Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sch.1-sec.60Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
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sch.1-sec.60 Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
The rear overhang of a vehicle is the distance between the rear of the vehicle and the rear overhang line of the vehicle. For a vehicle with a single axle at the rear, the rear overhang line is a line running along the centre line of the axle. For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear of the vehicle consisting of 2 axles, of which 1 of the axles is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other axle, the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles that is— closer to the axle fitted with the greater number of tyres; and located one-third of the distance between the 2 axles. For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear of the vehicle, other than an axle group mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) , the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles along the centre line of the axle group. For subsection (3) or (4) , if an axle group includes at least 1 steerable axle, the axle is disregarded unless all axles in the group are steerable axles. (sch.1-sec.60-ssec.1) The rear overhang of a vehicle is the distance between the rear of the vehicle and the rear overhang line of the vehicle. (sch.1-sec.60-ssec.2) For a vehicle with a single axle at the rear, the rear overhang line is a line running along the centre line of the axle. (sch.1-sec.60-ssec.3) For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear of the vehicle consisting of 2 axles, of which 1 of the axles is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other axle, the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles that is— closer to the axle fitted with the greater number of tyres; and located one-third of the distance between the 2 axles. (sch.1-sec.60-ssec.4) For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear of the vehicle, other than an axle group mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) , the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles along the centre line of the axle group. (sch.1-sec.60-ssec.5) For subsection (3) or (4) , if an axle group includes at least 1 steerable axle, the axle is disregarded unless all axles in the group are steerable axles.
- (a) closer to the axle fitted with the greater number of tyres; and
- (b) located one-third of the distance between the 2 axles.