Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 64/00 – Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles) 2006
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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 64/0064/00 – Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-DoublesHeavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles) 20062006
I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.
Dated 5 July 2006
[Signed]
James Eric Lloyd
Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
CONTENTS
A. legislative provisions..............................................
B. function........................................................
C. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................
NAME OF STANDARD
1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 64/00 – Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles) 2006.
2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 64/00 — Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles.
COMMENCEMENT
1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
REPEAL
1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 64/00 — Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles that is:
(a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and
(b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.
A.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 64/00 — Heavy Goods Vehicles Designed for Use in Road Trains and B-Doubles, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument, or amendments to vehicle standards made by that instrument, that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.
B. function
The function of this national standard is to specify additional design and construction requirements for hauling vehicles designed to be used in ‘Road Trains’ and ‘B-Doubles’.
C. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
C.1. Applicability Summary
C.1.1. This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
C.1.2. This national standard covers additional design and construction requirements for hauling vehicles designed to be used in ‘Road Train’ and ‘B-Double’ combination and does not exclude compliance with any other applicable national standards.
64.1.1. Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
64.2. not used
64.3. not used
64.4. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
Vehicles designed for use in a ‘Road Train’ must meet the following requirements:
64.4.1. be fitted with a lighting supply system having a minimum capacity available for connection to trailers of 30 amps at 12 V or 15 amps at 24 V in addition to normal vehicle electrical requirements;
64.4.2. be fitted with a single connector for trailer lighting and signalling systems;
64.4.3. be fitted with resettable circuit breakers for all lighting and signalling equipment circuits; and
64.4.4. be equipped with a generator having a minimum rated power output capacity of 100 amps for nominal 12V electrical systems or 50 amps for 24 V systems.
64.5. BRAKING SYSTEM
64.5.1. Energy Generating Device Vehicles designed for use in a ‘Road Train’ fitted with an energy generating device producing energy at positive pressure must have a minimum air delivery of 5.9 L/s at 690 kPa head pressure for preferential use by the braking system when the engine is operating at the nominated maximum rated engine speed.
64.5.2. ‘Antilock System’
Vehicles designed for use in a ‘B-Double’ must have an ‘Antilock System’ fitted to all ‘Axle Groups’.
64.5.2.1. At speeds exceeding 15 km/h, the wheels on at least one ‘Axle’ in each ‘Axle Group’ must remain unlocked when the full force is suddenly applied on the control device when braking from an initial speed of 40 km/h and from an initial speed of at least 80 km/h on a road surface having approximately uniform surface friction on both sides of the vehicle. This test is to be performed with the vehicle laden to both ‘Lightly Loaded Test Mass 35/00’ and ‘Maximum Loaded Test Mass 35/00’ and using the general test conditions from ADR 35/... .
Brief periods of locking of the wheels will, however, be allowed, but stability must not be affected.
[*] The category code may also be in the format L1, LA etc.
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