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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 377

377 .         Attachment of couplings and drawbar eyes on road trains

                A drawbar‑type coupling or drawbar eye used in a road train must be built and positioned so —

            (a)         when the road train is moving, the drawbar can move at least 15° upwards or downwards from the position it occupies when the road train is parked on level ground; and

            (b)         the pivot point of the coupling is not over 300 mm forward of the rear of the trailer to which it is attached; and

            (c)         it is at a height of at least 800 mm, but not over 950 mm, when the road train is unloaded and parked on level ground.



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