{"id":"road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014","name":"Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014","slug":"road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":237135,"registerId":"sa-road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014","content":"South Australia\nRoad Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014\nunder the Road Traffic Act 1961\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tReferences to rules\n5\tWords and expressions have same meanings as in Rules\n6\tGeneral power of Minister to grant exemptions\n7\tSpecial provisions relating to school zones\n8\tSpeed limits applying to driving of road trains\n8A\tSpeed limits applying to driving on beaches\n9\tSpecial provisions relating to no U-turn signs\n9A\tGiving way, etc, to riders of bicycles on crossings or slip lanes\n9B\tGiving way to pedestrians, or riders of bicycles, entering crossings or slip lanes\n9C\tLow gear offence (rule 108) not applicable to drivers of trucks or buses on prescribed road\n10\tAlteration of definition of level crossing\n11\tRoad trains\n11A\tKeeping a safe lateral distance when passing bicycle rider\n11B\tExemption from certain rules when passing bicycle rider\n11C\tAdditional circumstances in which lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike is unlawful\n12\tVehicles permitted in bus lanes\n13\tBus only lanes\n14\tExemption from requirements relating to passing or proceeding past tram stopped at tram stop\n15\tTaxis not permitted to stop on clearways\n16\tVehicles (other than public buses or trucks) permitted to stop in loading zone\n17\tPermits for permit zones\n18\tVehicles permitted to stop on paths, dividing strips and nature strips\n19\tStructures declared to be public postboxes\n19A\tElectric-powered vehicle symbols and signs\n20\tProhibition on parking outside times indicated by permissive parking sign if road is a bicycle, bus or transit lane\n21\tDisplay of parking permit for people with disabilities\n22\tParking and payment of parking fees\n23\tExemption from requirements relating to making motor vehicles secure\n24\tLights to be fitted to vehicles\n25\tDangerous goods and placard loads and towing of vehicles at night etc\n26\tOperation of hazard warning lights if children being dropped off or picked up\n27\tRestrictions on crossing to or from tram stop other than at crossing for pedestrians\n29\tAreas on which wheeled recreational devices and toys prohibited\n30\tCommercial operator of personal mobility device to provide instruction, support\n30A\tRules relating to personal mobility devices \n31\tEntering a bicycle storage area\n32\tAdditional requirements applicable to riders of bicycles on crossings\n34\tSikhs exempt from wearing bicycle helmets\n34A\tWearing of seatbelts by drivers\n35\tApproved booster seats, child restraints and child safety harnesses\n36\tWearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old\n37\tExemptions from wearing seatbelts\n38\tApproved motor bike helmets\n39\tAdditional crashes that are required to be reported to police\n40\tRequirement to stop and report crashes to police in accordance with Rules not applicable where person killed or injured\n41\tCrashes required to be reported to police may instead be reported to persons authorised by Commissioner of Police\n42\tInformation required to be reported to police about crashes\n43\tExemptions for operators of traffic speed analysers or photographic detection devices\n43A\tExemption for light vehicle drivers from load restraint requirement in rule 292A\n43B\tUse of mobile phone\n43C\tExemption for use of mobile phone for payment etc purposes\n44\tProhibition of use of mobile phone by holder of learner's permit, P1 licence etc\n45\tExemptions for road workers etc\n45A\tExemptions for certain authorised officers\n46\tVehicles that may be towed away etc\n47\tExemptions for postal vehicles\n48\tExemption for breakdown vehicles\n48A\tTraffic control devices applying on school days\n49\tApproved bicycle helmets\n50\tApproved seatbelts\n51\tAuthorised persons\n52\tBicycle storage area\n53\tCorrectional worker and correctional vehicle\n54\tEmergency workers\n55\tHazard warning lights\n56\tJuvenile justice worker and juvenile justice vehicle\n57\tMechanical signalling devices\n57A\tMedical certificate\n58\tOversize vehicles\n58A\tParking control sign\n59\tParking permits for people with disabilities\n60\tPolice officers\n61\tPortable warning triangles\n62\tPublic buses\n63\tPublic holidays\n64\tSheriff's officer and sheriff's vehicle\n65\tStop line\n66\tTaxis\n67\tPenalties for offences against Rules\n68\tEvidentiary provisions\nSchedule 1—Areas on which wheeled recreational devices and toys prohibited\n1\tDescription of area\nSchedule 2—Transitional provisions\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tInterpretation\nPart 3—Transitional provisions\n3\tTransitional provisions\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Road Traffic Act 1961;\ncrossing for pedestrians means a marked foot crossing, pedestrian crossing or scramble crossing;\nRules means the Australian Road Rules;\nscramble crossing means an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign.\n4—References to rules\nIn these regulations, a reference to a specified rule is a reference to the provision so specified of the Rules.\n5—Words and expressions have same meanings as in Rules\nWords and expressions used in the Rules and in these regulations have the same respective meanings as in the Rules, except to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise requires.\n6—General power of Minister to grant exemptions\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing or notice in the Gazette, exempt—\n\t(a)\ta person or class of persons; or\n\t(b)\ta vehicle or class of vehicles,\nfrom a specified provision of the Rules or these regulations, unconditionally or subject to specified conditions.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, by notice in writing or notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke an exemption under this regulation.\n7—Special provisions relating to school zones\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 23 (Speed limit in a school zone), if the words \"WHEN CHILDREN PRESENT\" are displayed on or with a school zone sign, the words are to be taken to mean that the speed limit displayed on the sign applies when a child is present in the school zone.\n\t(2)\tIn proceedings for an offence against rule 20 (Obeying the speed limit) relating to a school zone, if it is proved that a person was present in the school zone area and evidence is given that the person appeared to the witness to be a child, it will be presumed that person was a child in the absence of proof to the contrary.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nchild means a person under the age of 18 years, and includes a student of any age in school uniform.\n8—Speed limits applying to driving of road trains\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in Part 3 of the Rules (Speed limits), a driver must not drive a road train on any length of road at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit (road trains) for that length of road.\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\n\t(2)\tDespite anything in Part 3 of the Rules (Speed limits), a driver must not drive a road train at a speed exceeding 40 kilometres per hour on a length of road in a built‑up area in Orroroo, Peterborough, Port Augusta or Whyalla.\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\n\t(3)\tNothing in this regulation authorises the driving of a vehicle on a length of road at a speed exceeding any lower speed limit applying to the driver of the vehicle on that length of road by virtue of the Rules or another law of the State.\n\t(4)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the prescribed speed limit (road trains) is as follows:\n\t(a)\tthe prescribed speed limit (road trains) for a length of road comprising any part of the Eyre Highway that is generally west of Port Augusta and that has a speed limit applying to drivers of vehicles other than road trains of 100 kilometres per hour or more is 100 kilometres per hour;\n\t(b)\tthe prescribed speed limit (road trains) for a length of road comprising any part of the Stuart Highway that is generally north of Port Augusta and that has a speed limit applying to drivers of vehicles other than road trains of 100 kilometres per hour or more is 100 kilometres per hour;\n\t(c)\tthe prescribed speed limit (road trains) for any other length of road is 90 kilometres per hour.\n\t(5)\tIn this regulation—\nroad train means a road train as defined in the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014 that, including its load (if any), is over 19 metres long.\n8A—Speed limits applying to driving on beaches\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in Part 3 of the Rules (Speed limits), a driver must not drive a motor vehicle on a beach at a speed exceeding the speed limit indicated by an applicable speed limit sign or, if no speed limit sign applies, at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit (beaches).\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the prescribed speed limit (beaches) is as follows:\n\t(a)\twhen within 50 metres of a person—25 kilometres per hour;\n\t(b)\tin any other case—40 kilometres per hour.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nbeach means the area of the coast constituted of pebbles, sand or mudflats, and includes—\n\t(a)\tland that is within the highest astronomical tide and the lowest astronomical tide; and\n\t(b)\tthe backshore or soft sand extending inland from the highest astronomical tide; and\n\t(c)\tany sandy or vegetated dunes adjacent to the seashore.\n9—Special provisions relating to no U-turn signs\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 39 (Making a U‑turn contrary to a no U‑turn sign), if the words \"MAINTENANCE VEHICLES EXCEPTED\" are displayed on or with a no U‑turn sign, the words are to be taken to mean that the no U‑turn sign does not apply to the driver of—\n\t(a)\ta tow truck or breakdown vehicle while it is being driven for the purpose of providing towing or repair services to a disabled or other vehicle; or\n\t(ab)\tan unladen heavy vehicle while it is being driven on the South Eastern Freeway for the purpose of providing assistance to a heavy vehicle that is a disabled or other vehicle; or\n\t(ac)\ta vehicle being driven on the South Eastern Freeway by—\n\t(i)\tan authorised officer under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) while conducting on‑road safety, compliance, enforcement or investigation activities under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia); or\n\t(ii)\tan authorised officer under the Road Traffic Act 1961 while conducting on‑road safety, compliance, enforcement or investigation activities under that Act; or\n\t(b)\ta vehicle engaged in roadworks or being driven to or from the site of roadworks for the purpose of engaging in roadworks,\nif in the circumstances—\n\t(c)\tthe driver is taking reasonable care; and\n\t(d)\tit is reasonable that the no U‑turn sign should not apply.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nbreakdown vehicle has the same meaning as in regulation 48;\ndisabled or other vehicle means—\n\t(a)\ta vehicle at the scene of a crash; or\n\t(b)\ta disabled vehicle; or\n\t(c)\ta vehicle unsafely or unlawfully parked that the driver of the tow truck or breakdown vehicle is authorised to tow away under a law of this jurisdiction referred to in regulation 46(a) or (b);\nroadworks has the same meaning as in rule 310 (Exemption for road workers etc).\n9A—Giving way, etc, to riders of bicycles on crossings or slip lanes\nDespite anything in—\n\t(a)\trule 63 (Giving way at an intersection with traffic lights not operating or only partly operating); or\n\t(b)\trule 69 (Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at an intersection (except a roundabout)); or\n\t(c)\trule 73 (Giving way at a T‑intersection); or\n\t(d)\tthe definition of a pedestrian in rule 18 (Who is a pedestrian) and the dictionary at the end of the Rules,\na reference to a pedestrian in rules 63, 69(2A) or 73(5A) will be taken to include a reference to the rider of a bicycle.