12GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 January 2021

12 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 January 2021 (b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this local law; (c) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or (d) the driver is engaged in door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage. 6.2 Double parking (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped vehicle and the centre of the carriageway. (2) This clause does not apply to— (a) a driver stopped in traffic; or (b) a driver angle parking on the side of the carriageway or in a median strip parking area, in accordance with this local law. 6.3 Stopping near an obstruction A driver must not stop on a carriageway near an obstruction on the carriageway in a position that further obstructs traffic on the carriageway. 6.4 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel, etc. (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless— (a) the carriageway is at least as wide on the structure as it is on each of the approaches and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or (2) A driver must not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless— (a) the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or (b) the driver of a motor vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on the carriageway, for the purpose of setting down or taking up passengers. 6.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc. (1) Subject to subclause (2), a driver must not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway, in any position where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle, from a distance of 50 metres within a built-up area, and from a distance of 150 metres outside a built-up area. (2) A driver may stop on a crest or curve on a carriageway that is not in a built-up area if the driver stops at a place on the carriageway, or in an area, to which a sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. 6.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 1 metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug, (a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and does not leave the bus unattended; or (b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended. (2) In this clause a driver leaves the vehicle ‘unattended’ if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle. 6.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side of a bus stop, or within 10 metres of the departure side of a bus stop, unless— (a) the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or (a) distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving; and (b) a trailer attached to a public bus is taken to be a part of the public bus. 6.8 Stopping on a path, median strip, or traffic island The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) must not stop so that any portion of the vehicle is on a path, traffic island or median strip, unless the driver— (a) stops in an area to which a sign applies; and (b) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. 6.9 Stopping on verge (a) stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle); (b) stop a commercial vehicle or bus, or a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or