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269Opening door and getting out of vehicle etc
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269 Opening door and getting out of vehicle etc (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 5km/h. (2) Subsection (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. (4) The driver of a bus must not drive the bus unless the doors of the bus are closed while the bus is moving.