ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 206
ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 206
206 . Wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys prohibited on certain carriageways and where no wheeled devices signs apply
(1) A person must not
travel in or on a wheeled recreational device , motorised scooter or wheeled
toy —
(a) on a
carriageway with a dividing line or median strip; or
(b) on a
one‑way carriageway with more than one marked lane; or
(c) on a
carriageway with a speed limit exceeding 50 km/h.
Modified penalty:
(a)
where the person is travelling on a carriageway with a speed limit exceeding
70 km/h — 10 PU
(b) in
any other case — 1 PU
(1A) For the purposes
of subregulation (1)(c) and the Modified penalty in
subregulation (1), if the person is in a speed zone that begins with a
variable illuminated speed limit sign, the reference to the speed limit is
taken to be a reference to the speed limit applicable to the zone when the
person enters the zone.
[(2) deleted]
(3) A person
travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or
wheeled toy on a road must not travel past a “no wheeled devices”
sign.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
(4)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who is crossing a
carriageway in or on a wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or
wheeled toy, if the person —
(a)
crosses the carriageway by the shortest safe route; and
(b) does
not stay on the carriageway longer than necessary to cross the carriageway
safely.
(5)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who is travelling in or on a
wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on a carriageway
if —
(a) it
is necessary to travel on the carriageway to avoid an obstruction; and
(b) the
person does not travel on the carriageway for longer than necessary to avoid
the obstruction.
No wheeled devices signs
[Regulation 206 amended: Gazette
16 Nov 2001 p. 5990; 29 Dec 2006 p. 5922 and
5924‑5; 13 Nov 2009 p. 4598-9; SL 2020/184
r. 22; SL 2020/253 r. 22; SL 2021/200 r. 48.]