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AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 84

Parking lights

    (1)     A motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be fitted with:

        (a)     a pair of parking lights if it is a motor trike with 2 front wheels (except a moped) or a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels; or

        (b)     at least 1 parking light if it is a motor bike with an attached sidecar, or a motor trike with 1 front wheel, (except a moped).

    (2)     A pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with the centre of each light:

        (a)     at least 600 millimetres from the centre of the other light; and

        (b)     not over 510 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.

    (3)     However, a pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle under 1300 millimetres wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not under 400 millimetres from the centre of the other light.

    (4)     A parking light fitted to a motor trike with 2 front wheels must not be over 400 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.

    (5)     A parking light fitted to a motor bike with a sidecar must be fitted not over 150 millimetres from the side of the sidecar furthest from the motor bike.

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Location of parking lights on a vehicle

    (6)     When on, a parking light must:

        (a)     show a white or yellow light visible 200 metres from the front of the vehicle; and

        (b)     not use over 7 watts power.

    (7)     A parking light fitted to a motor vehicle built after 1969 must be wired so the parking light is on when a headlight on the vehicle is on.

    (8)     A parking light fitted to a sidecar attached to a motor bike must be wired to operate when a headlight, tail light or parking light on the motor bike is on.

    (9)     For subrule (3), the width of a vehicle is measured disregarding any anti-skid device mounted on wheels, central tyre inflation systems, lights, mirrors, reflectors, signalling devices and tyre pressure gauges.



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