Victorian Consolidated Regulations

-- - SECT 169

Rear overhang

169. Rear overhang



(1) The maximum rear overhang for a semi-trailer or a dog trailer is the
lesser of-

   (a)  60% of the distance between the point of articulation at the front and
        the rear overhang line; and

   (b)  3×7 metres.

(2) A semi-trailer with more than one point of articulation at the front must
comply with subregulation (1) when measured at the same point that is used for
measurement of compliance with regulation 167(4).

(3) The maximum rear overhang for a trailer with only one axle group or single
axle, other than a semi-trailer, is the lesser of-

   (a)  the length of the load carrying area, or body, ahead of the rear
        overhang line; and

   (b)  3×7 metres.

(4) The maximum rear overhang for a vehicle not referred to in subregulation
(1) or (3) is the lesser of-

   (a)  60% of the distance between the centre of the front axle and the rear
        overhang line; and

   (b)  3×7 metres.

(5) The maximum distance, measured at right angles, between the rear overhang
line for a trailer carrying vehicles on more than one deck and the rear of the
rearmost vehicle on that trailer is 4×9 metres.