Exemption for breakdown vehicles
313B Exemption for breakdown vehicles
(1) Another law of this jurisdiction may provide that a provision mentioned in subrule (2) does not apply to the driver of a breakdown vehicle while:
(a) the driver is engaged in repairing a disabled vehicle or is assisting a person to gain access to a vehicle in which the person has locked the person's vehicle access key; and
the driver is unable to comply with the provision; and
the breakdown vehicle is displaying a flashing light; and
the driver is acting safely.
For subrule (1), the provisions are as follows:
rule 137 (Keeping off dividing strips)
rule 138 (Keeping off a painted island)
rule 147 (Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line separating the lanes)
rule 197 (Stopping on a path, dividing strip, nature strip or painted island)
rule 288(1) (Driving on a path)
rule 289 (Driving on a nature strip)
rule 290 (Driving on a traffic island).
In this rule:
breakdown vehicle means any vehicle driven by a person who is:
a breakdown worker; and
(b) driving the vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a breakdown worker.
Notes
1 Vehicle is defined in rule 15.
2 Drive includes be in control of – see the definition in the dictionary.
breakdown worker means a person who is a breakdown worker for this rule under another law of this jurisdiction.
Part 20 Traffic control devices and traffic-related items
Division 1 General
Note
Traffic control device and traffic-related item are defined in the dictionary.
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