Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) An agricultural
combination which exceeds 3.5 m in width or 25 m in length must not
be used on a road unless —
(a)
warning signs displaying the word “OVERSIZE” are affixed to the
front of the towing vehicle and the rear of the towed implement or, in the
case of a combination consisting of more than 1 towed implement, the rear
towed implement; and
(b) it
is preceded, at a distance of not more than 500 m or less than
300 m, by a pilot vehicle and followed, at a distance of not more than
300 m or less than 200 m, by a pilot vehicle.
(2) On and from
1 January 1997 warning signs referred to in subregulation (1)
and warning signs on pilot vehicles must —
(a)
subject to subregulation (3), be made of a rigid material;
(b) have
lettering in upper case and at least —
(i)
200 mm high with a brush stroke at least 28 mm wide
for the word “OVERSIZE”; and
(ii)
100 mm high with a brush stroke at least 15 mm wide
for the words “LOAD AHEAD”,
in black on a yellow
reflective background; and
(c) be
of the following dimensions —
(i)
1 200 mm long and 450 mm wide in the case of a
single line of lettering; or
(ii)
1 200 mm long and 600 mm wide in the case of a
double line of lettering.
(3) Where a rigid sign
cannot adequately be mounted on the rear of a towed implement a flexible sign,
not being made of paper or cloth, which otherwise complies with
subregulation (2) may be used on that implement.
(4) A pilot vehicle
may carry a load or tow a trailer or an agricultural implement as long as the
vehicle, together with its load, if any —
(a) has
a loaded mass (ascertained in accordance with the Vehicle Standards) that does
not exceed 4.5 t; and
(b)
together with the trailer or implement, if any, does not exceed 25 m in
length or 2.5 m in width.
(5) Despite
subregulation (1)(b), a pilot vehicle to the rear of the combination is
not required for a combination which exceeds 3.5 m in width or 25 m
in length if the combination is fitted with a flashing amber light in
accordance with regulation 11 and that light is operating whenever the
combination is being moved on a road.
[Regulation 25 amended in Gazette
1 Nov 2002 p. 5395; 24 Feb 2006 p. 886-7 and
888.]