Safety and traffic management generally(cf STM Act, cll 1 and 3(1)(e) of Sch 1)
5 Safety and traffic management generally(cf STM Act, cll 1 and 3(1)(e) of Sch 1)
The regulation or prohibition of traffic, persons and animals on roads, including the following—
the places in which and the manner in which vehicles or animals may or may not be driven or ridden,
the use of roads by people on foot and other persons and by animals,
speed limits for vehicles (including speed limits that may be varied electronically or otherwise),
approved traffic enforcement devices (including the testing of such devices),
signs and other devices to control, direct or warn traffic,
the marks that are to be used on the surface of roads,
the control and reduction of—
danger in vehicle operation, or
traffic congestion,
the conduct of events on roads that may disrupt traffic,
the use of safety equipment by drivers, riders, passengers and other people,
standards of conduct for safety purposes,
the taking, storage, transmission and destruction of blood and urine samples for the purposes of Schedule 3 and other matter to which that Schedule relates,
complying with directions by police officers or other persons prescribed by the statutory rules,
the use of stalls or other means for the sale of goods, or carrying out of any other business or trade, on a road for the purpose of safety and traffic management.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Road Rules 2014 · Regulation
- Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2017
- Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
2 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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