Road Rules 2019
318Limited effect of certain traffic control devices
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318 Limited effect of certain traffic control devices
(1) If information on a traffic control device indicates that the device applies during particular times, on particular days, in particular circumstances, to a particular length of road or area, or to particular persons or vehicles, the device has effect only for the indicated times, days, circumstances, length of road, area, persons or vehicles.
Example A shared zone sign on a road into an area indicating that the sign applies on Monday to Friday between 7 am and 6 pm.
(2) If information on a traffic control device indicates that the device does not apply during particular times, on particular days, in particular circumstances, to a particular length of road or area, or to particular persons or vehicles, the device does not have effect for the indicated times, days, circumstances, length of road, area, persons or vehicles.
| | Examples | | 1. | A plate erected next to a pedestrian crossing sign at a place indicating that the sign does not apply on a particular day. | | 2. | A board erected close to a bus lane sign above a marked lane indicating that the sign does not apply when the words on the board are illuminated. |
(3) If information on a traffic control device that is at a place indicates that it applies on a particular day of the week, the device does not have effect on a day that is a public holiday for the place unless information on the device states otherwise.
Example 1
If a loading zone sign indicates that it applies on Monday to Friday between 9 am and 4 pm and information on or with the sign does not indicate that it applies on public holidays, the sign does not have effect on any public holiday falling on a Monday to Friday.
Note 1
Public holiday is defined in the dictionary.
(4) In this rule –
traffic control device includes a board, device, plate, screen, word, figure, symbol, or anything else, with a traffic control device that provides information about the application of the traffic control device.