Traffic Safety Law Implementing Regulations

Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 
(No. 405)
The Regulation on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety was adopted on April 28, 2004 at the 49th executive meeting of the State Council. It is hereby promulgated and shall be implemented as of May 1, 2004. Premier Wen Jiabao
April 30, 2004
The Regulation on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety
Chapter I. General Provisions
Article 1 The present Regulation is formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety (hereinafter referred to as the LRTS).
Article 2 All vehicle drivers, pedestrians, passengers, road traffic activity-related entities and individuals within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall abide by the present Law.
Article 3 The local people's governments at the county level or above shall establish and perfect the road safety coordination mechanism, organize the relevant departments to evaluate the impact of urban construction projects on the traffic, formulate an administrative planning on road traffic safety, determine an administrative target and make an implementation plan.
Chapter II Vehicles and Drivers
Section 1 Motor Vehicles 
Article 4 The registrations of motor vehicles shall be classified into initial registration, modification registration, transfer registration, mortgage registration and cancellation registration. 
Article 5 When applying for the initial motor vehicle plate or driving permit, an applicant shall file an application to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ where the domicile of the owner of the motor vehicle is located. When applying for the initial motor vehicle registration, an applicant shall have the motor vehicle checked and shall submit the following certificates and vouchers:
(1) The identification proof of the owner of the motor vehicle;
(2) The purchase invoice and other proofs of the provenance of the motor vehicle;
(3) The conformity certificate issued when the whole motor vehicle leaves the factory or the import documentation of the imported motor vehicle;
(4) The proof of payment of vehicle purchase tax or tax-exemption documentation;
(5) The proof of mandatory motor vehicle third party liability insurance;
(6) Other proofs and certificates prescribed by any law or administrative regulation to be submitted for the registration of the motor vehicle.
If the type of the motor vehicle isn't one that is exempted from safety technical inspection according to the provisions of the administrative department for motor vehicle products of the State Council, the applicant shall provide a quality certificate of safety technical inspection apart from the above-mentioned certification and proofs. 
Article 6 Where a registered motor vehicle is under any of the following circumstances, the owner of the motor vehicle shall file an application to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ, in which this motor vehicle has been registered, for modifying the registration:
(1) The color of its body is changed;
(2) Its engine is changed;
(3) Its body or frame is changed;
(4) The whole motor vehicle is changed by the manufacturer due to any quality problem;
(5) The commercial operating motor vehicle is changed to non-commercial operating motor vehicle or vice versa; or 
(6) The owner of the motor vehicle has moved into or out of a domicile within the jurisdiction of the traffic administrative department of the public security organ.
When applying for modification registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant shall submit the following certificates and proofs. If the motor vehicle is under any of the circumstances as listed in Items (1) through (5) of the preceding paragraph, the applicant shall have the motor vehicle checked apart from submitting the following certificates and proofs; if the motor vehicle is under the circumstance as listed in Item (2) or (3) of the preceding paragraph, the applicant shall simultaneously submit the conformity certificate upon safety technical inspection as well:
(1) The identification proof of the owner of the motor vehicle;
(2) The motor vehicle registration certificate; and
(3) The motor vehicle driving permit.
Where the owner of a motor vehicle changes his domicile within the jurisdiction of the traffic administrative department of the public security organ, the name of the owner (entity) or contact way, he shall report to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ, in which the motor vehicle has been registered, for archival purposes. 
Article 7 Where the ownership of a registered motor vehicle is changed, the parties concerned shall duly go through the transfer registration formalities.
When applying for transfer registration, the parties concerned shall have the motor vehicle inspected by the traffic administrative department of public security organ where the motor vehicle is registered, and shall submit the following certificates and proofs:
(1) The identification proofs of the parties concerned; 
(2) The certificate or proof of the transfer of the ownership of the motor vehicle;
(3) The motor vehicle registration certificate; and
(4) The motor vehicle driving permit.
Article 8 Where the owner of a motor vehicle mortgages the motor vehicle, he (she) shall file an application for mortgage registration to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ where the motor vehicle has been registered.
