Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742:clause:1_508:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 508 (pt 11/21)
Character Range: 47573–50213

or escort vehicle must not tow a trailer or carry a load, but it may carry tools, equipment or substances for use in connection with the oversize vehicle or combination that it is accompanying or for restraining the load on that vehicle or combination.

5.6  Where must a pilot vehicle be driven?
 (1) When 1 pilot vehicle accompanies an oversize vehicle or combination, the pilot vehicle must travel:
 (a) behind the oversize vehicle or combination if they are on a divided road; or
 (b) in front of the oversize vehicle or combination if they are on a road that is not divided.
 (2) When 2 pilot vehicles accompany an oversize vehicle or combination, one pilot vehicle must travel in front of the oversize vehicle or combination, and the other behind it.
 (3) A pilot vehicle must travel far enough away from the oversize vehicle or combination it is accompanying to give adequate warning to other road users of the presence of the oversize vehicle or combination, taking into account traffic speed, weather, visibility and other driving conditions.

5.7  Communication between drivers
 (1) An oversize vehicle or combination and any accompanying pilot or escort vehicle must have an electronic device that allows the drivers to communicate effectively with each other.
 (2) Subclause (1) does not apply to:
 (a) an oversize agricultural machine; or
 (b) an oversize combination that includes an agricultural machine; or
 (c) an escort vehicle that is a police vehicle.

Part 6—Warning lights

6.1  Characteristics of warning lights
  When switched on, a warning light on an oversize vehicle or combination or pilot vehicle must:
 (a) emit a rotating, flashing, yellow coloured light; and
 (b) flash between 120 and 200 times a minute; and
 (c) have a power of at least 55 watts; and
 (d) not be a strobe light.

6.2  Visibility of warning lights
 (1) A warning light on an oversize vehicle or combination or a pilot or escort vehicle must be:
 (a) clearly visible at a distance of 500 m in all directions; or
 (b) supplemented by one or more additional warning lights so that the light emanating from at least one of them is clearly visible at a distance of 500 m in any direction.
 (2) In spite of subclause (1), in the case of a pilot vehicle travelling in front of an oversize vehicle or combination, a filter may be placed behind the warning light on the pilot vehicle, to reduce the intensity of the light directed to the driver of the oversize vehicle or combination.

6.3  Warning lights to be on if required, and off if not
 (1) Any warning light which an oversize vehicle or combination is required to have must only be switched