Measure
Turning radius and wheelbase
| Type | Class | Valid From | Valid To |
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| Licensing Requirement | Goods | 06/04/2001 | |
| Summary: A person cannot drive a vehicle on public roads if its wheelbase exceeds nine meters for semi-trailers, 15 meters for bus-trains, or eight-and-a-half meters for other vehicles, unless it has the required certification from the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders, importers, and number plate manufacturers. |
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| Description: 244. A person may not operate on a public road a vehicle - (a) if the turning radius of the vehicle exceeds 13,1 metres; and (b) if the wheel base of the vehicle exceeds, in the case of - (i) a semi-trailer, nine metres, unless a certificate issued by the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders, importers and number plate manufacturers, which reflects that the cornering, reversing and road damage performance of the semi-trailer presents no greater hazard than for a nine metre wheelbase tandem axle semi-trailer, is affixed to the semi-trailer or carried in the drawing vehicle concerned; (ii) a bus-train, 15 metres; or (iii) any other vehicle, eight-and-a-half metres. |
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Commodities Affected by the Measure
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Procedures Implementing the Measure
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Legal Documents Related to the Measure
| Name | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Road Traffic and Transport Act 22 of 1999 | Act | Import/Export |