Stopping on roads – heavy and long vehicles
200 Stopping on roads – heavy and long vehicles
(1) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road.
Offence provision.
Note
Built-up area and heavy vehicle are defined in the dictionary. Shoulder is defined in rule 12.
(2) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a Length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device, or under subrule (2A) or another law of this jurisdiction.
Offence provision.
Note
Traffic control device and with are defined in the dictionary.
(2A) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, other than a bus, is permitted to stop on a length of road in a built up area for longer than 1 hour if, throughout the period when the vehicle is stopped on the length of road, the driver is engaged in dropping off, or picking up, goods.
In this rule:
long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5 metres long, or longer.
road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
Notes
1 GVM is defined in the dictionary, road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.
2 Vehicle includes a combination – see rule 15(d).
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