198Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc

#### 198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc 198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc > > (1) A driver must not stop on a road in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from a footpath ramp or a similar way of access to a footpath, or a bicycle path or passageway unless— > > > > > (a) the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or > > > > > (b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Bicycle path is defined in rule 239, and footpath, parking bay and public bus are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (2) A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land unless— > > > > > (a) the driver— > > > > > > > (i) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, and > > > > > > > (ii) does not leave the vehicle unattended, and > > > > > > > (iii) completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping, or > > > > > (b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Adjacent land is defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > A driver stops on or across a driveway or way of access if any part of the vehicle is on or across the driveway or way of access—see rule 350. > > > > Example. > > > > | Blocking a driveway | > > > > In the example, the vehicle marked with an “X” is stopped in contravention of subrule (2). > > > (3) For this rule, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so that the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.