Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
1 Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
This section defines rear overhang and rear overhang line for this Regulation.
The rear overhang of a vehicle is the distance between the rear of the vehicle and the rear overhang line of the vehicle.
For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear comprising only 1 axle, the rear overhang line is a line running along the centre-line of the axle.
For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear comprising 2 axles, 1 of which is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other, the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles that is—
closer to the axle carrying the greater number of tyres than it is to the other axle; and
located at one-third of the distance between the 2 axles.
For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear that is not an axle group mentioned in subsection (3) or (4), the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles down the centre of the axle group.
For the purposes of applying subsection (3), (4) or (5) to a vehicle, if an axle group includes at least 1 steerable axle, that axle is to be disregarded unless—
the group comprises only 1 axle and that axle is a steerable axle; or
all the axles in the group are steerable axles.
Examples of rear overhang line—
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—vehicle with tri axle group at rear
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—motor vehicle
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—semi-trailer
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