97Road 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.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 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 1 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 2 Freeway is defined in rule 177, and road marking, T-intersection and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.

Note 3 Rule 229 applies the road access sign to pedestrians.

| Road access sign |

| End freeway sign |

| End road access sign | | Note 1 for diagrams | There are a number of other permitted versions of the road access sign and the end freeway sign – see the diagrams 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). |