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Road Rules 2014
162Driving past a safety zone
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#### 162 Driving past a safety zone
162 Driving past a safety zone
> > (1) A driver driving past a safety zone—
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> > > (a) must not drive on the safety zone, and
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> > > (b) must drive to the left of the safety zone at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any pedestrian crossing the road to or from the safety zone.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) A safety zone is an area of a road—
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> > > (a) at a place with *safety zone signs* at or near a tram stop, and
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> > > (b) indicated by a structure on the road (for example, a dividing strip, pedestrian refuge or traffic island).
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> > Note.
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> > Dividing strip and traffic island are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > | Safety zone sign |