Article 9 Where a registered motor vehicle meets the mandatory discard standards of the state, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall inform the owner of the motor vehicle that he shall go through the formalities for cancellation registration two months before the discard period expires. The owner of the motor vehicle shall sell the motor vehicle the corresponding recycling enterprise, which shall submit the discarded motor vehicle registration certificate, plate, driving permit to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ for cancellation. If the owner of the motor vehicle fails to go through the formalities for cancellation registration within the time limit, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall announce that the registration certificate, plate and driving license of this motor vehicle are null and void.
Where an application for cancellation registration due to loss or damage to the motor vehicle, the owner of the motor vehicle shall submit his (her, its) own identification proof to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ as well as the motor vehicle registration certificate.
Article10 Where the proofs and certificates submitted by an applicant for motor vehicle registration are complete and valid, the formalities for registration shall be completed by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ on the spot.
With regard to a motor vehicle seized or detained by the people's court, people's procuratorate or administrative law enforcement department, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall refuse to register the motor vehicle.
Article 11 Where the owner of motor vehicle applies for a new registration certificate, plate or driving permit because the former one is lost or destroyed, he shall submit his identification proof and application materials to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ. Upon verifying against the registered files of this motor vehicle, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall issue a new registration certificate, plate, driving permit to the applicant within 15 days from the day when the application is received. 
Article 12 The tax department or insurance institution may, in a centralized way, handle the motor-vehicle-related tax payments or conclusion of insurance contracts at the office of the traffic administrative department of public security organ.
Article 13 The plate of a motor vehicle shall be fixed at the specified places of the front and back of the motor vehicle, and shall be kept clear and complete. An enlarged plate number shall be painted at the back of the body or container of a heavy lorry, medium-type truck or tractor and its trailer, the letters shall be standard and clear. 
The motor vehicle conformity inspection mark and the insurance sign shall be stuck on the upper corner of the right of the front window of the motor vehicle.
Any mark, sign, or advertisement painted on the body of a motor vehicle shall not affect the safety of driving.
Article 14 A road passenger automobile, heavy lorry or semi-trailer tractor shall be equipped with or use a driving record instrument that meets the standards of the state. The traffic police may examine the driving speed, consecutive driving time and other driving information of motor vehicles. The installation of driving record instruments may be carried out in several steps, which shall be specified by the administrative department for motor vehicle product of the State Council jointly with other relevant departments.
Article 15 The motor vehicle safety technical inspection shall be conducted by the motor vehicle safety technical inspection institutions according to the standards of the state on motor vehicle safety technical inspection. The motor vehicle safety technical inspection institutions shall bear the legal liabilities for the inspection conclusions.
The quality & technical supervisory department shall be responsible for the qualification management and measure authentication management related to the motor vehicle safety technical inspection institutions, shall check and test the motor vehicle safety technical inspection equipment, and shall supervise the implementation of the national standards on motor vehicle safety technical inspection. 
The items of motor vehicle safety technical inspection shall be specified by the public security department of the State Council jointly with the quality & technical supervisory department of the State Council.
Article 16 A motor vehicle shall, as of the day when it is registered, be subject to safety technical inspection according to the following frequencies:
(1) An operating passenger automobile shall be subject to one inspection every year during the first 5 years. If it exceed 5 years, it shall be subject to one inspection every 6 months;
(2) A truck and large or medium-sized non-operating passenger automobile shall be subject to one inspection every year during the first 10 years. If it exceed 10 years, it shall be subject to one inspection every 6 months;
(3) A small or mini non-operating passenger automobile shall be subject to one inspection every two years during the first 6 years. If it exceeds 6 years, it shall be subject to one inspection every year. If it exceeds 15 years, it shall be subject to one inspection every 6 months.
(4) A motorcycle shall be subject to one inspection every two years during the first 4 years. If it exceeds 4 years, it shall be subject to one inspection every year.
(5) A tractor and any other motor vehicle shall be subject to one inspection every year. If an operating motor vehicle is determined as qualified upon safety technical inspection within the prescribed time limit for inspection, it needn't accept any repeated safety technical inspection.
Article 17 When conducting safety technical inspection on a registered motor vehicle, the inspection institution shall not determine the motor vehicle as qualified if there is any discrepancy between the information recorded on its driving permit and its actual situation, or if the party concerned fails to provide a voucher of mandatory motor vehicle third party liability insurance.
Article 18 The specific provisions on the painting of marked patterns for police cars, fire engines, ambulances and engineering emergency vehicles, and on the installation and uses of alarms or identification light shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council.
