Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment Regulations 2007
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .
2 April 2007W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
J. G. COX
Minister for Infrastructure
These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment Regulations 2007 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2001 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 107 substituted
Regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:107. Specifications for warning signs
(1) A warning sign on the front of a bus must display –(a) an image of the 40km/h speed-limit sign as specified in AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)); or(b) the word or words "SCHOOL" or "SCHOOL BUS" in capital letters at least 100 millimetres high.(2) A warning sign on the rear of a bus must display –(a) an image of the 40km/h speed-limit sign as specified in AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)); and(b) the words "WHEN LIGHTS FLASH".(3) The part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (1)(a) and the part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (2)(a) must –(a) be square; and(b) be of the dimensional proportions specified in AS 1743 Road Signs — Specifications (image R4-1(40)) with the red circle having a diameter of at least –(i) 200 millimetres, if the sign is on the front of the bus; or(ii) 440 millimetres, if the sign is on the rear of the bus; and(c) be coated with retro-reflective material of class 1 or 2 that meets Australian Standard AS 1906 Retro-reflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes.(4) The part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (2)(b) must –(a) be written in 60 millimetre black lettering, using series D characters as specified in Australian Standard AS 1744-1975 Standard Alphabets for Road Signs, on a white background; and(b) for the words "WHEN LIGHTS", use the maximum even space possible between the letters of each word over a distance of 450 millimetres with a minimum separation between the words of 60 millimetres; and(c) for the word "FLASH", use the maximum even space possible between the letters over a distance of 450 millimetres; and(d) comprise either –(i) two separate signs with the words "WHEN LIGHTS" displayed on one sign 450 millimetres long and 70 millimetres high and the word "FLASH" displayed on another sign the same size; or(ii) one sign 900 millimetres long and 70 millimetres high.(5) The part of the warning sign referred to in subregulation (2)(b) must be placed –(a) if any of the warning lights on the rear of the bus are mounted below the horizontal centreline of the bus, immediately above the 40km/h speed-limit sign; or(b) if the part of the warning sign comprises 2 signs in accordance with subregulation (4)(d)(i) , one on either side of the 40km/h speed-limit sign, aligned horizontally as close as possible with the top or bottom perimeter of the 40km/h speed-limit sign; or(c) in any other case, immediately above or below the 40km/h speed-limit sign.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 April 2007
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2001 by amending the requirements for warning signs on certain school buses.