200Stopping on roads: heavy and long vehicles

200 Stopping on roads: heavy and long vehicles

(1)  The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note Built-up area is defined in the dictionary, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

(2)  The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than one hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than one hour by information on or with a traffic control device, or under subrule (2A) or another law of this jurisdiction.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note 1 Traffic control device and with are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 See clause 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 for jurisdictional qualifications.

(2A)  The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, other than a bus, is permitted to stop on a length of road in a built up area for longer than one hour if, throughout the period when the vehicle is stopped on the length of road, the driver is engaged in dropping off, or picking up, goods.

(3)  In this rule –

heavy vehicle means a vehicle with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more;

long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5 metres long, or longer;

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note 1 GVM is defined in the dictionary, road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Note 2 Vehicle includes a combination – see rule 15(d).