269Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle, &c.,

269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle, &c.,

(1)  A person must not get off, or out of, a moving vehicle, unless the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and the vehicle is not travelling over 5 kilometres per hour.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note 1 Vehicle is defined in rule 15.

Note 2 Rule 237 deals with persons getting on, or into, a moving vehicle.

(2)  Subrule (1) does not apply to a person getting off a bicycle or animal.

(3)  A person must not cause a hazard to any person or vehicle by opening a door of a vehicle, leaving a door of a vehicle open, or getting off, or out of, a vehicle.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  The driver of a bus must not drive the bus unless the doors of the bus are closed while the bus is moving.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note Bus is defined in the dictionary.