Section 2 Motor Vehicle Drivers
Article 19 Any person satisfying the conditions for driving as prescribed by the public security department of the State Council may file an application to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ for motor vehicle driving license.
The public security department of the State Council motor vehicle license shall specify the format of and supervise the making of motor vehicle driving license.
Article 20 Anyone who learns how to drive a motor vehicle shall first learn the laws, regulations and other knowledge related to road traffic safety, then take an examination. If passes the examination, he may start to learn motor vehicle driving skills.
When learning on-road driving, a student shall observe the route and time specified by the traffic administrative department of public security organ. When learning motor vehicle driving skills on road, he shall use a learner-driven vehicle and shall be accompanied by a trainer, shall not take any one who has nothing to do with teaching. If a student violates the law or causes any traffic accident during the period of learning driving, the trainer shall bear the corresponding liabilities.
Article 21 The traffic administrative departments of public security organ shall conduct an examination over the persons applying for motor vehicle driving license and issue a motor vehicle driving license to those who pass the examination within 5 days, and shall give written explanations to the persons who fail to pass the examination.
Article 22 The valid period of a motor vehicle driving license shall be 6 years unless it is otherwise provided for by the present Regulation. 
The 12 months after a motor vehicle driver first obtains a motor vehicle driving license shall be his internship period. During this period, a uniform internship mark shall be stuck to or hang at the back of the motor vehicle driven by him. 
During the period of internship, a motor vehicle driver may drive no bus, operating passenger automobile, or fire engine, ambulance and engineering emergency vehicle, or motor vehicle carrying explosives, inflammable or explosive chemicals, virulent or radioactive substances or other dangerous substances, or motor vehicle with a trailer.
Article 23 With regard to a motor vehicle driver who violates road traffic safety laws and regulations, the administrative department for public security shall not only give him an administrative penalty, but also adopt an accumulative score system for road traffic safety offences. The accumulative score period shall be 12 months. Where the accumulative score of a motor vehicle driver reaches 12, the administrative department for public security organ shall detain his motor vehicle driving license, and he shall participate in training of road traffic safety laws and regulations and take examination. If he passes the examination, the accumulative score shall be cleared off and the motor vehicle driving license shall be given back to him. If he fails to pass the examination, he shall continue to participate in training and take examination. 
The specific road traffic safety violations and their score values shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council according the severity of the damage caused by the road traffic safety violations. 
The traffic administrative department for public security organ shall provide the motor vehicle drivers with a way, by which they may inquire about the their score.
Article 24 Where the accumulative score of a motor vehicle driver is less than 12, and the fines imposed on him have been paid, these scores shall be cleared off; if the accumulative score is less than 12, but the fines haven't been paid, then the accumulative score shall go to the next period. 
With regard to a motor vehicle driver whose accumulative score within a period reaches 12 due to two infractions, his motor vehicle driving license shall be detained and he shall participate in training and take examination according to Article 23. In addition, he shall take driving skills examination. If he passes the examinations, the accumulative score shall be cleared off and the motor vehicle driving license shall given back to him. If he fails to pass the examination, he shall continue to participate in training and take examinations. The driving skills examination taken by him shall conform to the one for the motor vehicle of the permitted highest type as stated on his driving license. 
Article 25 Where the accumulative score of a motor vehicle driver reaches 12, but he (she) refuses to participate in the training required by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ, but also fails to take examinations, the traffic administrative department shall announce the suspension of his motor driving license.
Article 26 Within the 6-year valid period of the motor vehicle driving license of a driver, if the accumulative score in each period is less than 12, then he may have his motor vehicle driving license been replaced by one with 10-year valid period. Within the 10-year valid period, if the accumulative score in each period is less than 12, then he may have his motor vehicle driving license been replaced by a long-term valid one.
When changing a motor vehicle license, the traffic administrative department of public security organ shall examine and verify it.
Article 27 Where a motor vehicle driving license is lost or destroyed, the motor vehicle driver shall submit his own identification proof and application materials to the traffic administrative department of public security organ if he applies for a new one. After the traffic administrative department of public security organ verifies them against the files, it shall issue a new motor vehicle driving license to the applicant within 3 days. 
