Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A driver must not stop within 1 metre of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator, or fire plug indicator, unless—
(a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops at a bus stop or in a bus zone and does not leave the bus unattended; or
(b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended; or
(c) the driver is driving a public minibus, and the driver stops in a minibus zone and does not leave the minibus unattended.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Bus zone is defined in rule 183. Public bus , public minibus and taxi are defined in the dictionary. Minibus zone is defined in rule 184 and taxi zone is defined in rule 182.
(2) For this rule, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.
(3) In this rule—
"fire hydrant" means an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle or other outlet for drawing water from a main or service pipe in case of fire or other emergency.
Examples
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Fire hydrant indicators | |
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Fire plug indicator
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