Road Rules 2014
192Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel etc
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192 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel etc
192 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel etc
(1) A driver must not stop on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless—
(a) the road is at least as wide on the structure as it is on each of the approaches, or
(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note.
Parking control sign is defined in the Dictionary.
(2) A driver must not stop in a tunnel or underpass unless—
(a) the road is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches, or
(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Example.
| Stopping on a bridge where the road on the bridge is narrower than on an approach |
In the example, the vehicle is stopped in contravention of subrule (1).