Obstructing access to and from footpath, driveway etc
198 Obstructing access to and from footpath, driveway etc
A driver must not stop on a road in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from a footpath ramp or a similar way of access to a footpath, or a bicycle path or passageway unless—
the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off or picking up passengers; or
the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land unless—
the driver—
is dropping off or picking up passengers; and
does not leave the vehicle unattended; and
completes the dropping off or picking up of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping; or
the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Example
Blocking a driveway
In the example, the vehicle marked with an ‘X’ is stopped in contravention of s (2).
For this section, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so that the driver is over 3m from the closest point of the vehicle.
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