218GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021

218 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021 (ii) between the vehicle and any part of a vehicle parked on the farther side of the carriageway; and (d) so that the front and the rear of the vehicle respectively is not less than 1 metre from any other vehicle; and (e) so that it does not obstruct any vehicle on the carriageway. (2) In this clause, continuous dividing line means— (a) a single continuous dividing line only; or (b) a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or (c) 2 parallel continuous dividing lines. 11.13 When parallel and right-angled parking apply Where a sign associated with a parking area is not inscribed with the words angle parking or with an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose, then unless a sign associated with the parking area indicates, or marks on the carriageway indicate, that vehicles have to park in a different position, where the parking area is— (a) adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway, a driver must park as near as practicable to and parallel with that boundary; and (b) at or near the centre of the carriageway, a driver must park at approximately right angles to the centre of the carriageway. 11.14 When angle parking applies (1) This clause does not apply to— (a) a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle with a mass including any load, of over 3 tonnes; or (b) a person parking a motor cycle without a trailer. (2) Where a sign associated with a parking area is inscribed with the words angle parking or with an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose, a driver parking in the parking area must park the vehicle at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway unless otherwise indicated by the inscription on the parking sign or by marks on the carriageway. 11.15 General prohibitions on parking (1) This clause does not apply to a vehicle parked in a parking bay. (2) A driver must not park so that any portion of the vehicle is— (a) on or adjacent to a median strip; or (b) obstructing a right of way, private driveway or carriageway or so close as to deny a vehicle reasonable access to or egress from the right of way, private driveway or carriageway; or (c) alongside or opposite any excavation, works, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the carriageway, if the vehicle would obstruct traffic; or (d) on or within 10 metres of any portion of a carriageway bounded by a traffic island; or (e) on or over any footpath, bicycle path or pedestrian crossing; or (f) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of 2 continuous lines or between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a broken or dashed line and the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line, unless there is a distance of at least 3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal line; or (g) on an intersection, except adjacent to a carriageway boundary that is not broken by an intersecting carriageway; or (h) 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; or (i) within 3 metres of a public letter pillar box, unless the vehicle is being used for the purposes of collecting postal articles from the pillar box; or (j) within 10 metres of the nearer property line of any street intersecting the street on the side on which the vehicle is parked, unless a sign or markings on the carriageway indicate otherwise. (3) A driver must not park so that any portion of the vehicle is within 10 metres of the departure side of— (a) a sign inscribed with the words bus stop or hail bus here or with equivalent symbols depicting these purposes, unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down (4) A driver must not park so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side of— (a) a sign inscribed with the words bus stop or hail bus here or with equivalent symbols depicting these purposes, unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down (5) A driver must not park so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of either the approach side or the departure side of the nearest rail of a railway level crossing.