Road Rules 2019

If a permissive parking sign, bicycle parking signor motor bike parking sign, or a zone sign mentioned in Division 5 of Part 12, applies to a length of road and there are parking bays on the length of road, the sign applies only to the parking bays, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise.Parking bayand with are defined in the dictionary. Rule 201 deals with bicycle parking signs, rule 202 deals with motor bike parking signs, and rule 204 deals with permissive parking signs. At an intersection, or on a roundabout, road markings indicating the edge of a marked lane for use by traffic coming from another direction do not apply to the driver.

If a parking control sign applies to a length of road, the sign is at the side of the road, and there are no parking bays to which the sign applies, then, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise, the sign applies to – any shoulder of the road on that side of the road; and the part of the road on the length of road that extends from the far side of the road (excluding any road-related area) on that side of the road for – if the sign, or information on or with the sign, includes the words ‘angle parking’ or ‘angle’ – 6 metres; or in any other case – 3 metres.Road-related areais defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.ExamplesPart of a road to which a parking control sign indicating angle parking applies

Part of a road to which a parking control sign (except a sign indicating angle parking) applies

If a parking control sign applies to a length of road, the sign is at the centre of the road or on a dividing strip, and there are no parking bays to which the sign applies, then, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise, the sign applies to – if the sign is at the centre of the road, but not on a dividing strip – the part of the road on that length of road that extends 3 metres from the centre of the road on each side of the road; or if the sign is on a dividing strip – the dividing strip on that length of road and the part of the road on that length of road that extends 3 metres from each edge of the dividing strip.Centre of the roadand dividing strip are defined in the dictionary. Rule 322(3) and (4) deal with the meaning of a traffic control device in or at an area or place.