12What is a road

12 What is a road

(1) A road is an area that is open to or used by the public and is developed for, or has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles.

Note: Motor vehicle is defined in the dictionary.

(2) However, a reference in the Australian Road Rules (except in this Division) to a road does not include a reference to: (a) an area so far as the area is declared, under another law of this jurisdiction, not to be a road for the Australian Road Rules; or (b) any shoulder of the road. (3) The shoulder of the road includes any part of the road that is not designed to be used by motor vehicles in travelling along the road, and includes: (a) for a kerbed road—any part of the kerb; and (b) for a sealed road—any unsealed part of the road, and any sealed part of the road outside an edge line on the road; but does not include a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.

Note: Bicycle path is defined in rule 239, edge line and footpath are defined in the dictionary, and shared path is defined in rule 242.