(1) A driver must not
drive past a bridge load limit (gross mass) sign or gross load limit sign if
the total of the gross mass (in tonnes) of the driver's vehicle, and any
vehicle connected to it, is more than the gross mass indicated by the sign.
Offence provision.
Note—
"Driver's vehicle" is defined in the dictionary.
(2) A driver must not
drive past a bridge load limit (mass per axle group) sign if the mass (in
tonnes) carried by an axle group of the driver's vehicle, or any vehicle
connected to it, is more than the mass indicated by the sign for the axle
group.
Offence provision.
"vehicle" includes any load carried by the vehicle.
Bridge load limit (gross mass) sign |
Gross load limit sign |
Bridge load limit (mass per axle group) sign |
Note for diagrams—
There are a number of other permitted versions of the bridge load limit (mass
per axle group) sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.