AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 289 Driving on a nature strip

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 289

289 Driving on a nature strip

(1) A driver must not drive on a nature strip adjacent to a length of road in a built-up area, unless the driver is:

(a) entering or leaving, by the shortest practicable route, an area on the nature strip indicated by information on or with a traffic control device as an area where vehicles may drive, or

(b) driving on a part of the nature strip indicated by information on or with a traffic control device as a part where vehicles may drive, or

(c) driving on the nature strip to enter or leave, by the shortest practicable route, a road-related area or adjacent land and there is not a part of the nature strip indicated by information on or with a traffic control device as a part where vehicles may drive, or

(d) riding a bicycle or animal, and there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the rider from riding a bicycle or animal on the nature strip, or

(e) driving a ride-on lawnmower that is cutting grass on the nature strip, or

(f) driving a motorised wheelchair, or

(g) permitted to drive on the nature strip under another law of this jurisdiction.

: Offence provision.

Note :
"Adjacent land" ,
"bicycle" ,
"built-up area" ,
"length" of road,
"nature strip" ,
"traffic control device" ,
"wheelchair" and
"with" are defined in the dictionary, and
"road-related area" is defined in rule 13.

(2) A driver driving on a nature strip (except the rider of an animal, or a driver driving on the nature strip to enter a road from a road-related area or adjacent land, or to enter a road-related area or adjacent land from a road) must give way to all other road users, and to animals, on the nature strip.

: Offence provision.

Note 1 :
"Road user" is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 : For subrule (2),
"give way" means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision--see the definition in the dictionary.

Note 3 : Rules 74 and 75 deal with drivers giving way when crossing a nature strip adjacent to a road to enter or leave a road-related area or adjacent land.

Note 4 : The rider of an animal on a nature strip must give way to any pedestrian on the nature strip--see rule 302.