\n9B—Giving way to pedestrians, or riders of bicycles, entering crossings or slip lanes\nDespite anything in—\n\t(b)\trule 69 (Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at an intersection (except a roundabout)); or\n\t(f)\trule 128A (Entering blocked crossings),\na reference in any of those rules to a pedestrian on a marked foot crossing, children's crossing, pedestrian crossing or slip lane will be taken to include a reference to a pedestrian or rider of a bicycle entering the crossing or slip lane.\n9C—Low gear offence (rule 108) not applicable to drivers of trucks or buses on prescribed road\nDespite anything in rule 108 (Trucks and buses low gear signs), rule 108(1) does not apply to the driver of a truck or bus driving on a length of road to which a trucks and buses low gear sign applies if that length of road is a length of prescribed road for the purposes of section 45C of the Act (Speed and gear restrictions for trucks and buses on prescribed roads).\nNote—\nA prescribed road for the purposes of section 45C of the Act is a portion of RN 04500 South Eastern Freeway (or adjacent land) defined in regulation 61A of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014.\n10—Alteration of definition of level crossing\nDespite anything in rule 120, for the purposes of the Rules and the definition of a level crossing in rule 120(1)—\n\t(a)\twhere there is a stop line across all or part of a road referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of rule 120(1) at or near an entrance from that road to the area referred to in that paragraph, a level crossing includes the whole or part of the road (as the case may be) that lies between the commencement of the stop line and the area referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);\nbut—\n\t(b)\ta level crossing does not include an area referred to in rule 120(1A) that is not otherwise included under rule 120(1) and paragraph (a) of this regulation.\n11—Road trains\nFor the purposes of rule 127(2) (Keeping a minimum distance between long vehicles), a combination that is a road train as defined in the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014 is a road train for the Rules.\n11A—Keeping a safe lateral distance when passing bicycle rider\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 144, a driver of a motor vehicle driving past to the right of the rider of a bicycle travelling in the same direction as the driver must pass the bicycle at a sufficient distance from the bicycle.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation, unless the contrary intention appears—\nbicycle includes—\n\t(a)\tthe rider of the bicycle and any passenger on the bicycle; and\n\t(b)\tany bicycle trailer towed by the bicycle and any passenger in or on the trailer; and\n\t(c)\tany basket or pannier bags attached to the bicycle or any trailer,\nbut does not include a flag or stick (whether or not flexible) attached to and projecting sideways from the bicycle or any trailer;\nbicycle trailer has the same meaning as in rule 257(2);\nlateral distance, from a bicycle that is being passed by the driver of a motor vehicle, means the distance between the following points:\n\t(a)\tthe furthermost point to the right on the bicycle; and\n\t(b)\tthe furthermost point to the left on the driver's vehicle or any projection from the vehicle (whether or not attached to the vehicle);\nsufficient distance, from a bicycle that is being passed by the driver of a motor vehicle, means—\n\t(a)\tif the speed limit applying to the driver for the length of road is not more than 60 kilometres per hour—a lateral distance from the bicycle of at least 1 metre; or\n\t(b)\tif the speed limit applying to the driver for the length of road is more than 60 kilometres per hour—a lateral distance from the bicycle of at least 1.5 metres.\n11B—Exemption from certain rules when passing bicycle rider\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 132, 137, 138, 146 or 147, a driver of a motor vehicle driving past to the right of the rider of a bicycle travelling in the same direction as the driver may, if it is necessary in order to comply with regulation 11A for the passing of the rider, do any of the following:\n\t(a)\tif the driver is driving on a two‑way road without a dividing line or median strip—drive to the right of the centre of the road, provided that the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic and can do so safely;\n\t(b)\tif the driver is driving on a road with a dividing line—drive to the right of the dividing line, provided that the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic and can do so safely;\n\t(c)\tdrive—\n\t(i)\ton a dividing strip that is at the same level as the road; or\n\t(ii)\ton or over a single continuous line, or 2 parallel continuous lines, along a side of or surrounding a painted island,\nprovided that the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic and can do so safely;\n\t(d)\tif the driver is driving on a multi‑lane road—drive so that the driver's vehicle is not completely in a marked lane;\n\t(e)\tif the driver is driving on a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver, but without marked lanes—drive so that the driver's vehicle is not completely in a single line of traffic;\n\t(f)\tif the driver is driving on a multi‑lane road—move from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line separating the lanes, provided that the driver can perform the movement safely.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1)(c), a dividing strip does not include a painted island and is to be taken to be at the same level as the road even if the dividing strip contains 1 or more raised pavement bars or markers.\n\t(3)\tSubregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c) do not apply to a service road other than a service road to which a two‑way sign applies (in which case they apply to the service road as if it were a separate road).\n11C—Additional circumstances in which lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike is unlawful\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 151A (Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike), it will be taken for the purposes of rule 151A(2) to be unlawful for a rider of a motor bike to lane filter along a length of road if any of the following circumstances apply:\n\t(a)\tthe motor bike is a motor bike with 3 wheels (whether the third wheel supports a sidecar or otherwise);\n\t(b)\tthe rider is the holder of a P1 licence or a learner's permit (or an interstate licence or learner's permit that has a condition requiring a plate displaying the letter \"P\" or the letter \"L\" to be affixed to the motor bike);\n\t(c)\tthe motor bike is a moped and the rider is not the holder of a licence endorsed with the classification R-DATE or R (or an interstate licence that authorises the riding of a motor bike other than a moped);\n\t(d)\tthe rider is riding through a roundabout, children's crossing or pedestrian crossing;\n\t(e)\tthe rider is riding between vehicles travelling in separate, but adjacent, marked lanes, one of which is a bicycle lane, tram lane or tramway;\n\t(f)\tthe rider is riding at a speed that does not exceed that of the vehicles between which the rider is riding (unless the speed of those vehicles is more then 30 kph);\n\t(g)\tthe rider is riding in a manner that does not seek to avoid collisions (including riding between vehicles with insufficient clearance).\n\t(2)\tThe circumstances referred to in subregulation (1) are in addition to those specified in rule 151A(3).\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\ninterstate learner's permit has the same meaning as in section 97A of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959;\ninterstate licence, learner's permit, licence and P1 licence have the same respective meanings as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959;\nmoped has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010 but does not include a moped with 3 wheels.\n12—Vehicles permitted in bus lanes\nFor the purposes of rule 158(2) (Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc) the driver of any of the following vehicles is permitted to drive in a bus lane:\n\t(a)\ta taxi;\n\t(b)\ta bicycle;\n\t(c)\ta bus other than a public bus.\n13—Bus only lanes\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 154A (Bus only lanes) and the Rules, for the purposes of the definition of bus only lane in rule 154A(6) and the Rules, a bus only lane includes the following:\n\t(a)\ta marked lane, or a part of a marked lane, painted red in colour and marked with a bus only lane road marking—\n\t(i)\tbeginning at the commencement of the red painted area; and\n\t(ii)\tending at the end of that painted area;\n\t(b)\ta marked lane, or a part of a marked lane—\n\t(i)\tthat is painted red in colour for a distance of at least 12.5 metres and marked on that red painted area with a bus only lane road marking; and\n\t(ii)\tthat thereafter has—\n\t(A)\ta red line at least 150 mm in width marked on or immediately inside the lane boundary on each side of the lane; and\n\t(B)\tfurther lengths of the lane painted red in colour and marked with a bus only lane road marking in accordance with subparagraph (i) at regular intervals (being intervals not exceeding 200 metres from the end of 1 painted length of lane to the commencement of the next),\nbeginning at the commencement of the red painted area referred to in subparagraph (i) and ending at the nearest of the following:\n\t(iii)\tthe end of the red lines referred to in subparagraph (ii)(A);\n\t(iv)\tan end bus only lane road marking;\n\t(v)\tan end bus only lane sign.\n\t(2)\tPart 20 (Traffic control devices and traffic‑related items) of the Rules applies in relation to a road marking described in subregulation (1) as if this regulation formed part of the Rules.\n14—Exemption from requirements relating to passing or proceeding past tram stopped at tram stop\nIf—\n\t(a)\ta driver—\n\t(i)\tis driving behind or alongside, or is overtaking, a tram travelling in the same direction as the driver and the tram stops at a tram stop, except at the far left side of the road; or\n\t(ii)\tis stopped beside a tram stop and a tram stops at the tram stop, except at the far left side of the road; and\n\t(b)\tthere is no safety zone, dividing strip or traffic island between the tram and the part of the road where the driver is driving,\nthe driver is exempt from compliance with rules 163 (Driving past the rear of a stopped tram at a tram stop), 164 (Stopping beside a stopped tram at a tram stop) and 164A (Staying stopped if a tram comes from behind a stopped driver and stops) if—\n\t(c)\tthe doors of the tram facing the part of the road where the driver is driving are closed; and\n\t(d)\tthere is a safety zone, dividing strip, traffic island, pedestrian refuge or similar structure on the area of road between the tram and the far right side of the road; and\n\t(e)\taccess to the structure from the far left side of the road is provided by 1 or more crossings for pedestrians.\n15—Taxis not permitted to stop on clearways\nFor the purposes of rule 176(3) (Stopping on a clearway), the driver of a taxi is prohibited from stopping on a length of road to which a clearway sign applies.\n16—Vehicles (other than public buses or trucks) permitted to stop in loading zone\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 179(1) (Stopping in a loading zone)—\n\t(a)\ta commercial vehicle that is dropping off, or picking up, goods is permitted to stop in a loading zone; and\n\t(b)\ta vehicle, other than a commercial vehicle, is permitted to stop in a loading zone if the vehicle is dropping off, or picking up, goods that are difficult to handle because of their weight or size; and\n\t(c)\ta taxi that is dropping off, or (having been hailed or summoned for the purpose) picking up, passengers is permitted to stop in a loading zone provided that the driver does not leave the taxi unattended; and\n\t(d)\ta vehicle to which an alcohol interlock is fitted is permitted to stop in a loading zone to enable the driver to take action to comply with alcohol interlock scheme conditions to which the driver's licence of the driver is subject, provided that the vehicle stops for no longer than is necessary in the circumstances.