Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person shall not
drive a vehicle at a speed exceeding the default speed limit for that vehicle.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
(2) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a built-up area, at a speed exceeding 50 km/h, except
within a speed zone in which a higher speed is permitted.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
(3) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a speed zone, at a speed exceeding, in kilometres per hour,
that indicated by the numerals on the speed limit sign, at the beginning of
the speed zone.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
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Speed limit
sign (circle in red) |
Speed limit
sign (circle illuminated red) |
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(4) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a shared zone, at a speed exceeding 10 km/h.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
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Shared zone sign (circle in red) |
End shared zone sign |
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(5) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a speed limited area, at a speed exceeding, in kilometres
per hour, that indicated by the numerals on the “area speed limit”
sign erected on a road leading into that area.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
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Area speed limit sign (circle in red) |
End area speed limit sign |
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Area speed limit sign (circle in red)
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End area speed limit sign
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Note for examples of signs There are a number of other
permitted versions of each of these signs.
(6) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a school zone —
(a) at a
speed exceeding, in kilometres per hour, that indicated by the numerals on;
and
(b)
during the school zone periods indicated on,
the “school
zone” sign at the beginning of the school zone.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
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School zone sign |
End school zone sign |
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(7) A person shall not
drive a vehicle in a pedestrian mall at a speed exceeding 10 km/h.
Points and modified penalty: see
regulation 17 .
[Regulation 11 amended in Gazette
1 Dec 2000 p. 6797; 16 Nov 2001 p. 5990;
8 Jan 2002 p. 38.]
