Singapore legislation

Regulation 52

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules

Regulation 52

Overall length

Subregulation 1

Except as provided in this rule, the overall length of a trailer not forming part of an articulated vehicle shall not exceed 4.6 metres.

Subregulation 2

This rule shall not apply to —

(a)

a trailer constructed and normally used for the conveyance of indivisible loads of exceptional length; and

(b)

a broken-down vehicle which is being drawn by a motor vehicle in consequence of the break down.

Subregulation 3

The Registrar may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, permit the use of a trailer, the overall length of which is more than 4.6 metres but less than 6.7 metres.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of this rule, the overall length of a trailer shall be treated as excluding any part of the trailer designed primarily for use as a means of attaching the trailer to another vehicle and any fitting designed for use in connection with any such part.