ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 178 Stopping in an emergency stopping lane

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 178

A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not stop in an emergency stopping lane unless 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.

Penalty:     2 penalty units.

Note

Bicycle and driver's vehicle are defined in the dictionary, and emergency stopping lane is defined in rule 95.

Notes

1     "Area", length of road, park and stop are defined in the dictionary.

2     Rule 165 provides defences to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against a provision of this Division.

3     The signs mentioned in this Division are particular types of parking control sign (defined in the dictionary). The general rules about the application for parking control sign apply to them. See rules 332 to  334.