New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 210

210 Angle parking

(1) If a driver parks in a parking area on the side of a road, or in a median strip parking area, to which a parking control sign or road marking applies, and information on or with the sign or road marking includes the words "angle parking" or "angle", the driver must position the driver's vehicle in accordance with subrules (2) to (4).

: Offence provision.

Note 1 :
"Driver's vehicle" ,
"median strip parking area" ,
"parking area" ,
"parking control sign" ,
"road marking" and
"with" are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 : Rule 212 deals with whether a driver enters a median strip parking area forwards or in reverse.

(2) If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 45°, or does not indicate another angle, the driver must position the driver's vehicle:

(a) so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 45°, as shown in example 1 or 2, and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road--with the rear of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Note :
"Marked lane" is defined in the dictionary.

Examples :

(3) If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 90°, the driver:

(a) must position the driver's vehicle so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 90°, as shown in example 3 or 4, and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road--may position the vehicle with either the front or rear of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Examples :

(4) If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 135°, the driver must position the driver's vehicle:

(a) so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 135°, as shown in example 5 or 6, and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road--with the front of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Examples :

(5) This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike.

Note :
"Motor bike" is defined in the dictionary.