← Lessons 18-Weights and Dimensions
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1. INTRODUCTION 2. VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DEFINITIONS 3. EXPRESSIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 4. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHTS 5. AXLE WEIGHTS 6. GROSS WEIGHTS 7. DIMENSIONS 8. OVERHANG 9. PROJECTING LOADS 10. ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AILs) 11. SPECIAL TYPES OPERATIONS 12. OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES 13. CONCLUSION 14. Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These 15. Final Memory Checklist

8. OVERHANG

  • Overhang is the distance from the rearmost part of the vehicle to the centre of the rear axles.
  • For goods vehicles, overhang must not exceed 60% of the wheelbase.
  • Example: with a 5 m wheelbase, maximum overhang = 3 m.
  • The source lists refuse vehicles, ambulances and rear tippers among vehicles to which the overhang limit does not apply.