AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 194 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 194

194 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc

(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.

: Offence provision.

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 :

Fire hydrant indicators
Fire plug indicator