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\ncommercial vehicle means a motor vehicle constructed solely or mainly for the carriage of goods (including a vehicle of the kind commonly called a utility, but excluding a vehicle of the kind commonly called a station wagon or station sedan).\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, a driver leaves a taxi unattended if the driver leaves the taxi so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the taxi.\n\t(4)\tIn this regulation, alcohol interlock and alcohol interlock scheme conditions have the same respective meanings as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959.\n17—Permits for permit zones\n\t(1)\tThis regulation applies for the purposes of rule 185 (Stopping in a permit zone) if a council has installed, or determined that it will install, permit zone signs to establish a permit zone in its area.\n\t(2)\tThe council may determine—\n\t(a)\tthe class of permits required for vehicles to stop in the permit zone; and\n\t(b)\tthe persons entitled to such permits; and\n\t(c)\tany fees to be paid for such permits; and\n\t(d)\tthe conditions to which the permits will be subject (which may include conditions as to the period for which such permits remain in force and conditions as to the display of permits in vehicles),\nand may vary any such determination.\n\t(3)\tThe council may issue permits in respect of the permit zone to persons entitled to them, on payment of the fee (if any), and subject to the conditions, determined by the council.\n\t(4)\tA permit issued by the council and in force in respect of the permit zone permits a vehicle to stop in the permit zone subject to the conditions of the permit.\n18—Vehicles permitted to stop on paths, dividing strips and nature strips\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 197(1) (Stopping on a path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted island or traffic island), the following drivers are permitted to stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip:\n\t(a)\tthe driver of a motorised wheelchair;\n\t(b)\tthe rider of a motor bike (with or without a trailer attached) that—\n\t(i)\tis a postal vehicle; and\n\t(ii)\thas an engine capacity not exceeding 125cc,\nwho is engaged in dropping off or picking up postal articles.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of rule 197(1), a driver is permitted to stop on a footpath if the driver is crossing the path to enter a road‑related area or adjacent land and is required to open a gate or take some other action to enter the area or land.\n19—Structures declared to be public postboxes\nFor the purposes of rule 199 (Stopping near a postbox), postboxes maintained by Australia Post on road‑related areas are public postboxes.\n19A—Electric-powered vehicle symbols and signs\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 203B and the Rules—\n\t(a)\tthe following symbol consisting of a car and power cord is an electric‑powered vehicle symbol:\n\n\t(b)\ta traffic sign, other than a permissive parking sign, containing an electric‑powered vehicle symbol is an electric‑powered vehicle parking sign.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of rule 203C and the Rules—\n\t(a)\tthe following symbol consisting of a car and power cord, together with the words \"While Charging\", is an electric‑powered vehicle charging symbol:\n\nWHILE CHARGING\n\t(b)\ta traffic sign, other than a permissive parking sign, containing an electric‑powered vehicle charging symbol is an electric‑powered vehicle charging parking sign.\n\t(3)\tSubject to subregulation (4), Part 20 (Traffic control devices and traffic‑related items) of the Rules applies in relation to a symbol or sign referred to in subregulations (1) and (2) as if the symbols and signs formed part of the Rules.\n\t(4)\tDespite rule 314(3) and (4) (Diagrams of traffic control devices, traffic‑related items and symbols), the symbols in subregulations (1)(a) and (2)(a) may consist of a black, red or green car and power cord on a white background.\n20—Prohibition on parking outside times indicated by permissive parking sign if road is a bicycle, bus or transit lane\nDespite anything in rule 205A (Parking outside times indicated), nothing in that rule permits a driver to park on a length of road, or in an area, that is a bicycle lane, bus lane or transit lane.\n21—Display of parking permit for people with disabilities\nFor the purposes of Part 12 (Restrictions on stopping and parking) of the Rules, a vehicle displays a parking permit for people with disabilities if the permit is displayed in accordance with the requirements of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 for the display of a disabled person's parking permit under that Act.\n22—Parking and payment of parking fees\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 207(1) (Parking where fees are payable), if the word \"TICKET\" is displayed on a permissive parking sign, the word is to be taken to indicate that a fee is payable by—\n\t(a)\tbuying a ticket through the operation of a parking ticket‑vending machine; or\n\t(b)\tmaking a payment through the use of an electronic device or by an electronic method determined by the council for the area in which the vehicle is parked that is indicated on or with the sign or a ticket or ticket‑vending machine.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of rule 207(2), if a council has installed, or determined that it will install, permissive parking signs to apply to a length of road or an area, the council may determine fees that will be payable for parking in the length of road or the area by—\n\t(a)\tthe operation of parking ticket‑vending machines or parking meters installed or to be installed in or near the length of road or area; or\n\t(b)\tthe use of an electronic device or an electronic method of payment of a kind determined by the council that is indicated on or with the sign or a meter, ticket or ticket‑vending machine,\nand may vary such fees.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of rule 207(2), the driver does not pay the fee payable for parking on the length of road, or in the area, in accordance with that rule unless the driver, on first stopping the vehicle—\n\t(a)\tif the fee is to be paid by buying a ticket—promptly proceeds to a parking ticket‑vending machine in the length of road or the area, obtains the ticket and deals with the ticket in accordance with the instructions on or with the ticket‑vending machine; or\n\t(b)\tif the fee is to be paid by the operation of a parking meter—promptly proceeds to the parking meter for the place where the vehicle is parked and pays in accordance with the instructions on or with the meter; or\n\t(c)\tif the fee is to be paid by operation of an electronic device or by an electronic method of payment of a kind determined by the council that is indicated on or with the sign or a meter, ticket or ticket‑vending machine—promptly makes the payment in such manner in accordance with the instructions—\n\t(i)\ton or with the sign, meter, ticket or ticket‑vending machine; or\n\t(ii)\taccompanying the device or payment method (as the case requires).\n23—Exemption from requirements relating to making motor vehicles secure\nDrivers in South Australia are exempt from rule 213 (Making a motor vehicle secure).\n24—Lights to be fitted to vehicles\nFor the purposes of rule 215(4) (Using lights when driving at night or in hazardous weather conditions) and rule 220(3) (Using lights on vehicles that are stopped), the lights required to be fitted to a vehicle are—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a heavy vehicle—those required to be fitted to the vehicle under the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (South Australia); or\n\t(b)\tin the case of a light vehicle—those required to be fitted to the vehicle under the Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018.\n25—Dangerous goods and placard loads and towing of vehicles at night etc\nFor the purposes of rule 216 (Towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions), dangerous goods and placard load have the respective meanings given to those terms by the Dangerous Substances (Dangerous Goods Transport) Regulations 2008.\n26—Operation of hazard warning lights if children being dropped off or picked up\nFor the purposes of rule 221 (Using hazard warning lights), a driver is permitted to operate hazard warning lights on a bus carrying children when the vehicle stops to drop off or pick up a child.\n27—Restrictions on crossing to or from tram stop other than at crossing for pedestrians\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 233 (Crossing a road to or from a tram) or 234 (Crossing a road on or near a crossing for pedestrians), where, at a tram stop—\n\t(a)\tthe place at which a tram will stop is not at the far left side of a road; and\n\t(b)\tthe tram stop consists of 2 sets of tram tracks (1 set each for trams travelling in opposite directions along the road) divided by a safety zone, dividing strip, traffic island, pedestrian refuge or similar structure (with no such structure between either set of tracks and the side of the road nearest to those tracks); and\n\t(c)\taccess to the structure from each side of the road is provided by 1 or more crossings for pedestrians,\na pedestrian must not cross an area of road that lies between the structure and a side of the road—\n\t(d)\twithin 20 metres of such a crossing; or\n\t(e)\twhile a tram is stopped (on either set of tracks) at the tram stop.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not apply to a pedestrian who crosses the area of road at a crossing for pedestrians in accordance with the Rules.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nroad does not include a road‑related area, but does include the shoulder of a road;\ntram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.\n29—Areas on which wheeled recreational devices and toys prohibited\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 240(2) and (3) (Wheeled recreational devices and toys not to be used on certain roads), wheeled recreational devices and wheeled toys are prohibited on an area specified in Schedule 1.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of rule 240(2), wheeled recreational devices are prohibited on a length of footpath to which a no wheeled recreational devices sign applies.\n\t(3)\tA no wheeled recreational devices sign applies to a length of footpath beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following:\n\t(a)\tan end no wheeled recreational devices sign;\n\t(b)\tthe end of the footpath.\n\t(4)\tPart 20 (Traffic control devices and traffic‑related items) of the Rules applies in relation to a sign referred to in subregulation (2) or (3) as if this regulation (including the diagrams below) formed part of the Rules.\n\nNo wheeled recreational devices sign\n\nEnd no wheeled recreational devices sign\n\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of rule 240(2), wheeled recreational devices are prohibited on all roads in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility.\n\t(6)\tFor the purposes of rule 240(3), wheeled toys are prohibited on all roads at night or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility.\n30—Commercial operator of personal mobility device to provide instruction, support\n\t(1)\tA commercial operator of a personal mobility device must not cause or permit a person to ride the device unless the operator—\n\t(a)\thas first taken reasonable steps to provide the person with adequate instruction as to—\n\t(i)\tthe safe use of the device; and\n\t(ii)\tthe requirements of the Rules and these regulations as to riding or being carried on the device; and\n\t(iii)\tthe area in which the device may be used; and\n\t(b)\tsupervises the use of the device by the person to the extent that such supervision is reasonably required.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(2)\tSubject to subregulation (2a), a commercial operator of a personal mobility device must not cause or permit—\n\t(a)\ta person under the age of 16 years; or\n\t(b)\ta person who is not wearing a safety helmet that complies with this regulation and is properly adjusted and securely fastened,\nto ride or be carried on the device.