Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc.
198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc.
A driver must not stop on a road in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from a footpath ramp or a similar way of access to a footpath, or a bicycle path or passageway unless—
the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or
the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules.
- 3 penalty units.
Note
Bicycle path is defined in rule 239. Footpath, parking bay and public bus are defined in the dictionary.
A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land unless—
the driver—
is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; and
does not leave the vehicle unattended; and
completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping; or
the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules.
- 3 penalty units.
Notes
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