AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 198
AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 198
198—Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc
(1) A driver must not
stop on a road in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians
to or from a footpath ramp or a similar way of access to a footpath, or a
bicycle path or passageway unless—
(a) the
driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up,
passengers; or
(b) the
driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the
parking bay under the Australian Road Rules .
Offence provision.
Note—
"Bicycle path" is defined in rule 239, and "footpath", "parking bay" and
"public bus" are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A driver must not
stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to
or from adjacent land unless—
(a) the
driver—
(i)
is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; and
(ii)
does not leave the vehicle unattended; and
(iii)
completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the
passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2
minutes after stopping; or
(b) the
driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the
parking bay under the Australian Road Rules .
Offence provision.
Note 1—
"Adjacent land" is defined in the dictionary.
Note 2—
A driver stops on or across a driveway or way of access if any part of the
vehicle is on or across the driveway or way of access—see rule 350.
Example—
Blocking a driveway
In the example, the vehicle marked with an "X" is stopped in contravention of
subrule (2).
(3) For this rule, a
driver leaves a vehicle "unattended" if the driver leaves the vehicle so that
the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.