Electric personal transporters not to be used on certain roads
244F Electric personal transporters not to be used on certain roads
A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road if there is a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip or shared path adjacent to the road, unless it is impracticable to travel on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip or shared path.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Footpath and nature strip are defined in the dictionary. Bicycle path is defined in rule 239 and shared path is defined in rule 242.
A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on—
a road with a dividing line or median strip; or
a road on which the speed-limit is greater than 50 kilometres per hour; or
a one-way road with more than one marked lane.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Dividing line, marked lane, median strip and one‑way road are defined in the dictionary.
A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road or road related area at night.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Night is defined in the dictionary.
Subrule (1) does not apply to a person travelling on an electric personal transporter in a shared zone.
Subrule (2) does not apply to a person who is crossing a road on an electric personal transporter if the person—
crosses the road by the shortest safe route; and
does not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely; and
is not prohibited, under these Rules, from crossing the road on an electric personal transporter.
In subrules (1) and (2), road does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
Note
Road related area is defined in rule 13 and shoulder is defined in rule 12.
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