ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 104 No trucks signs
ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 104
No trucks signs(1) A driver (except the driver of a bus) must not drive past a no trucks sign that has information on or with it indicating a mass if the GVM of the driver's vehicle (or, if the driver is driving a combination, any vehicle in the combination) is more than that mass, except as permitted under subrule (4) or (5).
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
"Combination", driver's vehicle and with are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A driver (except the driver of a bus) must not drive past a no trucks sign that has information on or with it indicating a length if the length of the driver's vehicle (or, if the driver is driving a combination, the length of the combination) is longer than that length, except as permitted under subrule (4) or (5).
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(3) The driver of a truck must not drive past a no trucks sign that has no information on or with it indicating a mass or length, except as permitted by subrule (4) or (5).
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(4) However, a driver may drive a truck on a road past a no trucks sign if the destination of the truck lies beyond that sign for the purposes of loading or unloading goods or equipment and—
(a) there is no other route by which the truck could reach that destination; or
(b) any other route by which the truck could reach that destination would require the truck to pass another no trucks sign .
(5) The driver of a truck to whom subrule (1), (2) or (3) applies may pass a no trucks sign if—
(a) the sign applies to a particular lane or particular lanes and the driver travels beyond the sign in any other lane; or
(b) the driver is escorted by—
(i) a police officer; or
(ii) an authorised officer of the Corporation; or
(c) the driver has been issued by the Corporation with a class 1, 2 or 3 permit authorising the vehicle to be on that road at that time.
Note
Truck is defined in the dictionary.
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