169Attachment of couplings and drawbar eyes on road trains

169 Attachment of couplings and drawbar eyes on road trains

(1) A drawer‑type coupling, or drawbar eye, used in a road train must be built and positioned so: (a) when the road train is moving, the drawbar can move at least 15° upwards or downwards from the position it occupies when the road train is parked on level ground; and (b) the pivot point of the coupling is not over 300 millimetres forward of the rear of the trailer to which it is attached unless another rule of this jurisdiction allows a greater distance; and (c) it is at a height of at least 800 millimetres, but not over 950 millimetres, when the road train is unloaded and parked on level ground. (2) The requirements of paragraph (1)(b) apply to a vehicle instead of the corresponding requirements in the relevant ADR.