Parallel parking on road (except in median strip parking area)
208 Parallel parking on road (except in median strip parking area)
A driver who parks on a road (except in a median strip parking area) must position the driver’s vehicle in accordance with subsections (2) to (8).
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
The driver must position the vehicle to face—
in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic on, or next to, the part of the road where the driver parks; or
if there is no traffic on, or next to, that part of the road—in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel on that part of the road.
If the road is a two‑way road, the driver must position the vehicle parallel, and as near as practicable, to the far left side of the road.
If the road is a one‑way road, the driver must position the vehicle parallel, and as near as practicable, to the far left or far right side of the road, unless otherwise indicated by information on or with a parking control sign.
If the driver does not park in a parking bay, the driver must position the vehicle at least 1m from the closest point of any vehicle in front of it and any vehicle behind it.
If the road has a continuous dividing line or a dividing strip, the driver must position the vehicle at least 3m from the continuous dividing line or dividing strip, unless otherwise indicated by information on or with a parking control sign.
If the road does not have a continuous dividing line or a dividing strip, the driver must position the vehicle so there is at least 3m of the road alongside the vehicle that is clear for other vehicles to pass, unless otherwise indicated by information on or with a parking control sign.
The driver must position the vehicle so the vehicle does not unreasonably obstruct the path of other vehicles or pedestrians.
This section does not apply to—
a driver if the driver parks on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign or road marking applies, and information on or with the sign or road marking includes the words ‘angle parking’ or ‘angle’; or
the rider of a motorbike if the rider parks the motorbike on a length of road, or in an area, to which a permissive parking sign applies and the sign indicates that the length of road or area is for parking motorbikes.
Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to the rider of a motorbike if the rider positions the motorbike so at least 1 wheel is as near as practicable to the far left or far right side of the road.
If a road has 1 or more service roads, the part of the road used by the main body of moving vehicles, and each service road, is taken to be a separate road for this section.
In this section:
continuous dividing line means—
a single continuous dividing line only; or
a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or
2 parallel continuous dividing lines.
road does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
Example
Parallel parking—minimum distance from other vehicles and dividing strip
In this example, the vehicles marked with an ‘X’ are parked in contravention of this section.
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