Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01163:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01163
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Character Range: 7992–11434

1992               /01**

 1.                                 DEFINITIONS
     1.                           Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
 2.                                 TURNING CIRCLE
         Every vehicle except a 'B-Double' 'Prime Mover' shall have a turning circle in either direction, as determined by reference to the extreme outer edge of the tyre track at ground level, not exceeding 25 metres in diameter.
 1.                                 Not Used
 2.                                 DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES
     1.                           The dimensions set out in this Section apply, unless otherwise 'Approved'.
     1.                            'Total Length' (including any 'Equipment')
         1.                     Rigid vehicles
             1.               The 'Total Length' of the rigid portion of any vehicle, other than an omnibus, or a 'Semi-trailer' shall not exceed 11 metres and the distance from the 'Front End' to the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured shall not exceed 8.3 m.
             2.               The 'Total Length' of a rigid omnibus shall not exceed 12.2 metres and the distance from the 'Front End' to the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured shall not exceed a figure equal to 8.3 metres plus the amount if any, by which the 'Total Length' exceeds 11 metres.
         2.                      'Semi-trailers'
             1.               The 'Total Length' of a 'Semi-trailer' over which the maximum width of the vehicle may be attainable shall not exceed 12.5 metres.  Not used
             2.               The distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured shall not exceed 9.0 9.5 metres.
             3.               The forward projection from the 'Point of Articulation' of the 'Semi-trailer' portion of an 'Articulated Vehicle' shall be contained within a radius of 1.9 metres.
             4.               Every 'Semi-trailer' shall, when viewed in plan, be contained wholly within the envelope shown in Figure 1.  Not used.
             5.               The distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the 'Rear End' shall not exceed 12.3 metres.
         3.                     Non-rigid Vehicles (other than 'Road Trains', 'B-Doubles' and 'Articulated Omnibuses').
             1.               The 'Total Length' shall not exceed 17.5 metres.
             2.               The 'Drawbar Length' forming part of the vehicle shall not exceed:

                 1.        5 metres; or

                 2.        8.5 m in the case of trailers having a single 'Axle Group'.

         4.                      'Articulated Omnibuses'
             1.               The 'Total Length' of an 'Articulated Omnibus' shall not exceed 18 metres.
             2.               All parts of an 'Articulated Omnibus' except mirrors and signalling devices shall be capable of moving within a circular track having an inner radius of 5.3 metres and an outer radius of 12 metres.
     2.                            'Rear Overhang' (including any 'Equipment')
         1.                     Except as provided in  Clause 43.4.2.4, for a rigid motor vehicle having a 'Total Length' up to 9.5 metres, the 'Rear Overhang' shall not exceed 60 percent of the distance from the centreline of the front 'Axle' (or the front 'Axle' of a 'Twin Steer Axle Group')