Notice Type
Departmental
Approval of Brake Testing Machine Pursuant to regulation 88 of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety by an instrument of delegation dated 20th August 1993, I, Peter William Bowen, Senior Automotive Engineer, hereby approve the brake testing machine described in the Schedule hereto, for use under regulation 68 (5) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and subject to the conditions of approval set out in the Schedule hereto. Schedule MAHA Roller Brake Testing Machine, Model IW 2 Series, manufactured by MBH Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH of West Germany. Conditions of Approval In accordance with the regulation 88 of the Traffic Regulations 1976, the above brake testing equipment is approved subject to the following conditions: 1. Each machine is to be provided with an accurate means of expressing the sum of the individual braking forces measured at each wheel and expressing it as a percentage of the vehicle's weight. 2. The supplier shall provide a calibration service that is readily available to the users of these brake testing machines. 3. The machine is to have the facility to automatically hold the highest reading. 4. Access to the brake testing equipment is to be provided as required, for any person so authorised by the Director of Land Transport Safety, for the purpose of checking the accuracy of the testing equipment. Dated at Wellington on the 21st day of February 1994. P. W. BOWEN, for Director of Land Transport Safety. (VS22-01)
Publication Date
24 Feb 1994

Notice Number

1994-go1453

Page Number

914