Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation
sch.8-sec.36Visibility of warning lights
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sch.8-sec.36 Visibility of warning lights
A warning light attached to a class 1 heavy vehicle, pilot vehicle or escort vehicle must be— clearly visible at a distance of 500m in all directions; or supplemented by 1 or more additional warning lights so that the light emanating from at least 1 of them is clearly visible at a distance of 500m in any direction. However, for a pilot vehicle travelling in front of a class 1 heavy vehicle, a filter may be placed behind the warning light attached to the pilot vehicle to reduce the intensity of the light directed to the driver of the heavy vehicle. (sch.8-sec.36-ssec.1) A warning light attached to a class 1 heavy vehicle, pilot vehicle or escort vehicle must be— clearly visible at a distance of 500m in all directions; or supplemented by 1 or more additional warning lights so that the light emanating from at least 1 of them is clearly visible at a distance of 500m in any direction. (sch.8-sec.36-ssec.2) However, for a pilot vehicle travelling in front of a class 1 heavy vehicle, a filter may be placed behind the warning light attached to the pilot vehicle to reduce the intensity of the light directed to the driver of the heavy vehicle.
- (a) clearly visible at a distance of 500m in all directions; or
- (b) supplemented by 1 or more additional warning lights so that the light emanating from at least 1 of them is clearly visible at a distance of 500m in any direction.