60Projection of loading or equipment of vehicles

#### 60 Projection of loading or equipment of vehicles 60 Projection of loading or equipment of vehicles > > (1) A person must not drive on a road— > > > > > (a) a motor vehicle, not being a motor bike or a mobile crane 9.5 metres or less in length, if the loading or equipment on the vehicle or trailer drawn by the vehicle projects— > > > > > > > (i) more than 150 millimetres beyond the extreme outer portion of either side of the vehicle or trailer, or > > > > > > > (ii) if the vehicle is a mobile crane—more than 3.5 metres in front of the steering wheel of the vehicle, or > > > > > > > (iii) if the vehicle is not a mobile crane—more than 1.2 metres in front of the headlights of the motor vehicle, or > > > > > > > (iv) if the vehicle does not exceed 9.5 metres in length or a trailer—more than 1.2 metres to the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer, except as provided by subsection (3), or > > > > > > > (v) if the vehicle exceeds 9.5 metres in length—to the rear of the vehicle beyond a point 4 metres from the rear overhang line, or > > > > > (b) a motor bike without a sidecar attached if the loading or equipment on the motor bike projects— > > > > > > > (i) more than 150 millimetres in front of the outer extremity of the front wheel, or > > > > > > > (ii) more than 300 millimetres behind the outer extremity of the rear wheel, or > > > > > > > (iii) beyond the extreme outer portion of the motor bike on either side, or > > > > > (c) a motor bike with a sidecar attached if— > > > > > > > (i) a part of the vehicle or its loading or equipment projects more than 600 millimetres in front of the outer extremity of the front wheel or more than 900 millimetres behind the outer extremity of the rear wheel of the motor bike, or > > > > > > > (ii) a part of the vehicle or its loading or equipment projects more than 900 millimetres behind the outer extremity of the rear wheel of the motor bike, or > > > > > > > (iii) the loading or equipment projects beyond the extreme outer portion of the vehicle on either side, or > > > > > (d) an articulated vehicle first registered on or after 1 January 1960, not being a vehicle to which a pole-type trailer is attached, if a part of the semi-trailer or its loading or equipment projects more than 1.9 metres radially forward of the axis of the pivot pin, or > > > > > (e) an articulated vehicle exceeding 19 metres in length, or > > > > > (f) a motor vehicle and trailer combination exceeding 19 metres in length. > > > (2) Subsection (1)(a)(i) does not apply to a rear vision mirror, signalling device, side mounted lamp or tyre pressure monitoring system permitted by the [Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2017-0451) to be fitted to the vehicle. > > > (3) It is not a contravention of subsection (1)(a)(iv) for loading or equipment to project more than 1.2 metres to the rear of a motor vehicle or trailer drawn by the vehicle if— > > > > > (a) the overall length of the vehicle or of the combination of vehicle and trailer, together with the loading or equipment on it, is within the relevant limit fixed by the Light Vehicle Standards Rules, and > > > > > (b) there is carried at the extreme rear of the loading or equipment a red flag or other suitable object that— > > > > > > > (i) is not less than 300 millimetres square, and > > > > > > > (ii) is kept clearly visible as a warning to persons on the roadway nearby the vehicle or trailer, and > > > > > (c) between the hours of sunset and sunrise, or when there is insufficient daylight to render a person dressed in dark clothing clearly discernible at a distance of 100 metres, there is attached at the extreme rear of the loading or equipment— > > > > > > > (i) a lighted lamp showing a clear red light to the rear, visible under normal atmospheric conditions at a distance of 200 metres, or > > > > > > > (ii) at least two reflectors capable of projecting a red reflection of light from the light of a following vehicle. > > > (4) For the purpose of subsections (1)(a)(iv) and (3), equipment includes the pole of a pole-type trailer. > > > (5) If a portion of the loading or equipment of a motor vehicle, or of a trailer drawn by the vehicle, projects in a way not readily visible to a person following immediately behind the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle must— > > > > > (a) mark the end of the loading or equipment by a red flag or other suitable object that— > > > > > > > (i) is not less than 300 millimetres square, and > > > > > > > (ii) is kept clearly visible to persons nearby, and > > > > > (b) between the hours of sunset and sunrise or when there is insufficient daylight to render a person dressed in dark clothing discernible at a distance of 100 metres, cause to be attached to the extreme rear of the loading or equipment the lighted lamp or reflectors referred to in subsection (3)(c). > > > (6) In this section— > > > > centre of an axle group means— > > > > > (a) a line located midway between the centrelines of the outermost axles of the group, or > > > > > (b) if the group consists of 2 axles, one of which is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other axle—a line located one third of the way from the centreline of the axle with more tyres towards the centreline of the axle with fewer tyres. > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g1.gif)Centre of a typical tandem axle group fitted with an equal number of tyres on each axle > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g2.gif)Centre of a typical tandem axle group fitted with a different number of tyres on each axle > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g3.gif)Centre of a typical tri-axle group > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g4.gif)Centre of a typical quad-axle group > > > > pole-type trailer means a trailer that— > > > > > (a) is attached to a towing vehicle by a pole or an attachment fitted to a pole, and > > > > > (b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, for instance logs, pipes, structural members or other long objects, generally capable of supporting themselves like beams between supports. > > > > Note. > > > > A pole-type trailer is also known as a jinker. > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g5.gif)Typical pole-type trailer > > > > rear overhang line means— > > > > > (a) if there is a single axle at the rear of the vehicle—the centreline of the axle, or > > > > > (b) if there is an axle group at the rear of the vehicle—the centre of the axle group, determined without regard to the presence of any steerable axle or retractable axle in the group unless all axles in the group are steerable or retractable. > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g6.gif)Rear overhang line on a typical motor vehicle with an axle group > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0487)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g7.gif)Rear overhang line on a typical semi-trailer > > > > retractable axle means an axle that can be raised so the tyres on the axle do not touch the ground. > > **s 60:** Am 2022 (692), Sch 3\[2\] \[3\].