Article 28 Where a motor vehicle driving license of a motor vehicle driver is lost, destroyed or expires, or the accumulative score of the driver reaches 12, the motor vehicle driver shall not drive any motor vehicle.
Chapter III. Conditions for Road Passage 
Article 29 The traffic signal light shall be classified into: motor-vehicle signal light, non-motor vehicle signal light, crosswalk signal light, direction instruction signal light, direction-guiding signal light, flash warning signal light and road-railway level crossing signal light.
Article 30 The traffic signs shall be classified into guiding signs, warning signs, prohibition signs, road guiding signs, tourist area signs, road construction safety signs and auxiliary signs.
The road traffic lines shall be classified into guiding lines, warning lines and prohibition lines.
Article 31 The instructions of traffic police shall be classified into hand signals and traffic command signals by using instruments. 
Article 32 Crosswalks, overpasses or underpasses shall be built at the sections of roads with crosses and relatively many pedestrians. 
At the sections of roads with relatively plenty of blind people, the crosswalk signal lamps shall have voice instruction devices.
Article 33 The relevant departments of the people's government of a city may, under the precondition of not affecting the pass of pedestrians and vehicles, set parking spaces on city roads, and shall specify the parking time. 
Article 34 Opening or adjusting a route or station of buses or long-distance buses shall be in line with the traffic planning and shall meet the safety and smoothness requirements. 
Article 35 When conducting maintenance on a road, a road maintenance and construction-undertaking entity shall set up safety alarm marks and safety protection facilities according to the relevant provisions. The road maintenance and construction vehicles or machines shall be equipped with alarm lamps and be painted with eye-catching marked patterns. When a road maintenance and construction vehicle or machine is working, its alarm lamps and danger alarm flash lamps shall be turned on. With regard to a road under maintenance without suspending traffic, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall strengthen the supervision and inspection over the traffic safety. When there occurs a traffic jam, it shall timely streamline or guide the traffic, and keep the traffic order. When requiring vehicles to detour the road under construction, the construction-undertaking entity shall set up signs at the place of detour; if it is impossible to require the vehicles to make a detour, it shall build temporary passage so as to ensure the pass of vehicles and pedestrians. When it is necessary to suspend the traffic by closing a road, it shall announce to the general public 5 days prior to closing the road except for emergencies.
Article 36 The road or traffic facilities maintenance departments or administrative departments thereof shall set up alarm marks and safety protection facilities according to the standards of the state at the dangerous road sections such as blind bends, steep slopes, or sections near cliffs or water.
Article 37 Where the road traffic signs or lines aren't standard and it is easy for the motor vehicle drivers to make mistakes in distinguish them, the administrative departments for traffic signs and lines shall duly improve them.
The road illuminating facilities shall meet the technical standards on road construction, shall ensure that they function perfectly. 
Chapter IV Provisions on Road Passage
Section 1. General Provisions
Article 38 The motor vehicle signal lamps and non-motor vehicle signal lamps may give signals by:
(1) green light, which means that vehicles are allowed to proceed, but the making-a-turn vehicles shall not interfere with the movement of the straight-moving vehicles and pedestrians that are allowed to pass;
(2) yellow light, which means that the vehicles across the stop line may keep on driving;
(3) red light, which means that vehicles are prohibited from passing.
With regard to a cross without non-motor-vehicle signal lamps and pedestrian crosswalk signal limps, the non-motor vehicles and pedestrians shall pass the cross by following the motor vehicle signal light.
At red light, the right-turn vehicles may proceed without interfering with the movement of the vehicles and pedestrians that are allowed to pass.
Article 39 The pedestrian crosswalk signal lamps may give signals by:
(1) green light, which means that the pedestrians are allowed to pass the crosswalk;
(2) red light, which means that the pedestrians are prohibited from entering crosswalk, but those have entered in it may go on passing or wait on the midline of the road.
Article 40 The driveway signal lamps may give signals by:
(1) green arrow, which means the vehicles along this lane are allowed to proceed in the direction of the arrow;
(2) red crossing light or red arrow, which means the vehicles along this lane are prohibited from proceeding.
Article 41 The arrows of signal lamps in the direction of left, upward or right refer to turning left, going straightly or turning right.
Article 42 Where the flash alarm signal lamps give a signal by continuous flashing yellow light, it hints that the vehicles and pedestrians shall look out and may pass after confirming it is safe.
