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AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 98

Fitting brake lights

    (1)     A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a vehicle built after 1934.

    (2)     A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of:

        (a)     a motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and

        (b)     a motor trike built after 1959 that has 2 rear wheels; and

        (c)     a trailer built after June 1973.

    (3)     The centre of a brake light must be:

        (a)     at least 350 millimetres above ground level; and

        (b)     not over:

            (i)     1.5 metres above ground level; or

            (ii)     if it is not practicable to fit the light lower – 2.1 metres above ground level.

    (4)     A vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights.

    (5)     The centre of an additional brake light must be at least 350 millimetres above ground level.

    (6)     If only 1 brake light is fitted to a vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the vehicle's rear.

    (7)     Subrule (6) applies to a motor bike with an attached sidecar as if the sidecar were not attached.

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Location of brake lights on a vehicle



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