Victorian Numbered Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 118 OF 2009) - REG 160

    (1)     For a vehicle, the mass limits in relation to the axle spacing distances set out in column 1 of Table 2 are the limits set out in column 2 of that Table opposite those distances.

    (2)     As the case requires, each distance in column 1 of Table 2 refers to—

        (a)     the distance from the centre of any single axle to the centre line of any other single axle; or

        (b)     the distance from the centre line of any single axle to the centre line of the furthest axle in any axle group; or

        (c)     the greatest distance between the centre line of axles in any 2 axle groups.

    (3)     The mass limits set out in column 2 of Table 2 apply to the sum of the mass on each axle group or single axle in the distance set out in column 1 of that Table, including the axles between which the distance is measured.

    (4)     If the distance between any 2 axles that are not part of the same axle group is less than 2·5 metres, the total mass limit of the vehicle is 15 tonnes.

Table 2—Mass limits relating to axle spacing—general requirements

Item	Column 1		Column 2
	Distance		Mass limit
	exceeding	not exceeding
1	0 metres	3·7 metres	23·0 tonnes
2	3·7 metres	3·8 metres	23·5 tonnes
3	3·8 metres	4·0 metres	24·0 tonnes
4	4·0 metres	4·2 metres	24·5 tonnes
5	4·2 metres	4·3 metres	25·0 tonnes
6	4·3 metres	4·5 metres	25·5 tonnes
7	4·5 metres	4·7 metres	26·0 tonnes
Item	Column 1		Column 2
	Distance		Mass limit
	exceeding	not exceeding
8	4·7 metres	4·8 metres	26·5 tonnes
9	4·8 metres	5·0 metres	27·0 tonnes
10	5·0 metres	5·2 metres	27·5 tonnes
11	5·2 metres	5·3 metres	28·0 tonnes
12	5·3 metres	5·5 metres	28·5 tonnes
13	5·5 metres	5·7 metres	29·0 tonnes
14	5·7 metres	5·8 metres	29·5 tonnes
15	5·8 metres	6·0 metres	30·0 tonnes
16	6·0 metres	6·2 metres	30·5 tonnes
17	6·2 metres	6·3 metres	31·0 tonnes
18	6·3 metres	6·5 metres	31·5 tonnes
19	6·5 metres	6·7 metres	32·0 tonnes
20	6·7 metres	6·8 metres	32·5 tonnes
21	6·8 metres	7·0 metres	33·0 tonnes
22	7·0 metres	7·2 metres	33·5 tonnes
23	7·2 metres	7·3 metres	34·0 tonnes
24	7·3 metres	7·5 metres	34·5 tonnes
25	7·5 metres	7·7 metres	35·0 tonnes
26	7·7 metres	7·8 metres	35·5 tonnes
27	7·8 metres	8·0 metres	36·0 tonnes
28	8·0 metres	8·2 metres	36·5 tonnes
29	8·2 metres	8·3 metres	37·0 tonnes
30	8·3 metres	8·5 metres	37·5 tonnes
31	8·5 metres	8·7 metres	38·0 tonnes
32	8·7 metres	8·8 metres	38·5 tonnes
33	8·8 metres	9·0 metres	39·0 tonnes
34	9·0 metres	9·2 metres	39·5 tonnes
35	9·2 metres	9·3 metres	40·0 tonnes
36	9·3 metres	9·5 metres	40·5 tonnes
37	9·5 metres	9·7 metres	41·0 tonnes

Item	Column 1		Column 2
	Distance		Mass limit
	exceeding	not exceeding
38	9·7 metres	9·8 metres	41·5 tonnes
39	9·8 metres	10·0 metres	42·0 tonnes
40	10·0 metres	—	42·5 tonnes