208AParallel parking in a road‑related area (except in a median strip parking area)

208A Parallel parking in a road‑related area (except in a median strip parking area)

A driver who parks in a road‑related area (except in a median strip parking area) must position the driver’s vehicle to face: (a) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road‑related area where the driver parks; or (b) if there is no traffic next to that part of the road‑related area—in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel in the road‑related area; or (c) if the road‑related area is an area that divides a road—either: (i) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic to the left of the driver; or (ii) if there is no traffic to the left of the driver—in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel on that part of the road.

Offence provision.

Note: Driver’s vehicle, line of traffic, marked lane and median strip parking area are defined in the dictionary and road‑related area is defined in rule 13.