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.