Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.53External cabin lights
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sch.2-sec.53 External cabin lights
A heavy motor vehicle fitted with front clearance lights may also have additional forward-facing lights on or above the roof of its cabin. The additional forward-facing lights must be spaced evenly between the front clearance lights, with their centres at least 120mm apart. When on, an additional forward-facing light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must— show a white or yellow light; and not use more than 7W. In this section— cabin , of a heavy motor vehicle, includes a sleeper berth located immediately adjacent to the vehicle’s cabin. sleeper berth means a sleeper berth within the meaning of ADR (Definitions and Vehicle Categories). sch 2 s 53 amd 2018 SL No. 89 s 36 (sch.2-sec.53-ssec.1) A heavy motor vehicle fitted with front clearance lights may also have additional forward-facing lights on or above the roof of its cabin. (sch.2-sec.53-ssec.2) The additional forward-facing lights must be spaced evenly between the front clearance lights, with their centres at least 120mm apart. (sch.2-sec.53-ssec.3) When on, an additional forward-facing light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must— show a white or yellow light; and not use more than 7W. (sch.2-sec.53-ssec.4) In this section— cabin , of a heavy motor vehicle, includes a sleeper berth located immediately adjacent to the vehicle’s cabin. sleeper berth means a sleeper berth within the meaning of ADR (Definitions and Vehicle Categories).
- (a) show a white or yellow light; and
- (b) not use more than 7W.