Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A road train or
long vehicle warning sign must be manufactured in one or 2 parts from sheet
steel 0.8 mm thick or another material of at least the same stiffness,
unless it is designed to be fixed to a vehicle using an adhesive.
(2) The warning sign
must be at least 1.02 m wide and at least 250 mm high.
(3) A road train
warning sign must display the words ‘road train’, and a long
vehicle warning sign must display the words ‘long vehicle’, in
black capital letters at least 180 mm high in typeface Series B (N) that
complies with Australian Standard
AS 1744 — 1975 Forms of
Letters and Numerals for Road Signs .
(4) If the warning
sign is in 2 parts, one word of the expression ‘road train’ or
‘long vehicle’ must be on one part and the other word of the
expression must be on the other part.
(5) The warning sign
must display the sign manufacturer’s name or logo, and the brand and
class of retro-reflective material used, in block letters not over 10 mm
high.
(6) The warning sign
must have a black border.
(7) The warning sign
must be coated with yellow retro-reflective material of class 1 or 2 that
meets Australian Standard AS 1906 — 1990 Retro-reflective
Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes .
(8) The warning sign
must be fitted so —
(a) no
part of the sign is —
(i)
over 1.8 m above ground level; or
(ii)
under 500 mm above ground level;
and
(b) if
the sign is in 2 parts — the parts are fitted at the same
height above ground level.
Positioning of a warning sign