ACTIn ForceRegulation
Road Rules
197Stopping on path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 197
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Road Rules.
197 Stopping on path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted island or traffic island (1) A driver must not stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path or dividing strip, or a nature strip adjacent to a length of road in a built-up area, unless— which a parking control sign applies; and (1A) A driver must not stop on a painted island. (1B) A driver must not stop on a traffic island.
(2) Subsections (1) and (1B) do not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal.