AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 178
AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 178
178—Stopping in an emergency stopping lane
A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not stop in an emergency
stopping lane unless—
(a) the
condition of the driver, a passenger or the driver's vehicle, or any other
factor, makes it necessary or desirable for the driver to stop in the
emergency stopping lane in the interests of safety, and the driver stops for
no longer than is necessary in the circumstances; or
(b) the
driver is permitted to stop in the emergency stopping lane under another law
of this jurisdiction.
Offence provision.
Note—
"Bicycle" and "driver's vehicle" are defined in the dictionary, and "emergency
stopping lane" is defined in rule 95.
Division 5—Stopping in zones for particular vehicles
Note 1—
"Area", "length" of road, "park" and "stop" are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2—
Rule 165 provides defences to the prosecution of a driver for an offence
against a provision of this Division.
Note 3—
The signs mentioned in this Division are particular types of "parking control
sign (defined in the dictionary) to which the general rules about the
application of parking control signs apply—see rules 332 to 335.