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ROAD TRAFFIC

(ii)in the case of any traffic which is not vehicular as is likely to cause danger to that traffic proceeding on or from another road on or from another part of the same road;

(c) the amber-with-red signal shall be taken to denote an impending change in the indication given by the signals from red to green but shall not alter the prohibition conveyed by the red signal;

(d) the green signal shall indicate that vehicular traffic may pass the signals and proceed straight on or to the left or to the right;

(e) the amber signal shall when shown alone, convey the prohibition that vehicular traffic shall not proceed beyond the stop line or, it that line is not tor the time being visible or there is no stop line, beyond the said post or other structure. Except in the case or any vehicle which when the signal first appears is so close to the said line, post or structure that it cannot safely be stopped before passing the line post or structure.

(2) The significance or the light signals prescribed by Regulation 31(2) as varied in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 32 shall be as follows:—

(a) subject as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph, the red signal shall convey the prohibition that vehicular traffic shall not proceed beyond the stop line on the carriageway provided in conjunction with the signals or if the stop line is not for the time being visible or there is no stop line, beyond the post or other structure on or in which the primary signals are mounted, except that when a vehicle is being used on such an occasion as is specified in paragraph (1)(b), the foregoing prohibition prescribed by this sub-paragraph shall not then apply to that vehicle but instead the prohibition conveyed to it on that occasion by the red signal shall be the same as that provided by paragraph (1)(b) in relation to the vehicle mentioned in that paragraph;

(b) subject as provided in sub-paragraph (d) or this paragraph, the amber-with—red signal shall denote an impending change in the indication given by the signals from red to green (where a green signal is provided) or from red to a green arrow or arrows but shall not alter the prohibition conveyed by the red signal;

(c) the green signal (where a green signal is provided) shall indicate that vehicular traffic may pass the signals and proceed straight on or to the left or to the right;

(d) any green arrow during such time as it is illuminated shall indicate that vehicular traffic may pass the signals and proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow notwithstanding any other indication given by the signals;

(e) the amber signal shall, when shown alone, convey the prohibition that vehicular traffic shall not proceed beyond the stop line, or if the stop line is not for the time being visible or there is no stop line, beyond the said post or other structure, except in the case of any vehicle which when the signal first appears is so close to the said line, post or structure that it cannot safely be stopped before passing the line, post or structure.

(3) vehicular traffic passing any light signals in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Regulation shall proceed with due regard to the safety or other users of the road and subject to the direction of any police constable in uniform or other duly authorised person who may be engaged in the regulation of traffic.

(4) The significance or the light signals prescribed by Regulation 31(3) shall be that the intermittent red lights when displayed at the side of the carriageway