101Specifications for warning signs

101 Specifications for warning signs

(1)  This regulation applies if a bus has been fitted with a warning sign for the purposes of regulation 98 .

(2)  A warning sign on the front of a bus must display –

(a) an image of the 40km/h speed-limit sign as specified in Australian Standard AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)); or

(b) the word or words "SCHOOL" or "SCHOOL BUS" in capital letters at least 100 millimetres high; or

(c) if the warning sign is an electronic sign fitted on the front of the bus that is also used to display the location to which the bus is travelling, the word or words "SCHOOL" or "SCHOOL BUS" in capital letters at least 100 millimetres high while the warning lights fitted to the bus are flashing as required under regulation 100 .

(3)  A warning sign on the rear of a bus must display –

(a) an image of the 40km/h speed-limit sign as specified in Australian Standard AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)); and

(b) the words "WHEN LIGHTS FLASH".

(4)  The part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (2)(a) and the part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (3)(a) must –

(a) be square or rectangular; and

(b) be of the dimensional proportions specified in Australian Standard AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)) with the red circle having a diameter of at least –

(i) 200 millimetres, if the sign is on the front of the bus; or

(ii) 440 millimetres, if the sign is on the rear of the bus; and

(c) be coated with retroreflective material of class 1 or 2 that meets Australian Standard AS 1906:2007, Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes.

(5)  The part of the warning sign referred to in must –