New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 227

227 Using portable warning triangles

(1) This rule applies to a driver if the GVM of the driver's vehicle is over 12 tonnes.

Note :
"Driver's vehicle" and
"GVM" are defined in the dictionary.

(2) If the driver stops on a road and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least 200 metres in all directions from the vehicle, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subrule (4), to warn other road users of the vehicle.

: Offence provision.

Note 1 :
"Portable warning triangle" is defined in the dictionary, and
"road user" is defined in rule 14.

Note 2 : See rule 220 for the requirement to operate certain lights on vehicles that are stopped.

(3) If some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle falls onto a road and is not clearly visible at any time for at least 200 metres in all directions from the fallen load, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subrule (4), to warn other road users of the fallen load.

: Offence provision.

(4) The driver must position the portable warning triangles so:

(a) 1 triangle is at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, in front of the vehicle or fallen load, and

(b) 1 triangle is at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, behind the vehicle or fallen load, and

(c) 1 triangle is at the side of the vehicle, or fallen load, in a position that gives sufficient warning to other road users of the position of the vehicle or fallen load.

(5) In this rule:

"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note :
"Road-related area" is defined in rule 13, and
"shoulder" is defined in rule 12.