# The Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1990, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Highways Act 1980;
“principal road” means a highway which is a road for the time being classified as a principal road by virtue of section 12 of the Act (whether as falling within subsection (1), or as being so classified under subsection (3), of that section);
“traffic sign” has the same meaning as in section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;;
“the Traffic Signs Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations 1981.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations road humps in a highway shall be deemed to form part of a series where they are two or more in number and spaced so that not less than 20 metres nor more than 150 metres lies between one hump and the one next to it.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations measurements to or from any point to or from a road hump shall be taken to or from that edge of the hump, as shown in the Schedule, which is nearest to the point and for the purposes of regulations 4 and 5 and of this paragraph:–
(a) measurements to or from a horizontal bend shall be taken to or from that part of the bend which is nearest to the hump;
(b) measurements to or from a road junction shall be taken to or from the point nearest the hump on an imaginary line drawn across the mouth of the junction; and
(c) a horizontal bend begins where a motor vehicle would start a change of direction of not less than 70 degrees within a distance of not more than 32 metres and ends where the vehicle would finish that change of direction.
(4) A reference in these Regulations to a traffic sign is a reference to that sign, if used in Wales, with the prefix W as prescribed by the Traffic Signs (Welsh and English Language Provisions) Regulations 1985
(5) A reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and a reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/703/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highways-road-humps-regulations-1990/regulation-2
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