Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 198

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 bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or

(b) the driver—

(i) stops in a parking bay; and

(ii) is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(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—

(i) is dropping off or picking up passengers; and

(ii) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and

(iii) completes the dropping off or picking up of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping; or

(b) the driver—

(i) stops in a parking bay; and

(ii) is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) For subsection (2) (a) (ii) , a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver is more than 3m from the closest part of the vehicle.

Example—