ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 164A Tram stopping beside a driver at a tram stop
ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 164A
Tram stopping beside a driver at a tram stop(1) A driver must comply with this rule if—
(a) a tram drives alongside, or passes, a driver travelling in the same direction as the tram; and
(b) the tram stops at a tram stop, except at the far left side of the road; and
(c) there is no safety zone, dividing strip or traffic island between the tram and the part of the road where the driver is driving.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
"Dividing strip", traffic island and tram stop are defined in the dictionary, and safety zone is defined in rule 162.
(2) The driver must stop or, if stopped, remain stopped.
(3) After stopping in accordance with subrule (2), the driver must not proceed if—
(a) the tram doors are open; or
(b) a pedestrian is entering or crossing the road between the tram tracks and the far left side of the road.
(4) After stopping in accordance with subrule (2), if the tram remains at the tram stop and subrules (3)(a) and (3)(b) do not apply, the driver must not proceed past the tram at a speed greater than 10 kilometres per hour.
(5) However, subrules (2), (3) and (4) do not
apply if the driver is directed to drive past the tram by a uniformed employee
of a public transport operator engaged in carrying out his or her duties.
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164A
(6) In this rule—
"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
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Notes
1 For the general rules about the application of traffic signs (including parking control signs), see Part 20, Divisions 2 and 3 especially rules 332 to 335 and 346. Parking control signs often include information about the times they apply and the types of vehicles to which they do not apply—see rules 317 to 318. For the meaning of abbreviations and symbols on parking control signs, see rule 347 and Schedule 1.
2 Park and stop are defined in the dictionary.