Article 43 Where there are two red alarm lamps flashing alternately or a red lamp is shown at a road-railway level crossing, the vehicles and pedestrians are not allowed to pass; if the red lamp is turned off, the vehicles and pedestrians are allowed to pass. 
Section 2. Provisions on Passage of Motor Vehicles
Article 44 Where there are 2 or more motor-vehicle lanes in the same direction on a road, the left one is fast driveway, the right one is slow driveway. The vehicles along the fast driveway shall run at a speed according to the provisions on fast driveway speed, if a vehicle fails to run at such a speed, it shall turn to the slow driveway. Motorcycles shall be driven along the furthest right lane. Where there is traffic sign indicating the driving speed, the motor vehicles shall be driven by following the said speed. Where a motor vehicle passes a motor vehicle ahead of it, it may use the fast driveway. 
Where there are 2 or more motor vehicle lanes in the same direction on a road, the motor vehicles changing lanes shall not affect the motor vehicles driving normally along the corresponding lanes. 
Article 45 No motor vehicle running on a road may exceed the speed as indicated on the speed limitation sign or line. On a road without speed limitation sign or line, no motor vehicle may exceed the following top speeds:
(1) With regard to a road without midline, city road 30 km / hour, highway 40 km / hour;
(2) With regard to a road with only one driveway, city road 35 km / hour, highway 70 km / hour. 
Article 46 Where a running motor vehicle is under any of the following circumstances, its top speed shall not exceed 30 km / hour; moreover, a tractor, storage battery car or special wheeled mechanical vehicle shall not exceed 15 km / hour:
(1) Entering or exiting a non-motor vehicle lane, passing a railway crossing, blind bend, narrow road or narrow bridge;
(2) Turning around, left or right, or running down a steep slope;
(3) In case of such weather conditions as fog, rain, snow, dust or hailstorm, the visibility is less than 50 meters;
(4) Driving on an icy, snowy or muddy road; 
(5) Towing a motor vehicle that doesn't work. 
Article 47 When a motor vehicle overtakes another one, it shall turn on left turn light, use the high-beam and low-beam headlight alternately or sound the horn. When driving on a road without midline or with only one driveway of same direction, if a motor vehicle is given a overtaking signal by a motor vehicle approaching from behind, it shall slow down its speed and yield to the right where possible. After confirming there is a sufficient safe distance, the latter shall overtake the vehicle mentioned first from its left side, and after there is a second necessary safe distance between them, the overtaking vehicle shall turn on right turn light and return to the original lane. 
Article 48 On a road without central segregation facilities or midline, when any motor vehicles face motor vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, it shall abide by the following provisions:
(1) Each shall slow down its speed and keep a necessary safe distance from other vehicles and pedestrians;
(2) At a road section with barriers, the motor vehicles facing no barrier shall go first; but if those facing barriers have entered into the section with barriers and the motor vehicles facing no barrier haven't yet, those facing barriers shall go first;
(3) At a narrow slope, those climbing the slope shall go first; but when the going-down vehicles have been in the midway and the climbing vehicles haven't started to climb, the going-down vehicles shall go first;
(4) On a narrow mountain road, the vehicles rather than those driving on the side by the mountain shall go first;
(5) When driving at night, a motor vehicle shall use low-beam light at a distance of more than 150 meters from any motor vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. On a narrow road or bridge, a motor vehicle shall use low-beam light when meeting non-motor vehicles.
Article 49 No motor vehicle may turn around at a place where there is a sign or line prohibiting U-turns or left turns, or at a railway crossing, crosswalk, bridge, blind bend, steep slope, tunnel or a dangerous road section.
The motor vehicles may turn around at a place where there is no sign or line prohibiting U-turns or left turns, but shall not interfere with the normal movement of other vehicles and pedestrians.
Article 50 Before moving backward, a motor vehicle shall pay attention to the situation behind it. It may move backward after making sure it is safe to do so. No motor vehicle may move backward at a railway crossing, crosswalk, bridge, blind bend, steep slope, tunnel or a dangerous road section.
