6Meaning of rear overhang line

6 Meaning of rear overhang line

(1)  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.

(2)  For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear comprising 2 axles, one of which is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other, the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles that is –

(a) closer to the axle carrying the greater number of tyres than it is to the other axle; and

(b) located at one-third of the distance between the 2 axles.

(3)  For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear that is not an axle group specified in subregulation (1) or (2) , the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles down the centre-line of the axle group.

(4)  For the purpose of applying subregulation (1) , (2) or (3) to a vehicle, if an axle group includes at least one steerable axle, that axle is to be disregarded unless –

(a) the group comprises only one axle and that axle is a steerable axle; or

(b) all the axles in the axle group are steerable axles.