293Removing fallen etc things from the road

#### 293 Removing fallen etc things from the road 293 Removing fallen etc things from the road > > (1) This rule applies to a driver if— > > > > > (a) something falls onto the road from the driver’s vehicle, or the driver, or a passenger in or on the driver’s vehicle, puts something on the road, and > > > > > (b) there is a possibility that the thing, if left on the road, may injure a person, obstruct the path of other drivers or pedestrians, or damage a vehicle or anything else (for example, the road surface). > > > > Note. > > > > Driver’s vehicle is defined in the Dictionary. > > > (2) The driver must remove the thing, or take action to have the thing removed, from the road as soon as the driver can do so safely. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Examples of things. > > > > > 1 Fallen loads. > > > > > 2 Oil or grease. > > > > > 3 Debris from an accident. > > > > > 4 Wheel chocks. > > > > Note. > > > > Rule 165(e) provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against a provision of Part 12 (Restrictions on stopping and parking) if the driver stops to comply with another provision of these Rules (including this rule). > > > (3) In this rule— > > > > put, something onto the road, includes— > > > > > (a) throw, drop or propel the thing onto the road, and > > > > > (b) otherwise cause the thing to be on the road.