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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 35/0135/01 – Commercial Vehicle Brake SystemsCommercial Vehicle Brake Systems) 20052005
              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 35/01 – Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems) 2005
               Amendment 1)

              Compilation Date: 18 July 2007

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Transport and Regional Services.

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions..............................................
1.1. NAME OF STANDARD...........................................
1.2. COMMENCEMENT..............................................
1.3. REPEAL.......................................................
2. function........................................................
3. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................
4. DEFINITIONS...................................................
5. design REQUIREMENTS..........................................
6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS................................
7. GENERAL TEST CONDITIONS....................................
8. PARTICULAR TEST CONDITIONS................................
9. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.....................................
APPENDIX 1...........................................................
NOTES  .............................................................30

         1. legislative provisions
         1.1. NAME OF STANDARD
         1.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 35/01 – Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems) 2005.

         1.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 35/01 — Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems.

         1.2. COMMENCEMENT
         1.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

         1.3. REPEAL
         1.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 35/01 — Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems that is:

               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

          (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

         1.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 35/01 — Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems, 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.

2.                                          function
         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify braking performance under normal and emergency conditions.
3.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.1.                                    Applicability Summary
3.1.1.                              This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
3.1.2.                              All LEG vehicles fitted with a single foot pedal controlling both front and rear service brakes must comply with this national standard.  Other LEG vehicles must comply with ADR 33/... .
3.1.3.                              This national standard does not apply to combinations of drawing vehicle and trailer.
3.1.4.                              A vehicle comprising 2 or more non-separable articulated units must be considered as a single vehicle for the purposes of this national standard.
3.1.5.                              Vehicles certified to ADR 35/02 or a later version need not comply with this rule.

3.2.                                    Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code  UNECE Category Code  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                 L1                   N/A
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                 L2                   N/A
Motor cycle                        LC                 L3                   N/A
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                 L4                   N/A
Motor tricycle                     LE                 L5
                                      LEM                                  N/A
                                      LEP                                  N/A
                                      LEG                                  1 July 1998               Nil
Passenger car                      MA                 M1                   N/A
Forward-control passenger vehicle