MOTOR VEHICLES (STANDARDS) REGULATIONS - AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES
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MOTOR VEHICLES (STANDARDS) REGULATIONS - AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES
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103 Location of direction indicator lights (1) A pair of direction indicator lights fitted to a vehicle must have the centre of each light at least: (a) for a motor bike or the single wheel end of a motor trike – 300 millimetres from the centre of the other light; and (b) for lights fitted at the 2 wheel end of a motor trike – 600 millimetres from the centre of the other light, unless the centre of each direction indicator light is not over 400 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle; and (c) for another vehicle with a width of not over 1300 millimetres – 400 millimetres from the centre of the other light; and (d) for another vehicle with a width of over 1300 millimetres – 600 millimetres from the centre of the other light. (2) The centre of each direction indicator light must be at least 350 millimetres above ground level. (3) The centre of each light in a pair of direction indicator lights required to be fitted to a vehicle must not be over: (a) 1.5 metres above ground level; or
Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations 2003 – Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 51 (b) if it is not practicable for the light to be fitted lower – 2.1 metres above ground level. (4) For subrule (1), the width of a vehicle is measured disregarding any