Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 200

200 Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles

(1) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B) , the driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2A) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, may stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour if the driver is engaged in dropping off or picking up goods for all of the period when the vehicle is stopped.

(2B) Subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) apply unless a local law otherwise provides.

(3) In this section—

"long vehicle" means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer.

"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of a road.