Singapore legislation
Regulation 46
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 46
Wings
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), every motor vehicle or trailer when the trailer is being drawn on a road shall be equipped with wings or other similar fittings to catch, so far as practicable, mud and water thrown up by the rotation of the wheels unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the vehicle.
Subregulation 2
A wing or any other similar fitting with which a vehicle, other than a motor cycle, is equipped under paragraph (1) shall cover at least the upper half of a wheel or a mud flap shall be fitted to the wing or fitting to reach down over the wheel to a point at the same level as or below the centre of the wheel.
Subregulation 3
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall apply to a —
motor tractor;
trailer used in connection with the construction, maintenance or repair of roads;
[Deleted by S 83/2006 wef 15/02/2006](d)watercart;
[Deleted by S 83/2006 wef 15/02/2006](f)trailer drawn by a vehicle the maximum speed of which is restricted under any written law to 30 kilometres per hour or less.
Subregulation 4
The Registrar may, by notice in writing to the owner of a motor vehicle, exempt the vehicle from the application of this rule.