Road Rules 2019

The driver of a vehicle fitted with hazard warning lights must not use the hazard warning lights, or allow them to be used, unless – the vehicle is stopped and is obstructing, or is likely to obstruct, the path of other vehicles or pedestrians; or the vehicle is a slow-moving vehicle and is obstructing, or is likely to obstruct, the path of other vehicles or pedestrians; or the vehicle is stopped in an emergency stopping lane; or the driver stops the vehicle to sell a product (for example, ice creams) that may attract children onto the road; or the driver is driving in hazardous weather conditions (for example, fog or smoke); or the vehicle is a bus carrying children, and the driver stops the vehicle to drop off or pick up a child and is required or permitted to operate the hazard warning lights under another law of this jurisdiction; or the hazard warning lights are operating as part of an anti-theft device, or an alcohol interlock device, fitted to the vehicle. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.Busand hazard warning lights are defined in the dictionary, and emergency stopping lane is defined in rule 95.Driver includes a person in control of a vehicle – see the definition of drive in the dictionary. A vehicle does not obstruct another vehicle only because the vehicle is stopped in traffic or is travelling more slowly than other vehicles – see the definition of obstruction in the dictionary.

In this rule – alcohol interlock device means a device in a vehicle that is designed to prevent the vehicle from being started or driven unless the device is supplied with a breath sample that contains either no alcohol, or less than a certain concentration of alcohol.