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(2a)\tA requirement under subregulation (2)(b) that a person be wearing a safety helmet does not apply if that person—\n\t(a)\tis of the Sikh religion; and\n\t(b)\tis wearing a turban.\n\t(2b)\tIt is a defence to a charge of an offence against subregulation (2)(b) for the defendant to prove that there were, in the circumstances of the case, special reasons justifying non‑compliance with the requirements of the provision.\n\t(3)\tIf a personal mobility device is involved in a crash in which a person is killed or injured and the commercial operator of the device (not being the rider of the device) is present at the scene of the crash, the operator—\n\t(a)\tmust give all possible assistance; and\n\t(b)\tnot more than 90 minutes after the crash must report to a police officer at the scene or at a police station for the purpose of providing particulars of the crash.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(4)\tIt is a defence to a charge of an offence against subregulation (3) to prove that—\n\t(a)\tthe defendant was unaware that the crash had occurred and that the defendant's lack of awareness was reasonable in the circumstances; or\n\t(b)\tin relation only to a failure to comply with subregulation (3)(a), the defendant—\n\t(i)\tgenuinely believed on reasonable grounds that compliance with subregulation (3)(a) would endanger the physical safety of the defendant or another person; and\n\t(ii)\tat the earliest opportunity notified police, ambulance or some other authority responsible for providing emergency services of the crash; or\n\t(c)\tin relation only to a failure to comply with subregulation (3)(b), the defendant—\n\t(i)\thad a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply; and\n\t(ii)\treported to a police officer as soon as possible after the crash.\n\t(5)\tA safety helmet complies with this regulation if it is a helmet approved for motor bike riders or bicycle riders under regulation 51 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014.\n\t(6)\tIn this regulation—\ncommercial operator of a personal mobility device means the operator of a personal mobility device that is part of a fleet of personal mobility devices used for commercial hire arrangements.\n30A—Rules relating to personal mobility devices \n\t(1)\tThis regulation applies despite anything in the Rules.\n\t(2)\tSubject to this regulation—\n\t(a)\ta reference to a bicycle in the Rules or in these regulations will be taken to include a reference to a personal mobility device; and\n\t(b)\ta reference to the rider of a bicycle in the Rules or in these regulations will be taken to include a reference to a rider of a personal mobility device; and\n\t(c)\ta traffic sign that, in accordance with the Rules or these regulations, applies to a bicycle or the rider of a bicycle will be taken to also apply in the same way to a personal mobility device or the rider of a personal mobility device (as the case requires).\n\t(3)\tSubregulation (2) does not apply in respect of the following rules:\n\t(a)\trule 245 (Riding a bicycle);\n\t(b)\trule 246 (Carrying people on a bicycle);\n\t(c)\trule 257 (Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer).\n\t(4)\tA person must not ride a personal mobility device at a speed greater than—\n\t(a)\tif the person is riding on a road, bicycle path or separated footpath designed for bicycles—25 kilometres per hour; or\n\t(b)\tif the person is riding on a footpath or shared path, a beach, or crossing a road—10 kilometres per hour; or\n\t(c)\tif a lesser speed is required in the circumstances to allow the person to stop safely in order to avoid endangering any person—that speed.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(5)\tSubject to subregulations (6), (7) and (8), a person must not ride a personal mobility device on a length of road on which the speed limit is greater than 50 kilometres per hour.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(6)\tSubject to subregulations (7) and (8), a person may ride a personal mobility device on a length of road on which the speed limit is greater than 50 kilometres per hour but not greater than 60 kilometres per hour, which has a bicycle lane designed for bicycles travelling in the same direction as the rider, if—\n\t(a)\tthe person is riding a personal mobility device that is an electric scooter; and\n\t(b)\tthe person rides the device in the bicycle lane; and\n\t(c)\tif the bicycle lane is expressed to apply only on certain days, at certain times or in certain circumstances—the person is riding the device on such a day, at such a time or in such circumstances.\n\t(7)\tA person who rides a personal mobility device is exempt from compliance with subregulations (5) and (6) if—\n\t(a)\tthere is an obstruction—\n\t(i)\ton a footpath, nature strip, bicycle path or shared path adjacent to a road (an adjacent area); or\n\t(ii)\tin a bicycle lane in which the person is required to be riding the device; and\n\t(b)\tbecause of the obstruction it is impracticable to travel on the adjacent area or in the bicycle lane; and\n\t(c)\tthe person who rides the device travels less than 50 metres along the road to avoid the obstruction.\n\t(8)\tSubregulations (5) and (6) do not apply to a person who is crossing a road on a personal mobility device if the person—\n\t(a)\tcrosses the road by the shortest safe route; and\n\t(b)\tdoes not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely; and\n\t(c)\tis not prohibited, under another law of this jurisdiction, from crossing the road on the personal mobility device.\n\t(9)\tA person who rides a personal mobility device must not travel past a no wheeled recreational device or toys sign.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(10)\tA person who rides a personal mobility device must not cause or permit another person to ride or be carried on the device at the same time.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(11)\tA person under the age of 16 years must not ride a personal mobility device on a road or a road‑related area.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(12)\tA person who has possession or control of a personal mobility device must not cause or permit a person under the age of 16 years to ride or be carried on the device.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(13)\tA person must not ride a personal mobility device while towing another vehicle.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(14)\tA person must not, on a road, or on a footpath or other road‑related area, ride a personal mobility device alongside another personal mobility device, a wheeled recreational device or a wheeled toy.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(15)\tFor the purposes of subregulations (5) and (6), road does not include a road‑related area, but does include the shoulder of a road.\n\t(16)\tIn this regulation—\nbeach has the same meaning as in regulation 8A;\nelectric scooter means a personal mobility device that—\n\t(a)\ttransports a person while the person is either—\n\t(i)\tstanding on the device; or\n\t(ii)\tsitting on a seat that is structurally part of the device or purposely built for and correctly installed on the device; and\n\t(b)\thas two wheels (one in front of the other); and\n\t(c)\thas a footboard between the front and rear wheels; and\n\t(d)\tis steered by a handlebar.\n31—Entering a bicycle storage area\nDespite anything in rule 247A (Entering a bicycle storage area), a rider of a bicycle approaching a bicycle storage area at an intersection that has traffic lights or traffic arrows showing a red traffic light or red traffic arrow may enter the bicycle storage area other than from a bicycle lane if there is no bicycle lane from which the bicycle storage area can be entered.\n32—Additional requirements applicable to riders of bicycles on crossings\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 248 (Riding across a crossing), it will be taken to be a requirement of subrule (1) of that rule that a rider of a bicycle riding across a road, or part of a road, on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing must, in addition to complying with paragraphs (a) and (b) of subrule (1)—\n\t(a)\tkeep to the left of any oncoming bicycle rider on the crossing; and\n\t(b)\tnot stay on the crossing for longer than necessary to cross the road safely.\n\t(2)\tDespite anything in the Rules, the rider of a bicycle who crosses a road or part of a road on a marked foot crossing may cross—\n\t(a)\tin accordance with rule 231 (Crossing a road at pedestrian lights) (and for that purpose rule 231 applies to the rider as if references to a pedestrian in the rule include a reference to the rider of a bicycle); or\n\t(b)\tif there are bicycle crossing lights as well as pedestrian lights at the crossing—in accordance with rule 231 or in accordance with rules 260 (Stopping for a red bicycle crossing light), 261 (Stopping for a yellow bicycle crossing light) and 262 (Proceeding when bicycle crossing at an intersection or another place on a road).\n34—Sikhs exempt from wearing bicycle helmets\nFor the purposes of rule 256(1) and (2) (Bicycle helmets), a person of the Sikh religion who is wearing a turban is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet.\n34A—Wearing of seatbelts by drivers\nDespite anything in rule 264 (Wearing of seatbelts by drivers), the driver of a motor vehicle that is moving, or is stationary but not parked, is not required to comply with that rule if the driver is occupying a driver's seating position but is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under rule 267 (Exemptions from wearing seatbelts).\n35—Approved booster seats, child restraints and child safety harnesses\nFor the purposes of rule 266 (Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old), booster seats, child restraints and child safety harnesses are approved if approved under the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014.\n36—Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old\nDespite anything in rule 266(5C) (Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old), the exemption in subrule (5C) only applies to the driver of a correctional vehicle, juvenile justice vehicle or sheriff's vehicle if—\n\t(a)\tthe vehicle has 2 or more rows of seats and the passenger is not in the front row of seats or there is not a seating position available for the passenger in another row of seats; or\n\t(b)\tthe vehicle has a caged, or other secured, area designed for the carriage of passengers and the passenger occupies a seating position in that area.\n37—Exemptions from wearing seatbelts\nFor the purposes of rule 267(3) (Exemptions from wearing seatbelts), a certificate stating that a specified person is not required to wear a seatbelt, indefinitely or for a specified period, may be issued by the Minister on any ground the Minister considers appropriate.\n38—Approved motor bike helmets\nDespite anything in the definition of approved motor bike helmet in rule 270(3) (Wearing motor bike helmets), a helmet is an approved motor bike helmet for the purposes of that definition and the Rules only if the helmet—\n\t(a)\tis approved for motor bike riders under regulation 51 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014; and\n\t(b)\tcomplies with paragraph (c) of the definition of approved motor bike helmet in rule 270(3).\n39—Additional crashes that are required to be reported to police\nFor the purposes of rule 287(3) (Duties of a driver involved in a crash), a crash is required to be reported to a police officer by a driver involved in the crash if real or personal property (other than an animal) is destroyed or damaged except where—\n\t(a)\tthe only property destroyed or damaged is property owned by the driver; or\n\t(b)\ta fair estimate of the cost of making good the damage to property is not more than $3 000.\n40—Requirement to stop and report crashes to police in accordance with Rules not applicable where person killed or injured\nDespite anything in the Rules or these regulations, where a crash is an accident to which section 43 of the Act applies, a driver involved in the crash is not required to comply with rule 287 (Duties of a driver involved in a crash) apart from the requirement in subrule (2) that the driver give the driver's required particulars, within the required time and, if practicable, at the scene of the crash, to the persons indicated by subrule (2)(a), (b) and (c).