198Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway, &c.

198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway, &c.

(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 the Road Rules.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 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 the Road Rules.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 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

The vehicle marked '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.