AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 200

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 200

200—Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles

        (1)         The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road.

Offence provision.

Note—

"Built-up area" and "heavy vehicle" are defined in the dictionary and "shoulder" is defined in rule 12.

        (2)         The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device, or under subrule (2A) or another law of this jurisdiction.

Offence provision.

Note—

"Traffic control device" and "with" are defined in the dictionary.

        (2A)         The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, other than a bus, is permitted to stop on a length of road in a built up area for longer than 1 hour if, throughout the period when the vehicle is stopped on the length of road, the driver is engaged in dropping off, or picking up, goods.

        (3)         In this rule—

"long vehicle" means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5 metres long, or longer.

"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note 1—

"GVM" is defined in the dictionary, "road-related area" is defined in rule 13, and "shoulder" is defined in rule 12.

Note 2—

"Vehicle" includes a combination—see rule 15(d).