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27.07.2013 19:23 |
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Swop bodies
1) Term for demountable bodies used on vehicles. See also Swap bodies.
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Автор: goral
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27.07.2013 19:21 |
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Swivelling spotlights
1) Lamps (ie work lamps) fixed to top of vehicle/ cab to give lights at scene of breakdown/accident/roadworks, etc. Must not be capable of being swivelled while vehicle is in motion (with exceptions) and may only be used for purposes stated. Must not cause dazzle to driver of any other vehicle.
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27.07.2013 19:20 |
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Swept circle
1) Legal requirement relating to use of longer articulated vehicles (ie up to 16.5 metres), such vehicles must be capable of turning within inner and outer swept circles of 5.3 metres and 12.5 metres diameter respectively.
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27.07.2013 19:18 |
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Swap body
1) Interchangeable body between road vehicle/trailer and rail wagons. Built to standard lengths of 7.15 m, 7.45 m, 7.82 m, 12 m or 13.6 m. Can stand using built-in folding legs but not capable of being stacked.
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27.07.2013 19:16 |
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SVDD
1) Speed violation detection deterrent. A new system for detecting speeding drivers with sensors (cameras) up to a mile apart which track every vehicle passing, registering its number plate and the time, and calculating how fast the vehicle has been travelling between the cameras.
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27.07.2013 19:15 |
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Sustainable transport
1) Generic name given to low energy and mass transit modes (eg walking, cycling and the use of the bus and light rail systems).
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27.07.2013 19:22 |
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SWL
1) Safe working load. The pre-determined safe level above which loading and lifting equipment must not operate. Indicated on cranes, hoists, lifting machines, vehicle hydraulic tailboards, etc by means of a plate where the driver/operator can readily see it.
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27.07.2013 19:20 |
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Swingbed (swing-bed) wagon
1) Rail wagon designed for piggyback operations. Has a hydraulically-operated, hinged loading platform that swings out to the side and slopes down to allow semi-trailers to be loaded.
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27.07.2013 19:19 |
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SWB
1) Short wheelbase (ie the distance between the axles on goods vehicles). See also LWB.
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27.07.2013 19:17 |
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Swan-neck trailer
1) Semi-trailer with low platform (eg for carriage of heavy or tall machinery/plant, etc) and swan shaped neck to higher level for coupling to fifth-wheel on tractive unit.
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27.07.2013 19:15 |
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Sustainable travel modes
1) The name normally given to walking and cycling and the use of public transport, or to modes which include low energy vehicles (eg mopeds and other small PTWs).
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27.07.2013 19:14 |
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Sustainable development
1) The use of resources and the environment in a judicial manner so as to preserve their availability and quality for the use and enjoyment of future generations. Also defined as safeguarding the planet, its environment, its resources and its people.
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