Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 303A

303A Giving way to restive horses

(1) This section applies if a person in charge of a restive horse gives a signal, by raising a hand and pointing to the horse, to the driver of a motor vehicle on a road.

(2) The driver must—

(a) drive the vehicle as near as practicable to the far left side of the road; and

(b) stop the vehicle’s engine; and

(c) not move the vehicle until there is no reasonable likelihood that the noise of the motor, or the movement of the vehicle, will aggravate the restiveness of the horse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"in charge of" includes leading, driving or riding.