97Road access signs

97 Road access signs

(1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a road access sign applies if information on or with the sign indicates that the driver or the driver’s vehicle is not permitted beyond the sign.

Offence provision.

Note: Driver’s vehicle, length of road and with are defined in the dictionary.

(2) A road access sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending: (a) if the sign is on a freeway—at an end freeway sign or end road access sign on the road; or (b) if the sign is not on a freeway—at the nearer of the following: (i) if the road ends at a T–intersection or dead end—the end of the road; (ii) an end road access sign on the road.

Note: Example: A road access sign on an access ramp to a freeway applies to the access ramp and the freeway into which the access ramp merges.

Note 1: Freeway is defined in rule 177, and road marking, T–intersection and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: Rule 229 applies the road access sign to pedestrians.

End road access sign

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Note 1 for diagrams: There are a number of other permitted versions of the road access sign and the end freeway sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams: A road access sign may indicate that it applies to different or additional vehicles or persons—see rule 316(4).