\n41—Crashes required to be reported to police may instead be reported to persons authorised by Commissioner of Police\nFor the purposes of rule 287(3) (Duties of a driver involved in a crash), police officer includes—\n\t(a)\tan employee of the South Australian Police Department; or\n\t(b)\ta contractor of the Department; or\n\t(c)\ta member of the staff of a contractor of the Department,\nauthorised by the Commissioner of Police as a person to whom required particulars of a driver involved in a crash may be given.\n42—Information required to be reported to police about crashes\nFor the purposes of rule 287(4) (Duties of a driver involved in a crash) the information required to be given to a police officer about a crash includes—\n\t(a)\tthe day, the time and the place of the crash; and\n\t(b)\tdetails of other drivers and vehicles involved in the crash; and\n\t(c)\tdetails of injuries and damage resulting from the crash; and\n\t(d)\texcept if the driver objects to providing the information on the ground that it might incriminate him or her of an offence, details of vehicle speeds and positions before and at the time of impact.\n43—Exemptions for operators of traffic speed analysers or photographic detection devices\n\t(1)\tA person engaged in the setting up, preparation, operation, testing, maintenance or relocation of a traffic speed analyser or photographic detection device for or on behalf of the South Australian Police Department—\n\t(a)\tis, for the purposes of rule 288 (Driving on a path), permitted to drive on a path; and\n\t(b)\tis, for the purposes of rule 289(1) (Driving on a nature strip), permitted to drive on a nature strip; and\n\t(c)\tis, for the purposes of rule 307(2) (Stopping and parking exemption for police and emergency vehicles and authorised persons) and the definition of authorised person in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, an authorised person for rule 307(2).\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nphotographic detection device and traffic speed analyser have the same meaning as in the Act.\n43A—Exemption for light vehicle drivers from load restraint requirement in rule 292A\nDespite anything in rule 292A (Restricting movement of load), that rule does not apply to the driver of a light vehicle.\nNote—\nFor the driver of a light vehicle, see Schedule 1 clause 7A of the Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Mass and Loading Requirements) Regulations 2013.\n43B—Use of mobile phone\nFor the purposes of rule 300 (Use of mobile phones) and the definition of use in that rule—\nuse, in relation to a mobile phone, includes any of the following actions by a driver:\n\t(a)\tholding the body of the phone (whether or not engaged in a phone call or operating or engaging with any other function of the phone), except while in the process of giving the body of the phone to a passenger in the vehicle;\n\t(b)\tresting the body of the phone on any part of the driver's body (whether or not engaged in a phone call or operating or engaging with any other function of the phone), except where the body of the phone is in a pocket of the driver's clothing or in a pouch worn by the driver and the driver is not engaged in a phone call or operating or engaging with any other function of the phone;\n\t(c)\tentering or placing, other than by the use of voice, anything into the phone, or sending or looking at anything that is in the phone;\n\t(d)\tturning the phone on or off;\n\t(e)\toperating any other function of the phone.\n43C—Exemption for use of mobile phone for payment etc purposes\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 300 (Use of mobile phones), that rule does not apply to a driver of a vehicle if—\n\t(a)\tthe vehicle is stationary in a road‑related area; and\n\t(b)\tthe mobile phone—\n\t(i)\tis being used to pay for goods or services required to be paid for in the road‑related area; or\n\t(ii)\tis being used to display electronic identification required to be shown in the road‑related area; or\n\t(iii)\tis being used to display an electronic coupon, QR code, voucher, card or similar article that requires the phone to be held in close proximity to another device, or to be presented to a person, located in the road‑related area in order for the article to be used or redeemed; or\n\t(iv)\tis being used to enable the driver to enter another road‑related area or land adjacent to the road‑related area.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nmobile phone has the same meaning as in rule 300.\n44—Prohibition of use of mobile phone by holder of learner's permit, P1 licence etc\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in rule 300 (Use of mobile phones), a driver of a vehicle (except an emergency vehicle or police vehicle) who is a learner or P1 driver must not use a mobile phone while the vehicle is moving or is stationary but not parked.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(1a)\tFor the avoidance of doubt, subregulation (1) does not apply to a driver of a vehicle who is a learner or P1 driver in the circumstances specified in regulation 43C.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\ncorresponding permit or licence means—\n\t(a)\ta learner licence, provisional licence or probationary licence issued under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 of the Australian Capital Territory; or\n\t(b)\ta learner licence or provisional licence issued under the Road Transport Act 2013 of New South Wales; or\n\t(c)\ta learner licence or licence that is provisional issued under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 of the Northern Territory; or\n\t(d)\ta learner licence, provisional licence or probationary licence issued under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 of Queensland; or\n\t(e)\ta learner licence or provisional licence issued under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 of Tasmania; or\n\t(f)\ta learner permit or probationary driver licence issued under the Road Safety Act 1986 of Victoria; or\n\t(g)\ta learner's permit or provisional licence issued under the Road Traffic Act 1974 of Western Australia;\nlearner or P1 driver, in relation to a vehicle, means a driver—\n\t(a)\twho is the holder of a learner's permit or P1 licence within the meaning of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 that authorises him or her to drive a vehicle of that class on a road; or\n\t(b)\twho—\n\t(i)\tis the holder of a corresponding permit or licence issued under a law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth that authorises him or her to drive a vehicle of that class on a road; and\n\t(ii)\tis prohibited by the law of that State or Territory from driving a vehicle of that class on a road in that State or Territory without displaying an \"L\" plate or a red \"P\" plate (as the case may be) on the vehicle;\n\"L\" plate means a plate or sign displaying the letter \"L\" in black lettering on a yellow background;\nmobile phone has the same meaning as in rule 300;\nred \"P\" plate means a plate or sign displaying the letter \"P\" in red lettering on a white background or in white lettering on a red background;\nuse has the same meaning as for the purposes of rule 300.\n45—Exemptions for road workers etc\n\t(1)\tDespite anything in the Rules, roadworks, for the purposes of rule 310 (Exemption for road workers etc) includes—\n\t(a)\tan assessment or investigation by an authorised person of compliance with a provision of Part 2 Division 2 of the Act in relation to a work area or work site; and\n\t(b)\tany work (pursuant to a roadworks permit, or an approval of the Minister, under Part 2 Division 2 of the Act) on a portion of road that is a work area or a work site.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of rule 310(3) and (4) (Exemption for road workers etc), the Minister may, by notice in writing or notice in the Gazette, authorise speed zoning tests, or installation or maintenance work or traffic surveys, subject to specified conditions.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nroadworks permit, work area and work site have the same respective meanings as in section 20 of the Act.\n45A—Exemptions for certain authorised officers\nDespite anything in the Rules, a provision of the Rules referred to in rule 310(2) does not apply to an authorised officer while conducting on‑road safety, compliance or enforcement activities under the Act in connection with an emergency, crash or other incident if it is not practicable for the authorised officer to comply with the provision.\n46—Vehicles that may be towed away etc\nRule 312 (Exemption for tow truck drivers) applies to (in addition to the vehicles referred to in rule 312(3)(a) and (b))—\n\t(a)\ta vehicle that the driver is authorised to move or remove under—\n\t(i)\tsection 40M or 40N of the Act; or\n\t(ii)\tsection 237 of the Local Government Act 1999; or\n\t(iii)\tsection 22 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) Act 2013; or\n\t(iv)\tsection 518 or 519 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia); or\n\t(v)\tsection 27 of the South Australian Motor Sport Act 1984; or\n\t(vi)\tsection 79B of the Summary Offences Act 1953; and\n\t(b)\ta vehicle unsafely or unlawfully parked that the driver is authorised to move or remove under any other Act.\n47—Exemptions for postal vehicles\nFor the purposes of rule 313 (Exemption for postal vehicles), the rules mentioned in rule 313(2) do not apply to drivers of postal vehicles engaged in dropping off, or picking up, postal articles.\n48—Exemption for breakdown vehicles\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 313B (Exemption for breakdown vehicles), a provision of the Rules specified in subregulation (2) does not apply to the driver of a breakdown vehicle if—\n\t(a)\tthe driver is engaged in repairing a disabled vehicle, or is assisting a person to gain access to a vehicle in which the person has locked his or her vehicle access key; and\n\t(b)\tthe driver is unable to comply with the provision; and\n\t(c)\tthe breakdown vehicle is displaying a flashing light; and\n\t(d)\tthe driver is acting safely.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the following provisions of the Rules are specified:\n\t(a)\trule 137 (Keeping off a dividing strip);\n\t(b)\trule 138 (Keeping off a painted island);\n\t(c)\trule 147 (Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line separating the lanes);\n\t(d)\trule 288(1) (Driving on a path);\n\t(e)\trule 289 (Driving on a nature strip);\n\t(f)\trule 290 (Driving on a traffic island).\n\t(3)\tDespite anything in rule 313B (Exemption for breakdown vehicles), the provisions of Part 12 of the Rules (Restrictions on stopping and parking) also do not apply to the driver of a breakdown vehicle in the circumstances referred to in subregulation (1).\n\t(4)\tIn this regulation—\nbreakdown vehicle means any vehicle driven by a person who is—\n\t(a)\ta breakdown worker; and\n\t(b)\tdriving the vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a breakdown worker.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of this regulation and rule 313B (Exemption for breakdown vehicles)—\nbreakdown worker means a person who is engaged in the provision of assistance to disabled vehicles on behalf of an organisation that provides such a service for disabled vehicles.\n48A—Traffic control devices applying on school days\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of rule 317 (Information on or with traffic control devices), if information on a traffic control device that is at a place indicates that it applies on school days, the device has effect on any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, a day that is a public holiday or a day publicly notified as a school holiday for Government schools.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nGovernment school has the same meaning as in the Education and Children's Services Act 2019.\n49—Approved bicycle helmets\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of approved bicycle helmet in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, helmets are approved bicycle helmets if approved for bicycle riders under the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014.