What is the difference between “in such a manner as to” and “so as to”?

[rama9]

Are these two terms interchangeable? For example, can "in such a manner as to" in the following sentence I found on a US university's website be replaced with "so as to" ? :

No person may park or operate a motor vehicle on the campus in such a manner as to cause damage to any university property.

 

[Tarheel]

Not quite. I don't think they mean exactly the same thing.

 

[teechar]

They're not the same.

in such a manner as to = in a way that will/may
so as to = in order to