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AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 198

Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc

198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc

(1) 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:
(a) the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or
(b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under the Australian Road Rules .
: Offence provision.
Note :
"Bicycle path" is defined in rule 239, and
"footpath" ,
"parking bay" and
"public bus" are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land unless:
(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or
(b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under the Australian Road Rules .
: Offence provision.
Note 1 :
"Adjacent land" is defined in the dictionary.
Note 2 : A driver stops on or across a driveway or way of access if any part of the vehicle is on or across the driveway or way of access--see rule 350.
Example : graphic
In the example, the vehicle marked with an "X" is stopped in contravention of subrule (2).



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