Meaning of rear overhang line
6 Meaning of rear overhang line
For a vehicle with a single axle at the rear, 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, one 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 specified in subregulation (1) or (2), the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles down the centre-line of the axle group.
For the purpose of applying subregulation (1), (2) or (3) to a vehicle, if an axle group includes at least one steerable axle, that axle is to be disregarded unless – the group comprises only one axle and that axle is a steerable axle; or all the axles in the axle group are steerable axles.
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