K53 rules of the road questions and answers (part 7)

Answer A: Secure and safe so they do not create a danger

Keep the exhaust silencer, fuel system, wiring and battery safe and maintained. Exhaust fumes must not enter the passenger area. A vehicle capable of 60 km/h or more must have a working speedometer. Avoid excessive noise. Where a warning triangle is required for a stationary vehicle, place it at least 45 metres toward approaching traffic with the reflective face toward them.

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Answer A: No, the lower applicable limit still applies

General limits are 60 km/h in urban areas, 100 outside urban areas except freeways, and 120 on freeways unless a sign indicates otherwise. The manual sets 100 km/h for buses and minibuses, and 80 km/h for specified goods vehicles or combinations over 9,000 kg and breakdown vehicles towing another vehicle. A higher posted limit does not cancel a lower vehicle-specific limit.

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Answer B: 80 km/h

General limits are 60 km/h in urban areas, 100 outside urban areas except freeways, and 120 on freeways unless a sign indicates otherwise. The manual sets 100 km/h for buses and minibuses, and 80 km/h for specified goods vehicles or combinations over 9,000 kg and breakdown vehicles towing another vehicle. A higher posted limit does not cancel a lower vehicle-specific limit.

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Answer A: 100 km/h

General limits are 60 km/h in urban areas, 100 outside urban areas except freeways, and 120 on freeways unless a sign indicates otherwise. The manual sets 100 km/h for buses and minibuses, and 80 km/h for specified goods vehicles or combinations over 9,000 kg and breakdown vehicles towing another vehicle. A higher posted limit does not cancel a lower vehicle-specific limit.

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Answer B: No

General limits are 60 km/h in urban areas, 100 outside urban areas except freeways, and 120 on freeways unless a sign indicates otherwise. The manual sets 100 km/h for buses and minibuses, and 80 km/h for specified goods vehicles or combinations over 9,000 kg and breakdown vehicles towing another vehicle. A higher posted limit does not cancel a lower vehicle-specific limit.

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Answer A: The vehicle and its load

Check the vehicle and load together. The reference manual gives a 4.3 m height limit for most vehicles and 4.65 m for double-deck buses. Its general width limit is 2.5 m, with 2.6 m for specified buses and goods vehicles of 12,000 kg GVM or more. Length limits depend on vehicle class: 18.5 m for articulated vehicles and 22 m for combinations. Loads must be secured without obscuring vision, spilling or dragging. Goods may project at most 300 mm beyond the front or 1.8 m beyond the rear under the general light/heavy-vehicle rules. A load projecting over 150 mm to the side or 300 mm to the rear needs a 300 × 300 mm red flag by day and prescribed reflectors at night or in poor visibility. The manual describes an enclosure at least 350 mm above the seated surface or 900 mm above the standing surface when people are carried on goods vehicles. This is not permission to carry passengers for reward or in unsafe conditions. It prohibits passengers in a caravan. Check current regulations and your specific vehicle before carrying loads or passengers.

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Answer A: Securely contained or fastened against dislodging or spilling

Check the vehicle and load together. The reference manual gives a 4.3 m height limit for most vehicles and 4.65 m for double-deck buses. Its general width limit is 2.5 m, with 2.6 m for specified buses and goods vehicles of 12,000 kg GVM or more. Length limits depend on vehicle class: 18.5 m for articulated vehicles and 22 m for combinations. Loads must be secured without obscuring vision, spilling or dragging. Goods may project at most 300 mm beyond the front or 1.8 m beyond the rear under the general light/heavy-vehicle rules. A load projecting over 150 mm to the side or 300 mm to the rear needs a 300 × 300 mm red flag by day and prescribed reflectors at night or in poor visibility. The manual describes an enclosure at least 350 mm above the seated surface or 900 mm above the standing surface when people are carried on goods vehicles. This is not permission to carry passengers for reward or in unsafe conditions. It prohibits passengers in a caravan. Check current regulations and your specific vehicle before carrying loads or passengers.

