108Trucks and buses low gear signs

#### 108 Trucks and buses low gear signs 108 Trucks and buses low gear signs > > (1) If the driver of a truck or bus is driving on a length of road to which a *trucks and buses low gear sign* applies, the driver must drive the truck or bus in a gear that is low enough to limit the speed of the truck or bus without the use of a primary brake. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Bus, length of road and truck are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (2) Subrule (1) does not apply to the driver of a bus if information on or with the sign indicates that it applies only to trucks. > > > > Note. > > > > With is defined in the Dictionary. > > > (3) A *trucks and buses low gear sign* on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending— > > > > > (a) if information on or with the sign indicates a distance—at that distance on the road from the sign, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—at an *end trucks and buses low gear sign* on the road. > > > (4) In this rule— > > > > primary brake means the footbrake, or other brake, fitted to a truck or bus that is normally used to slow or stop the vehicle. > > | Trucks and buses low gear sign | End trucks and buses low gear sign |