service,
a school bus, and
a works bus; and
after 31 December 1996 to
a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver), and
a local bus not so constructed or adapted.
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 1994f1.
9Other exemptions
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is—
required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;
obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;
prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person’s control;
getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;
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;
using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in schedule 1;
using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or
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.
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) 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.
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.
10Power to modify or suspend this Order
If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or of the provision of suitable and adequate parking facilities on the highway, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this Order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition.
11Suspensions of existing Orders
Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Waiting and Loading Order 1976 No. 394 is hereby suspended, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.
The suspension specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Waiting and Loading Order 1976 No. 394 only from the time at which the traffic sign indicating the effect of that provision has been obliterated.
Signature
Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport.
Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
25th August 1995
Schedule 1
The Trunk Road Red Route.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| 1. | East India Dock Road (A13), between a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 21 to 26 and No. 27 Atholl Square and the Borough boundary of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Newham. | 7am–7pm Monday–Saturday Inclusive |
Schedule 2A
Lengths of the trunk road red route to which the prohibitions and restrictions specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply.
Table
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road |
| No items. |
Schedule 2B
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for parking and disabled person’s vehicles.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours | Maximum Period of Parking | Minimum Interval |
| No items. |
Schedule 2C
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for parking by disabled person’s vehicles only.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| No items. |
Schedule 2D
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for licensed taxi cabs only.
Table
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road |
| No items. |
Schedule 2E
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for coaches only.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours | Maximum Period of Parking | Minimum Interval |
| No items. |
Schedule 2F
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for doctor’s vehicles.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| No items. |
Schedule 2G
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for solo motor bicycles only.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| No items. |
Schedule 3A
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for loading or unloading and for disabled person’s vehicles.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| No items. |
Schedule 3B
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for loading or unloading.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road | Restricted Hours |
| No items. |
Schedule 4
Lengths of the trunk road red route on which stopping is prohibited at all times.
Table
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Item | Length of Road |
| 1. | East India Dock Road (A13), between a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 21 to 26 and No. 27 Atholl Square and the Borough boundary of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Newham. |
T2.30.7.[A13].15025.fm