There was some discussion on these pages around Easter about lengths of glider trailers, passing, trucks etc - and the Tasmanian legislation was put up.
In SA (almost) the same provisions apply as in Tasmania, but only on Road Train Routes, where if the a combination (prime mover & trailers) is longer than 19 metres, the (long) vehicle must not get closer than 200 metres - unless passing another vehicle - thats when it can get exciting. Glider trailers fall into this category if the combination is in excess of 19 metres long and is dragged along a Road Train Route. It is probably appropriate to also maintain this distance between the vehicle ahead on other routes also - to allow others to pass (you know what a pain it is to sit behind a caravan, glider trailer, etc when you cant pass because the towing vehicle is too close to the vehicle infront of it. Perhaps the gliding movement could lead the charge to introduce courtesy in towing long vehicles. John Hudson
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