South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations8—Speed limits applying to driving of road trains
(1) Despite anything
in Part 3 of the Rules (Speed limits), a driver must not drive a
road train on any length of road at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed
limit (road trains) for that length of road.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(2) Despite anything
in Part 3 of the Rules (Speed limits), a driver must not drive a
road train at a speed exceeding 40 kilometres per hour on a length of
road in a built-up area in Orroroo, Peterborough, Port Augusta or Whyalla.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(3) Nothing in this
regulation authorises the driving of a vehicle on a length of road at a speed
exceeding any lower speed limit applying to the driver of the vehicle on that
length of road by virtue of the Rules or another law of the State.
(4) For the purposes
of subregulation (1), the "prescribed speed limit (road trains) is as
follows:
(a) the
prescribed speed limit (road trains) for a length of road comprising any part
of the Eyre Highway that is generally west of Port Augusta and that has a
speed limit applying to drivers of vehicles other than road trains of
100 kilometres per hour or more is 100 kilometres
per hour;
(b) the
prescribed speed limit (road trains) for a length of road comprising any part
of the Stuart Highway that is generally north of Port Augusta and that
has a speed limit applying to drivers of vehicles other than road trains of
100 kilometres per hour or more is 100 kilometres
per hour;
(c) the
prescribed speed limit (road trains) for any other length of road is
90 kilometres per hour.
(5) In this
regulation—
"road train" means a road train as defined in the Road Traffic
(Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014 that, including its load (if any), is
over 19 metres long.