97Road access signs

#### 97 Road access signs 97 Road access signs > > (1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a *road access sign* applies if information on or with the sign indicates that the driver or the driver’s vehicle is not permitted beyond the sign. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Driver’s vehicle, length of road and with are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (2) A *road access sign* on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending— > > > > > (a) if the sign is on a freeway—at an *end freeway sign* or *end road access sign* on the road, or > > > > > (b) if the sign is not on a freeway—at the nearer of the following— > > > > > > > (i) if the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the road, > > > > > > > (ii) an *end road access sign* on the road. > > Example. > > A *road access sign* on an access ramp to a freeway applies to the access ramp and the freeway into which the access ramp merges. > > Note 1. > > Freeway is defined in rule 177, and road marking, T-intersection and traffic sign are defined in the Dictionary. > > Note 2. > > Rule 229 applies the *road access sign* to pedestrians. > > | Road access sign | End freeway sign | > | End road access sign | > > Note 1 for diagrams. > > There is another permitted version of the *end freeway sign*—see the diagram in Schedule 3. > > Note 2 for diagrams. > > A *road access sign* may indicate that it applies to different or additional vehicles or persons—see rule 316(4).