what length are you allowed before you have fit no overtaking signs in NSW please
Any vehicle (car and van) that is over 7.5 metres long,AND needs to straddle lanes,or use an adjacent lane,to safely make a left or right turn must fit those signs.Cheers
you don't have to fit the signs
but if they are fitted you can use more than one lane to make turns
and other veh have to give way
from nsw transpot site
Large, heavy turning vehicles
Be careful of large, heavy vehicles displaying a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign as they may use more than one lane when turning left or right.
Example of DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE signs - black text on yellow background, some versions include a red warning shape.
In a one-way street, a long vehicle may also use two lanes to turn left or right if it displays a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign.
ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 316-2
NSW rule: do not overtake turning vehicle signs to be used only on vehicles 7.5 metres long or longer
316-2 NSW rule: do not overtake turning vehicle signs to be used only on vehicles 7.5 metres long or longer
(1) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle if a do not overtake turning vehicle sign is displayed on the rear of the vehicle or on the rear of a trailer that is attached to the vehicle, unless the vehicle is, or the vehicle and trailer together, are 7.5 metres long or longer.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes this rule, a sign is a do not overtake turning vehicle sign even if it does not comply with the size requirements for such signs set out in rule 316-1.
Note : This rule is an additional NSW road rule. There is no corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules . However, the Australian Road Rules allow another law of this jurisdiction to make provision for the kinds of long vehicles that may display such signs.
