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In forceRoad Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road-related areas
Part 2Application of the Road Rules
Division 1Roads and road-related areas
11 Road Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road-related areas
The Road Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road-related areas.Road is defined in rule 12, road-related area is defined in rule 13, road user is defined in rule 14 and vehicle is defined in rule 15.
Each reference in the Road Rules (except in this Division) to a road includes a reference to a road-related area, unless otherwise expressly stated in the Rules.
| Examples for subrule (2) | |
|---|---|
| A reference in rule 146 (which deals with driving within a single marked lane or line of traffic) to the road includes a reference to the road-related area of the road. | |
| A reference in rule 200(1) (which deals with certain heavy or long vehicles stopping on roads) to a length of road includes a reference to the road-related area of the length of road. | |
| A reference in rule 31 (which deals with starting a right turn from a road, except a multi-lane road) to a road does not include a reference to a road-related area, because of the definition in subrule (5) of that rule. |
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