Article 51 When passing an intersection with traffic signal light, the motor vehicle shall follow the following requirements:
(1) At the junction with directional lanes, they shall drive into the one it needs by following the direction as indicated;
(2) If they prepare to enter into a round road, they shall let those who have been entered into the road go first;
(3) When they prepare to turn left, they shall make a turn from the left side of the central point at the intersection. When making a turn, they shall turn on the turn light, and shall turn on the low-beam light at night;
(4) When facing a movement signal, they shall proceed in turn;
(5) When facing a stop signal, they shall stop beyond the stop line in turn. If there is no stop line, they shall stop beyond the intersection;
(6) When the motor vehicles ahead of those along the same lane who prepare to turn right are waiting for movement signal, all of them shall stop to wait;
(7) At an intersection without directional signal lamp, the motor vehicles prepare to make a turn shall allow the straight-moving vehicles and pedestrians go first. The right-turn motor vehicles shall allow the oncoming left-turn motor vehicles go first.
Article 52 The motor vehicles at a intersection without traffic signal light and traffic police shall follow the following provisions besides those in Article 51 (2) and (3):
(1) If there are traffic signs or lines, the vehicles with passage priority shall be allowed to go first;
(2) If there is no traffic sign or line at the intersection, a motor vehicle shall stop to look out before entering into the intersection and let the oncoming vehicles from the right road go first;
(3) The making-a-turn motor-vehicles shall let the straight moving ones go first; and
(4) The right-turn ones shall let the oncoming left-turn motor vehicles go first.
Article 53 Where any motor vehicles find that there is a traffic jam at the intersection ahead of them, they shall wait in the queue beyond the intersection, shall not enter into this intersection.
Where any motor vehicles find that the vehicles ahead are waiting in a queue or are moving slowly, they shall queue in turn, shall not pass the vehicles ahead from both sides or overtake them or occupy the driveway on the other side, nor may they park to wait at the crosswalk or within the area of reticulation lines. 
At a road junction or at a road section where the driveways become less, if any motor vehicles find that the motor vehicles ahead are waiting in a queue or are moving slowly, they shall enter into the said road junction or road section alternatively in turn.
Article 54 The weight of goods carried by a motor vehicle shall not exceed the ratified load capacity. The load length and width shall not exceed its carriage and shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) As to the heavy lorry, medium-type truck or semi-trailer, its load height shall not exceed 4 m from the ground; a container car, 4.2 m;
(2) As to any other motor vehicle carrying goods, its load height shall not exceed 2.5 m from the ground;
(3) As to a motorcycle, its load height shall not exceed 1.5 m from the ground and its load length shall not extend more than 0.2 m beyond its body. A two-wheeled motorcycle, the load width shall not extend more than 0.5 m beyond the handle on either side. For a three-wheeled motorcycle, its load width shall not exceed its own.
A passenger automobile shall not carry goods except for its external luggage racks and internal luggage trunks. The load height of the luggage racks of a passenger automobile shall not extend beyond the top of the automobile by 0.5m or more, and shall not exceed 4 m above the ground.
Article 55 The motor vehicles shall abide by the following provisions when carrying persons: (1) The number of passengers carried by a road passenger automobile shall not exceed the ratified number, however, excluding the children exempt from tickets under relevant provisions. In the case of attaining the ratified number, the children exempt from tickets under relevant provisions shall not exceed 10 % of the ratified number of passengers;
(2) No carriage of a cargo motor vehicle may carry passengers. On a city road, a cargo motor vehicle may carry 1-5 temporary operators in its carriage on the precondition that it leaves safe room. When the load height exceeds that of the breast board, no person may be carried together with the goods;
(3) No minor under age of 12 may take the rear seat of a motorcycle. No light motorcycle may carry passengers.
Article 56 The trailers towed by motor vehicles shall meet the following requirements:
(1) A cargo automobile, semi-trailer tractor or tractor is allowed to tow only one trailer. The light signals, brakes, joint and safety devices shall meet the standards of the state;
(2) A mini passenger car is allowed to tow a caravan or a trailer with total weight less than 700 kg. No trailer may carry passengers.
(3) The load capacity of the trailer towed by a cargo automobile shall not exceed the cargo automobile' own load capacity.
Large and medium-sized buses, low-speed cargo automobiles, 3-wheel automobiles and other motor vehicles shall not tow any trailer.
Article 57 A motor vehicle shall use turn lamps according to the following requirements: