Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999

(1) This rule applies to a driver if the GVM of the driver's vehicle is over 12 tonnes.

Note

Driver's vehicle and GVM is defined in the dictionary.

(2) If the driver stops on a road, or if some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle falls on to a road, at a place where the speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour or more and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least 300 metres in all directions from that place, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, placed in accordance with subrule (4), to warn other road users of the vehicle or load.

Offence provision.

Notes

1 Portable warning triangle is defined in the dictionary, road is defined in subrule (7) and road user is defined in rule 14.

2 See rule 220 for the requirement to operate certain lights on vehicles that are stopped.

(3) If the driver stops on a road, or if some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle falls on to a road, at a place where the speed limit is less than 80 kilometres per hour and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least 200 metres in all directions from that place, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, placed in accordance with subrule (5), to warn other road users of the vehicle or load.

Offence provision.

Note

See rule 220 for the requirement to operate certain lights on vehicles that are stopped.

(a) place 1 triangle at least 200 metres, but not over 250 metres, behind the vehicle or fallen load; and

(b) if the vehicle or fallen load is on a one-way or divided road, place 1 triangle between the triangle required by paragraph (a) and the vehicle or fallen load; and

(c) if the vehicle or fallen load is not on a one-way or divided road, place 1 triangle at least 200 metres, but not over 250 metres, in front of the vehicle or fallen load; and

(d) place 1 triangle at the side of the vehicle, or fallen load, in a position that gives sufficient warning to other road users of the position of the vehicle or fallen load.

Note

One-way road is defined in the dictionary and divided road is defined in subrule (7).

(a) place 1 triangle at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, behind the vehicle or fallen load; and

(b) if the vehicle or fallen load is on a one-way or divided road – place 1 triangle between the triangle required by paragraph (a) and the vehicle or fallen load; and

(c) if the vehicle or fallen load is not on a one-way or divided road – place 1 triangle at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, in front of the vehicle or fallen load; and

(d) place 1 triangle at the side of the vehicle, or fallen load, in a position that gives sufficient warning to other road users of the position of the vehicle or fallen load.

(6) A reference to "the vehicle or fallen load" in subrules (4) and (5) is to be read as a reference to "the vehicle or fallen load, as the case may be".

divided road means any length of a two-way road that has a median strip that is a structure.

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Notes

1 Two-way road and median strip are defined in the dictionary, road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

2 Although the presence of a median strip is necessary to establish that a road is a divided road, for the purposes of this rule the median strip is not part of the road (as it is a road-related area).

Note

The application of this rule is modified by regulation 84 of the Traffic Regulations 1999.

Part 14 Rules for pedestrians

Division 1 General

Notes

1 For the Australian Road Rules, a pedestrian includes:

 a person driving a motorised wheelchair that cannot travel at over 10 kilometres per hour (on level ground)

 a person in a non-motorised wheelchair

 a person pushing a motorised or non-motorised wheelchair

 a person in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy (see rule 18).

2 Wheelchair, wheeled recreational device and wheeled toy are defined in the dictionary.