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Answer A: No

Check the vehicle and load together. The reference manual gives a 4.3 m height limit for most vehicles and 4.65 m for double-deck buses. Its general width limit is 2.5 m, with 2.6 m for specified buses and goods vehicles of 12,000 kg GVM or more. Length limits depend on vehicle class: 18.5 m for articulated vehicles and 22 m for combinations. Loads must be secured without obscuring vision, spilling or dragging. Goods may project at most 300 mm beyond the front or 1.8 m beyond the rear under the general light/heavy-vehicle rules. A load projecting over 150 mm to the side or 300 mm to the rear needs a 300 × 300 mm red flag by day and prescribed reflectors at night or in poor visibility. The manual describes an enclosure at least 350 mm above the seated surface or 900 mm above the standing surface when people are carried on goods vehicles. This is not permission to carry passengers for reward or in unsafe conditions. It prohibits passengers in a caravan. Check current regulations and your specific vehicle before carrying loads or passengers.

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Answer B: A red flag at least 300 × 300 mm

Check the vehicle and load together. The reference manual gives a 4.3 m height limit for most vehicles and 4.65 m for double-deck buses. Its general width limit is 2.5 m, with 2.6 m for specified buses and goods vehicles of 12,000 kg GVM or more. Length limits depend on vehicle class: 18.5 m for articulated vehicles and 22 m for combinations. Loads must be secured without obscuring vision, spilling or dragging. Goods may project at most 300 mm beyond the front or 1.8 m beyond the rear under the general light/heavy-vehicle rules. A load projecting over 150 mm to the side or 300 mm to the rear needs a 300 × 300 mm red flag by day and prescribed reflectors at night or in poor visibility. The manual describes an enclosure at least 350 mm above the seated surface or 900 mm above the standing surface when people are carried on goods vehicles. This is not permission to carry passengers for reward or in unsafe conditions. It prohibits passengers in a caravan. Check current regulations and your specific vehicle before carrying loads or passengers.

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Answer B: Red

Rear retro-reflectors are red. Light vehicles require two at the rear, one on each side; a motorcycle requires a rear red reflector. For heavy vehicles or combinations exceeding seven metres overall length, the manual specifies yellow reflectors on each side with no more than 3.6 m between successive reflectors, unless compliant yellow reflective strips are fitted. It requires prescribed yellow reflective material on sides and rear of goods vehicles with GVM over 10,000 kg.

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Answer B: One on each side at the rear

Rear retro-reflectors are red. Light vehicles require two at the rear, one on each side; a motorcycle requires a rear red reflector. For heavy vehicles or combinations exceeding seven metres overall length, the manual specifies yellow reflectors on each side with no more than 3.6 m between successive reflectors, unless compliant yellow reflective strips are fitted. It requires prescribed yellow reflective material on sides and rear of goods vehicles with GVM over 10,000 kg.

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Answer A: Red

Rear retro-reflectors are red. Light vehicles require two at the rear, one on each side; a motorcycle requires a rear red reflector. For heavy vehicles or combinations exceeding seven metres overall length, the manual specifies yellow reflectors on each side with no more than 3.6 m between successive reflectors, unless compliant yellow reflective strips are fitted. It requires prescribed yellow reflective material on sides and rear of goods vehicles with GVM over 10,000 kg.

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Answer B: To make its outline more visible to other road users

Rear retro-reflectors are red. Light vehicles require two at the rear, one on each side; a motorcycle requires a rear red reflector. For heavy vehicles or combinations exceeding seven metres overall length, the manual specifies yellow reflectors on each side with no more than 3.6 m between successive reflectors, unless compliant yellow reflective strips are fitted. It requires prescribed yellow reflective material on sides and rear of goods vehicles with GVM over 10,000 kg.

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Answer C: The left-hand roadway

Keep to the left-hand roadway on divided roads unless a sign or officer directs otherwise. Lane changes must not obstruct or endanger traffic. Shoulder driving to allow overtaking is a limited daytime exception for light vehicles on roads with one lane each way: it must be safe and visibility at least 150 metres. Do not use the shoulder to overtake another vehicle.

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Answer B: No

Keep to the left-hand roadway on divided roads unless a sign or officer directs otherwise. Lane changes must not obstruct or endanger traffic. Shoulder driving to allow overtaking is a limited daytime exception for light vehicles on roads with one lane each way: it must be safe and visibility at least 150 metres. Do not use the shoulder to overtake another vehicle.

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