\n50—Approved seatbelts\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of approved seatbelt in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a seatbelt is an approved seatbelt if it complies with, and is fitted to a vehicle in compliance with, the vehicle standards applicable to the vehicle in which it is fitted.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nvehicle standards, in relation to a vehicle, means the requirements specified in—\n\t(a)\tregulation 49 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014; or\n\t(b)\tthe Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018; or\n\t(c)\tthe Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (South Australia),\nthat apply to the vehicle.\n51—Authorised persons\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of authorised person in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, authorised officers other than police officers are authorised persons.\nNote—\nAuthorised officer is defined in the Act.\n52—Bicycle storage area\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of bicycle storage area in the dictionary at the end of the Rules—\nbicycle storage area means an area of road before an intersection with traffic lights—\n\t(a)\tthat has painted on it 1 or more bicycle symbols; and\n\t(b)\tthat is between 2 parallel stop lines, regardless of whether the lines are of equal length,\nbut does not include any stop line.\n53—Correctional worker and correctional vehicle\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of correctional worker in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, an employee or officer of the Department for the purposes of the Correctional Services Act 1982 is a correctional worker.\n\t(2)\tDespite anything in the definition of correctional vehicle in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a correctional worker will only be taken to be driving a vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a correctional worker for the purposes of that definition and the Rules if a passenger in the vehicle is a prisoner, young offender or other person in the custody of the worker.\n54—Emergency workers\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of emergency worker in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, the following are emergency workers:\n\t(a)\tmembers of an emergency services organisation within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005;\n\t(b)\tauthorised officers under the Emergency Management Act 2004;\n\t(c)\tpersons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of the Health Care Act 2008 on behalf of SA Ambulance Service Inc or any other persons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of that Act;\n\t(d)\tpersons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(2)(a) of the Health Care Act 2008;\n\t(e)\tmembers of the Australian Federal Police or Australian Border Force;\n\t(f)\tmembers of the armed forces of the Commonwealth engaged in police, fire fighting or ambulance duties or duties in connection with the urgent disposal of explosives or any emergency;\n\t(g)\temployees of Airservices Australia engaged in fire fighting duties or duties in connection with any emergency.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1)(e), a person is a member of the Australian Border Force if—\n\t(a)\t—\n\t(i)\tthe person is covered by paragraph (a) of the definition of Immigration and Border Protection worker in section 4 of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 of the Commonwealth; and\n\t(ii)\the or she is in the Australian Border Force (as defined in that Act); or\n\t(b)\t—\n\t(i)\tthe person is covered by paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of Immigration and Border Protection worker in section 4 of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 of the Commonwealth; and\n\t(ii)\this or her services have been made available to the Australian Border Force or he or she is performing services for the Australian Border Force.\n55—Hazard warning lights\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of hazard warning lights in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, the lights referred to in the definition are—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a heavy vehicle—lights of a kind referred to in the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (South Australia);\n\t(b)\tin the case of a light vehicle—lights of a kind referred to in the Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018.\n56—Juvenile justice worker and juvenile justice vehicle\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of juvenile justice worker in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a person who is an employee or officer of the Department for the purposes of the Young Offenders Act 1993 is a juvenile justice worker.\n\t(2)\tDespite anything in the definition of juvenile justice vehicle in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a juvenile justice worker will only be taken to be driving a vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a juvenile justice worker for the purposes of that definition and the Rules if a passenger in the vehicle is a prisoner, young offender or other person in the custody of the worker.\n57—Mechanical signalling devices\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of mechanical signalling device in the dictionary at the end of the Rules—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a heavy vehicle—mechanical signalling devices conforming to the requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (South Australia) are mechanical signalling devices;\n\t(b)\tin the case of a light vehicle—mechanical signalling devices conforming to the requirements of the Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018 are mechanical signalling devices.\n57A—Medical certificate\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of medical certificate in the dictionary at the end of the Rules—\n\t(a)\tmedical certificates are exempt from displaying an expiry date; and\n\t(b)\ta reference to a medical certificate includes a reference to such a certificate—\n\t(i)\tissued before the commencement of the definition (including before the commencement of the Rules); or\n\t(ii)\tissued in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth.\n58—Oversize vehicles\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of oversize vehicle in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, vehicles are oversize vehicles if oversize and travelling under a mass or dimension exemption within the meaning of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia).\n58A—Parking control sign\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of parking control sign in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, an electric‑powered vehicle parking sign and an electric‑powered vehicle charging parking sign are parking control signs.\n59—Parking permits for people with disabilities\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of parking permit for people with disabilities in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, permits issued under Part 3D of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 are parking permits for people with disabilities.\n60—Police officers\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of police officer in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, members of South Australia Police are police officers.\n61—Portable warning triangles\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of portable warning triangle in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, portable warning devices that comply with Australian Standard AS 3790: Portable warning triangles for motor vehicles, as amended from time to time, are approved as portable warning triangles.\n62—Public buses\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of public bus in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, buses engaged in regular passenger services under the Passenger Transport Act 1994 are public buses.\n63—Public holidays\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of public holiday in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1910 is a public holiday.\n64—Sheriff's officer and sheriff's vehicle\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of sheriff's officer in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a person appointed as a sheriff's officer under the Sheriff's Act 1978 or the Courts Administration Act 1993 is a sheriff's officer.\n\t(2)\tDespite anything in the definition of sheriff's vehicle in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a sheriff's officer will only be taken to be driving a vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a sheriff's officer for the purposes of that definition and the Rules if a passenger in the vehicle is a prisoner, young offender or other person in the custody of the officer.\n65—Stop line\n\t(1)\tDespite the definition of stop line in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, a stop line does not for the purposes of the Rules or that definition include a stub line.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nstub line has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014.\n66—Taxis\nFor the purposes of the Rules and the definition of taxi in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, vehicles licensed, or exempted from the requirement to be licensed, under Part 6 of the Passenger Transport Act 1994 are taxis.\n67—Penalties for offences against Rules\nA person who is guilty of an offence against a provision of the Rules is liable to a penalty not exceeding—\n\t(a)\tin the case of an offence against a provision of Part 3 (Speed limits)—$5 000;\n\t(b)\tin the case of an offence against a provision of Part 12 (Restrictions on stopping and parking)—$1 250;\n\t(c)\tin any other case—$2 500.\n68—Evidentiary provisions\n\t(1)\tIn proceedings for offences against the Rules or these regulations, an allegation in an information that—\n\t(a)\ta specified speed limit applied to a specified length of road; or\n\t(b)\ta specified length of road was, or was not, in a school zone or shared zone; or\n\t(c)\ta specified length of road was, or was not, in a built‑up area; or\n\t(d)\ta specified form of crossing was at a specified place; or\n\t(e)\ta specified vehicle lawfully displayed a do not overtake turning vehicle sign or a give way to buses sign; or\n\t(f)\ta specified fee was not paid for parking a specified vehicle in a specified place; or\n\t(g)\ta specified ticket was not displayed in a specified part of a specified vehicle; or\n\t(h)\tspecified information was on or with a specified traffic control device; or\n\t(i)\ta specified traffic control device applied to a specified length of road, portion of road or area; or\n\t(j)\ta specified traffic control device applied to a specified person in a specified place,\nis proof of the matters so alleged in the absence of proof to the contrary.\n\t(2)\tIn proceedings for an offence against rule 287 (Duties of a driver involved in a crash), an apparently genuine document produced by the prosecution purporting to be signed by the Commissioner of Police and to certify that the required particulars for a specified person had not been given to a police officer before a specified day and time in relation to a specified crash (whether the crash is specified by reference to the approximate time and place of the crash or to the person or persons involved, or otherwise so as to reasonably identify it) is proof of the matters so certified in the absence of proof to the contrary.\nSchedule 1—Areas on which wheeled recreational devices and toys prohibited\n(regulation 29)\n1—Description of area\n\t(1)\tThe bicycle path adjacent to the Southern Expressway that commences at Seacombe Road at Bedford Park and proceeds generally southerly on the eastern side of the carriageway of the Expressway to a point approximately 250 metres north of the intersection of the Expressway, South Road and Panalatinga Road at Trott Park, then generally southerly between the western side of the Expressway off‑ramp and the eastern side of the Expressway carriageway to the intersection of Panalatinga Road and Old South Road at Old Reynella.