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198Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or
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> > > (b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > Bicycle path is defined in rule 239, and footpath, parking bay and public bus are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the driver—
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> > > > (i) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, and
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> > > > (ii) does not leave the vehicle unattended, and
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> > > > (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
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> > > (b) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under these Rules.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Adjacent land is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > 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.
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> > Example.
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> > | Blocking a driveway |
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> > In the example, the vehicle marked with an “X” is stopped in contravention of subrule (2).
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> > (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.