Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
Every semi-trailer
manufactured on and after 1 July 1971 shall be provided with an approved
continuous rear bumper which shall be so constructed and located
that —
(a) with
the vehicle unladen, the contact surface of the bumper is not more than 610
millimetres from the ground;
(b) the
bumper contact surface is located not more than 610 millimetres forward
of the rear of the vehicle and is painted white;
(c) the
ends of the bumper extend to within 300 millimetres of each side of the
vehicle, unless the rearmost point of the tyres is within 610 millimetres of
the rear of the vehicle, in which case the tyres shall be considered as
meeting the requirements over their width;
(d) the
member which is, or directly supports the bumper contact surface is of
material having no less strength than steel tubing of 102 millimetres outside
diameter and 8 millimetres wall thickness; and
(e) the
structure supporting the member prescribed in paragraph (d) can transmit no
less force than that member can sustain, and provides a continuous force path
to vehicle members of a strength consistent with the forces to be sustained,
but the provisions of
this regulation shall not apply to a semi-trailer so constructed
that —
(f)
cargo access doors, tailgates or other such structures when closed afford
comparable protection; or
(g) a
vertical plane tangential to the rearmost surface of the rear wheels is 150
millimetres or less from a parallel vertical plane containing the rearmost
point of the semi-trailer.