\n\t(2)\tIn subclause (1)—\nSouthern Expressway means Road Number 6780 Southern Expressway between—\n\t(a)\tits intersection with Road Number 6726 Panalatinga Road and Road Number 6203 Main South Road at Trott Park; and\n\t(b)\tits junction with Road Number 6203 Main South Road at Bedford Park.\nSchedule 2—Transitional provisions\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Interpretation\nIn this Schedule—\nthe revoked regulations means the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1999;\nthe revoked Rules means the Australian Road Rules (No 219 of 1999, see Gazette 11.11.1999 p1643), as varied.\nPart 3—Transitional provisions\n3—Transitional provisions\n\t(1)\tAn exemption from a specified provision of the revoked Rules—\n\t(a)\tgiven by the Minister under regulation 7 of the revoked regulations; and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as an exemption from that provision of the Rules given by the Minister under regulation 6 of these regulations, subject to—\n\t(c)\tthe conditions (if any) specified in the notice of exemption; and\n\t(d)\tvariation or revocation under regulation 6.\n\t(2)\tA determination—\n\t(a)\tmade by a council under regulation 14 of the revoked regulations (or continued in force as such a determination by regulation 52 of the revoked regulations); and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as a determination made by the council under regulation 17 of these regulations, subject to variation under that regulation.\n\t(3)\tA permit in respect of a permit zone—\n\t(a)\tissued by a council under regulation 14 of the revoked regulations (or continued in force as such a permit by regulation 52 of the revoked regulations); and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as a permit issued by the council under regulation 17 of these regulations, subject to the conditions (if any) of the permit.\n\t(4)\tA determination of a council in respect of fees for parking payable by the operation of parking ticket‑vending machines or parking meters—\n\t(a)\tmade by the council under regulation 19 of the revoked regulations (or continued in force as such a determination by regulation 52 of the revoked regulations); and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as a determination made by the council under regulation 22 of these regulations, subject to variation under that regulation.\n\t(5)\tA certificate—\n\t(a)\tissued by the Minister or a medical practitioner under regulation 28(2) of the revoked regulations; and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as a certificate issued by the Minister or medical practitioner under regulation 37(2) of these regulations, indefinitely or for a specified period, as stated in the certificate.\n\t(6)\tAn authorisation—\n\t(a)\tgiven by the Commissioner of Police under regulation 30A of the revoked regulations; and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as an authorisation given by the Commissioner under regulation 41 of these regulations, subject to variation or revocation under that regulation.\n\t(7)\tA notice authorising speed zoning tests, or installation or maintenance work or traffic surveys—\n\t(a)\tissued by the Minister under regulation 34 of the revoked regulations; and\n\t(b)\tin force immediately before the commencement of these regulations,\ncontinues in force as a notice by the Minister under regulation 45 of these regulations, subject to the specified conditions (if any) of the authorisation.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation revoked by principal regulations\nThe Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 revoked the following:\nRoad Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1999\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2014\n207\nGazette 31.7.2014 p3794\n1.9.2014: r 2\n2015\n210\nGazette 8.10.2015 p4559\n25.10.2015: r 2\n2016\n5\nGazette 14.1.2016 p104\n14.1.2016: r 2\n2016\n218\nGazette 8.9.2016 p3683\n8.9.2016: r 2\n2016\n275\nGazette 8.12.2016 p4927\n8.12.2016: r 2\n2016\n289\nGazette 15.12.2016 p5025\n15.12.2016 except rr 5—7—15.4.2017: r 2\n2017\n22\nGazette 21.3.2017 p936\n15.4.2017: r 2\n2017\n95\nGazette 22.6.2017 p2244\n14.7.2017: r 2\n2017\n351\nGazette 19.12.2017 p5242\n1.6.2018: r 2\n2018\n8\nGazette 23.1.2018 p379\n23.1.2018: r 2\n2018\n248\nGazette 13.12.2018 p4284\n13.12.2018: r 2\n2019\n14\nGazette 14.2.2019 p481\n14.2.2019: r 2\n2019\n26\nGazette 21.3.2019 p941\n1.5.2019: r 2\n2019\n178\nGazette 27.6.2019 p2562\n1.7.2019: r 2\n2019\n230\nGazette 7.11.2019 p3772\n1.12.2019: r 2\n2020\n274\nGazette 24.9.2020 p4665\n24.1.2021: r 2\n2022\n103\nGazette 24.11.2022 p6698\n12.12.2022: r 2\n2023\n102\nGazette 12.10.2023 p3465\n1.12.2023: r 2\n2023\n114\nGazette 30.11.2023 p3996\n30.3.2024: r 2\n2024\n47\nGazette 6.6.2024 p1346\n19.6.2024: r 2\n2024\n79\nGazette 8.8.2024 p2408\n8.8.2024: r 2\n2024\n106\nGazette 28.11.2024 p4295\n28.11.2024: r 2\n2025\n9\nGazette 3.4.2025 p558\n3.4.2025: r 2\n2025\n43\nGazette 26.6.2025 p2068\n13.7.2025: r 2\n2026\n11\nGazette 12.2.2026 p264\n12.2.2026: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n25.10.2015\nr 3\n\n\nelectric personal transporter\ninserted by 289/2016 r 4\n15.12.2016\n\nsubstituted by 14/2019 r 4\n14.2.2019\n\ndeleted by 43/2025 r 3\n13.7.2025\nmedical practitioner\ndeleted by 275/2016 r 4\n8.12.2016\nr 8A\ninserted by 102/2023 r 3\n1.12.2023\nr 9\n\n\nr 9(1)\nvaried by 274/2020 r 4\n24.1.2021\n\namended by 79/2024 r 3\n8.8.2024\nr 9A\ninserted by 289/2016 r 5\n15.4.2017\n\n(d), (i)—(k) deleted by 230/2019 r 4(1), (2)\n1.12.2019\n\nvaried by 230/2019 r 4(3)\n1.12.2019\n\nsubstituted by 114/2023 r 3\n30.3.2024\nr 9B\ninserted by 289/2016 r 5\n15.4.2017\n\n(a), (c) and (e) deleted by 230/2019 r 5(1), (2), (4)\n1.12.2019\n\nvaried by 230/2019 r 5(3)\n1.12.2019\n\n(d) deleted by 114/2023 r 4\n30.3.2024\nr 9C\ninserted by 26/2019 r 4\n1.5.2019\nrr 11A and 11B\ninserted by 210/2015 r 4\n25.10.2015\nr 11C\ninserted by 22/2017 r 4\n15.4.2017\n\nsubstituted by 230/2019 r 6\n1.12.2019\nr 12\nsubstituted by 289/2016 r 6\n15.4.2017\n\namended by 114/2023 r 5\n30.3.2024\nr 13 \nsubstituted by 218/2016 r 4\n8.9.2016\n\nsubstituted by 114/2023 r 6\n30.3.2024\nr 19A\ninserted by 114/2023 r 7\n30.3.2024\nr 22\n\n\nheading\namended by 103/2022 r 3(1)\n12.12.2022\nr 22(1)\namended by 103/2022 r 3(2)\n12.12.2022\nr 22(2)\namended by 103/2022 r 3(3)\n12.12.2022\nr 22(3)\namended by 103/2022 r 3(4)\n12.12.2022\nr 24\nvaried by 8/2018 r 4 \n23.1.2018\nr 28\ndeleted by 95/2017 r 4\n14.7.2017\nr 30\nsubstituted by 14/2019 r 5\n14.2.2019\nheading\namended by 43/2025 r 4(1)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(1)\namended by 43/2025 r 4(2), (3)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(2)\namended by 43/2025 r 4(2), (4), (5)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(2a) and (2b)\ninserted by 43/2025 r 4(6)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(3)\namended by 43/2025 r 4(2), (7), (8)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(5)\n\n\nnote\ndeleted by 43/2025 r 4(9)\n13.7.2025\nr 30(6)\ninserted by 43/2025 r 4(10)\n13.7.2025\nr 30A\ninserted by 14/2019 r 5\n14.2.2019\n\nsubstituted by 43/2025 r 5\n13.7.2025\nr 30B\ninserted by 14/2019 r 5\n14.2.2019\n\ndeleted by 43/2025 r 5\n13.7.2025\nr 32\nsubstituted by 210/2015 r 5\n25.10.2015\n\nsubstituted by 289/2016 r 7\n15.4.2017\n\nsubstituted by 230/2019 r 7\n1.12.2019\nr 32(1)\namended by 43/2025 r 6\n13.7.2025\nr 33\ndeleted by 210/2015 r 5\n25.10.2015\nr 34A\ninserted by 114/2023 r 8\n30.3.2024\nr 37 before substitution by 230/2019\n\n\nr 37(1)\ndeleted by 248/2018 r 4(1)\n13.12.2018\nr 37(2)\nvaried by 248/2018 r 4(2)\n13.12.2018\nr 37\nsubstituted by 230/2019 r 8\n1.12.2019\nr 38\nsubstituted by 230/2019 r 9\n1.12.2019\nr 43A\ninserted by 230/2019 r 10\n1.12.2019\nr 43B\ninserted by 47/2024 r 3\n19.6.2024\nuse\nsubstituted by 11/2026 r 3\n12.2.2026\nr 43C\ninserted by 47/2024 r 3\n19.6.2024\nr 44\n\n\nr 44(1a)\ninserted by 47/2024 r 4(1)\n19.6.2024\nr 44(2)\n\n\nuse\nsubstituted by 47/2024 r 4(2)\n19.6.2024\nr 45\nsubstituted by 351/2017 r 4\n1.6.2018\nr 45A\ninserted by 79/2024 r 4\n8.8.2024\nr 48A\ninserted by 9/2025 r 3\n3.4.2025\nr 50\n\n\nr 50(2)\n\n\nvehicle standards\nvaried by 8/2018 r 5 \n23.1.2018\nr 51\nsubstituted by 275/2016 r 5\n8.12.2016\nr 54\n\n\nr 54(1)\nr 54 varied and redesignated as r 54(1) by 5/2016 r 4(1), (2)\n14.1.2016\n\nvaried by 178/2019 r 4\n1.7.2019\n\namended by 106/2024 r 3\n28.11.2024\nr 54(2)\ninserted by 5/2016 r 4(2)\n14.1.2016\nr 55\nvaried by 8/2018 r 6\n23.1.2018\nr 57\nvaried by 8/2018 r 7\n23.1.2018\nr 57A\ninserted by 275/2016 r 6\n8.12.2016\nr 58A\ninserted by 114/2023 r 9\n30.3.2024\nr 66A\ninserted by 289/2016 r 8\n15.12.2016\n\nsubstituted by 14/2019 r 6\n14.2.2019\n\ndeleted by 43/2025 r 7\n13.7.2025\nr 68\n\n\nr 68(1)\namended by 103/2022 r 4\n12.12.2022\nSch 2\n\n\nPt 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n25.10.2015\nHistorical versions\n25.10.2015\n\n14.1.2016\n\n8.9.2016\n\n8.12.2016 (electronic only)\n\n15.12.2016\n\n15.4.2017\n\n14.7.2017\n\n23.1.2018\n\n1.6.2018\n\n13.12.2018\n\n14.2.2019\n\n1.5.2019\n\n1.7.2019\n\n1.12.2019\n\n24.1.2021\n\n12.12.2022\n\n1.12.2023\n\n30.3.2024\n\n19.6.2024\n\n8.8.2024\n\n28.11.2024\n\n3.4.2025\n\n13.7.2025\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has grown significantly beyond simple 'ancillary and miscellaneous' provisions. Originally intended to supplement the Australian Road Rules with minor local variations, it has expanded to regulate entirely new categories of transport (personal mobility devices/e-scooters added 2019, significantly expanded 2025), detailed mobile phone usage definitions (2024-2026), beach speed limits (2023), and complex bicycle passing laws. The 'miscellaneous' label no longer accurately describes the scope — it now contains substantial substantive traffic law, particularly for emerging micromobility devices."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the Australian Road Rules (external legislation) and other South Australian Acts and Regulations (Road Traffic Act 1961, Motor Vehicles Act 1959, Heavy Vehicle National Law, etc.)","Numerous conditional exemptions with layered requirements (e.g., regulation 48 breakdown vehicle exemptions require 4 separate conditions to be met simultaneously)","Nested definitions — many terms defined by reference to other regulations (e.g., 'road train' defined by reference to Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014)","Multiple amendment layers visible in legislative history — regulations 9A, 9B, 30, 30A, 32, 37, 38 show repeated substitution and amendment indicating evolving complexity","Technical specifications for road markings (regulation 13 bus only lanes includes precise measurements: 12.5 metres, 150mm width, 200 metre intervals)","Bifurcated standards based on vehicle type — separate rules for 'heavy vehicles' vs 'light vehicles' appearing throughout (regulations 24, 50, 55, 57)","Exception to exception structure — e.g., regulation 30A(2) applies bicycle rules to personal mobility devices, then subregulation (3) lists specific exclusions, then subregulations (5)-(14) add further specific prohibitions and exemptions","Geographic specificity — regulations 8(4) and Schedule 1 reference specific roads (Eyre Highway, Stuart Highway, Southern Expressway) and specific locations (Orroroo, Peterborough, Port Augusta, Whyalla)","Evidentiary presumptions and reverse onus provisions (regulation 68) creating procedural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations are South Australia's local \"fine-tuning\" of the national Australian Road Rules. While the Australian Road Rules apply across the country, each state and territory needs its own regulations to fill in gaps, add local exceptions, and set specific penalties. This is South Australia's version.