Parking Local Law 2021
3084GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 July 2021
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3084 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 July 2021 (2) A driver shall 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. 7.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc. (1) Subject to subclause (2), a driver shall 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 80 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 parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. 7.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc. (1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug, unless— (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. 7.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop (1) A driver shall 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 10m 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 (b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. (2) In this clause— (a) distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving; and (b) a trailer attached to a public bus is deemed to be a part of the public bus. 7.8 Stopping on a path, median strip, or traffic island or painted island The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) shall not stop so that any portion of the vehicle is on a path, traffic island, painted island, or median strip, unless the driver stops in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. 7.9 Stopping on verge (1) A person shall not— (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 (c) stop a vehicle during any period when the stopping of vehicles on that verge is prohibited by a sign adjacent and referable to that verge or in contravention of clause 9.6, so that any portion of it is on a verge. (2) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(a) does not apply to the person if he or she is the owner or occupier of the premises adjacent to that verge, or is a person authorised by the occupier of those premises to stop the vehicle so that any portion of it is on the verge. (3) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(b) does not apply to a commercial vehicle when it is being loaded or unloaded with reasonable expedition with goods, merchandise or materials collected from or delivered to the premises adjacent to the portion of the verge on which the commercial vehicle is parked, provided no obstruction is caused to the passage of any vehicle or person using a carriageway or a path. 7.10 Obstructing access to and from a path, driveway, etc. (1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is in front of a path, in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from that path, unless— (a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or (b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall under (2) A driver shall not stop a vehicle on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land, unless— (a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or (b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall under