Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) This section applies to a driver if the GVM of the driver's vehicle is over 12t.
(2) If the driver stops on a road and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least 200m in all directions from the vehicle, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subsection (4), to warn other road users of the vehicle.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(3) If some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle falls onto a road and is not clearly visible at any time for at least 200m in all directions from the fallen load, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subsection (4), to warn other road users of the fallen load.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(4) The driver must position the portable warning triangles so--
(a) 1 triangle is at least 50m, but not over 150m, in front of the vehicle or fallen load; and
(b) 1 triangle is at least 50m, but not over 150m, behind the vehicle or fallen load; and
(c) 1 triangle is at the side of the vehicle, or fallen load, in a position that gives sufficient warning to other road users of the position of the vehicle or fallen load.
(5) In this section--
road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of a road.