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Every driver in South Australia** — from everyday commuters to truck drivers, motorcyclists, and cyclists\n- **Specific groups** like taxi drivers, bus drivers, postal workers, emergency workers, and breakdown vehicle operators\n- **Newer road users** — riders of personal mobility devices (e-scooters, etc.) and bicycle riders\n- **Commercial operators** hiring out e-scooters or similar devices\n\n**Key things it covers:**\n\n- **Speed limits** — Special rules for road trains (oversized trucks) on highways and speed limits on beaches (25km/h near people, 40km/h otherwise)\n- **Bicycle safety** — Minimum passing distances for cars overtaking bikes (1 metre under 60km/h, 1.5 metres over), and allowing drivers to cross centre lines to pass cyclists safely\n- **Personal mobility devices** — Detailed rules for e-scooters: where they can ride, speed limits (25km/h on roads, 10km/h on footpaths), who can ride them (no one under 16), and helmet requirements\n- **Mobile phones** — Strict rules about what counts as \"using\" a phone (even holding it counts), with exemptions for paying at drive-throughs or showing digital tickets\n- **School zones** — Clarifies that \"WHEN CHILDREN PRESENT\" means when any child is actually there, and defines \"child\" as under 18 or anyone in school uniform\n- **Parking** — Rules about permit zones, loading zones, and who can park where\n- **Helmet exemptions** — Sikhs wearing turbans are exempt from bicycle helmet laws\n- **Crash reporting** — What drivers must do after accidents, including reporting property damage over $3,000\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules determine what you can be fined for on South Australian roads. They cover modern issues like e-scooters and mobile phone use that the original national rules didn't anticipate, and they adapt national rules to local conditions (like specific highways or beach driving areas)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Compared with the original 1999‑era ancillary regulations the 2014 regulations (and subsequent variations) have substantially broadened the instrument’s scope beyond purely technical or drafting clarifications. Concrete expansions include: detailed regulation of personal mobility devices and electric scooters (regs 30, 30A), electric vehicle parking/charging signage (reg 19A), explicit safe passing distances for bicycle riders (regs 11A–11B), mobile phone use definitions and P‑plate prohibitions (rr 43B–44), beach driving speed rules (reg 8A), and multiple additional exemptions for modern operational contexts (breakdown/tow services, authorised officers, postal vehicles). These additions move the instrument from a narrow ‘ancillary’ clarification role into an active regulatory vehicle for new transport technologies, local parking/permit rules and operational exemptions. The expansion increases administrative discretion (Minister, councils, Commissioner of Police) and places additional compliance and enforcement duties on public agencies and private operators (cited provisions: regs 6, 17, 19A, 30, 30A, 43B–44, 8A, 11A–11B)."},"complexity_factors":["68 substantive regulations plus Schedules and Transitional provisions (comprehensive instrument)","Extensive cross‑references to the Australian Road Rules and multiple other statutes/regulations (Heavy Vehicle National Law, Motor Vehicles Act, Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations, Dangerous Substances regs, etc.)","Numerous defined terms referenced to other instruments rather than restated locally (see regs 3, 5, multiple later regs)","Many ministerial and local discretions (reg 6, reg 17, reg 45) creating conditional regulatory outcomes","Multiple nested exceptions and exemptions (e.g. reg 9(1) with several vehicle classes and conditions; regs 11B and 11C add exceptions to existing Rule provisions)","Several device‑ and mode‑specific additions introduced over time (personal mobility devices reg 30/30A; electric vehicle signs reg 19A; road trains reg 8)","Differing penalty tiers and offence categories (reg 67 sets three penalty bands; many regs specify separate maximum fines)","Evidentiary presumptions and administrative proof rules (reg 68) that change standard prosecutorial burdens","Frequent amendments over many years — the instrument is a living compilation with many variations (see Legislative history)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanically)**\n\n- They sit under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and modify how the Australian Road Rules operate in South Australia by: clarifying definitions, adding local exceptions and limits, creating offence rules with specified penalties, and delegating powers to the Minister, councils and police for local implementation and exemptions. (See reg 3, reg 4, reg 5, reg 6.)\n\n- They set South Australia‑specific speed limits and restrictions for particular vehicle types and locations: for example, road trains (reg 8), driving on beaches (reg 8A), and trucks/buses on prescribed roads (reg 9C).\n\n- They add and refine duties and exemptions for motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and emerging vehicle types: safe passing distances for bicycle riders (regs 11A–11B), rules for personal mobility devices and electric scooters (regs 30, 30A), helmet and seatbelt approval and exemptions (rr 34, 34A, 35–38), and special tram, bus and taxi rules (rr 12–16, 14, 15).\n\n- They create practical traffic‑control and parking rules: how councils may run permit zones and charge fees (reg 17, reg 22), how electric‑vehicle parking/charging signs are to look and operate (reg 19A), and where wheeled recreational devices or toys are banned (reg 29 and Schedule 1).\n\n- They preserve enforcement detail and evidentiary presumptions used in prosecutions: what constitutes proof about signs, zones, speed limits and required particulars after a crash, together with specified maximum penalties for categories of offences (regs 67, 68, and many offence provisions such as regs 8, 8A, 11A, 30, 30A, 44).\n\n- They give the Minister and the Commissioner of Police administrative powers: to grant or vary exemptions (reg 6), to authorise certain persons to receive crash reports (reg 41), and to permit speed zoning/works (reg 45).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Drivers of all vehicle types (cars, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, road trains) — through speed limits, parking and lane rules (e.g. regs 8, 12–13, 67).\n- Riders of bicycles and personal mobility devices (including commercial hire operators and electric scooter riders) — through passing distances, lane rules, speed caps and safety requirements (regs 11A–11B, 30, 30A).\n- Local councils — with functions to create permit zones, set fees and determine local traffic signs and payment methods (regs 17, 22).\n- Police and authorised officers — expanded roles in accepting crash reports and authorising exemptions (regs 41, 43, 45A).\n- Commercial operators (e.g. operators of hire personal mobility devices, breakdown/tow services, postal services) — subject to supervision, equipment and conduct requirements or specific exemptions (regs 30, 9, 47, 48).\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and mechanisms)**\n\n- It fixes how the national Australian Road Rules apply in South Australia by adding local detail and exceptions (reg 4–5). That makes some national‑scale rules directly enforceable with SA‑specific adjustments (for example speed and lane use for road trains (reg 8), or electric vehicle signage (reg 19A)).\n\n- It creates command/decision points: the Minister can grant wide exemptions (reg 6), councils can determine permit classes and fees (reg 17), and the Commissioner of Police can authorise non‑police recipients of crash information (reg 41). Those delegations lower the need for fresh legislation each time a local rule or operational exception is wanted, but concentrate discretion in executive actors.\n\n- It introduces regulatory detail for new technologies and vehicle forms: personal mobility devices and electric scooters are expressly covered with speed caps, permitted locations, minimum age and helmet rules (regs 30, 30A, 19A). That brings these devices into the same enforcement framework as bicycles and light vehicles.\n\n- It adjusts enforcement practice and evidentiary presumptions to simplify prosecuting or defending traffic offences: specific matters about signs, zones and crash particulars are treated as proved unless contrary evidence is given (reg 68).\n\n**Stated purpose and how the regulations change incentives/costs**\n\n- The instrument’s stated role is to provide “ancillary and miscellaneous” rules that make the Australian Road Rules usable in South Australia. Explicit purpose claims are to clarify local application (e.g. definitions in reg 3), set local speed/parking conditions (rr 8, 8A, 22), and allow operational exemptions (reg 6).\n\n- Costs and incentives created by the regulations: \n  - Individuals and operators incur compliance costs where new behaviour or equipment is required (helmet approvals, seatbelt standards—rr 35–38, 50; supervision and training obligations for commercial personal mobility‑device operators—reg 30). \n  - Councils gain revenue discretion (reg 17, reg 22) and responsibility for implementing permit zones and signage; this creates administrative costs and local policy choices. \n  - Businesses in the mobility/hire sector face operational limits (age, locations, speeds for PMDs—reg 30A) that constrain service models and may influence fleet composition (e.g. electric scooter vs other devices). \n  - Police and delegated officers bear enforcement and administrative burdens from new categories and evidentiary constructs (regs 41, 43, 68).\n\n**Trade‑offs, implementation and compliance risks**\n\n- The regulations use many cross‑references to the Australian Road Rules and to other statutes/regulations (e.g. Heavy Vehicle National Law, Motor Vehicles Act, Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations) which increases the chance of interpretive complexity and reliance on multiple instruments to understand obligations (see regs 8, 24, 25, 43A, 50). \n\n- Broad ministerial and council discretions reduce legislative delay for local adjustments but increase administrative discretion and create potential unpredictability for users (reg 6, reg 17, reg 45). \n\n- Adding device‑specific rules (electric scooters, personal mobility devices, electric vehicle signage) helps enforcement but also creates multiple bespoke exceptions that must be enforced consistently across numerous localities (regs 19A, 30, 30A). \n\n- The regime contains a mix of absolute bans, limited exemptions and many conditional rules (for example permissive parking exceptions versus prohibition in bicycle/bus lanes, regs 12, 20), which raises the risk of inadvertent non‑compliance by drivers and riders unfamiliar with the patchwork.\n\n**Key provisions to note (by section)**\n- Ministerial exemptions and powers: reg 6.\n- Road train and beach speed limits: rr 8, 8A.\n- Bicycle passing safe distance and related exemptions for motorists: rr 11A–11B.\n- Personal mobility devices and electric scooters (safety, speed, location limits): rr 30, 30A.\n- Electric vehicle parking and charging signage: reg 19A.\n- Mobile phone use definitions and learner/P1 prohibitions: rr 43B–44 (and related exemptions reg 43C).\n- Council powers for permit zones and parking fees: regs 17, 22.\n- Evidentiary presumption and penalties: regs 67–68.\n\n(Where a rule or definition is cited, that is a description of the legal text and not an endorsement of policy.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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No comparison between original intent and enacted provisions is possible based on the information provided."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a Page Not Found error","Analysis is based solely on the title of the instrument, not its actual content","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the substantive text of the regulations","Score of 1 reflects absence of data, not simplicity of the law itself"],"plain_english_summary":"These South Australian regulations supply supporting and miscellaneous provisions for the state's road rules — clarifying enforcement, technical definitions, exemptions, and administrative matters that make the main road rules operable. They affect all road users, law enforcement, and transport authorities because they determine how the road rules are applied and administered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014","history":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/road-traffic-road-rules-ancillary-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2014/documents"}}