The following information bulletin details the mass and dimension limits of buses and coaches.
Mass And Dimension Limits For Buses [PDF, 210 kb, 2 pp.]
The mass and dimension limits for buses (up to 12.5 metres long) with general access to the Victorian road network are described in Part 4 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999.
The dimension limits for larger controlled access buses (exceeding 12.5 metres and up to 14.5 metres long) are described in Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999.
A complying bus, that meets certain seat belt, rollover protection and emergency exit standards, may operate up to 6.5 tonnes on the steer axle.
The definition of a complying bus is described in the Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. S156 - 22 August 2005
Higher Mass limits for general access buses (up to 12.5 metres long) are described in the Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. S135 - 17 June 2004.
Approved routes for controlled access buses (exceeding 12.5 metres and up to 14.5 metres long) are described in the Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. S138 - 3 September 2001.
Higher Mass Limits for controlled access buses (exceeding 12.5 metres and up to 14.5 metres long) are described in the Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. S139 - 3 September 2001.
Low floor buses are permitted a higher drive axle mass as detailed in the Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. S156 - 22 August 2005.
Bus Travel In Hazardous Areas (Snowfields) [PDF, 258 kb, 4 pp.]
Hazardous Area Authority training providers [PDF, 29 kb, 1pp.]
Regulations dealing with buses travelling in hazardous alpine areas are described in Part 9 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999.
The hazardous areas are listed in Victoria Government Gazette - Special No. 079 - 10 May 2002.
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