244FElectric personal transporters not to be used on certain roads

244F Electric personal transporters not to be used on certain roads

(1) A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road if there is a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip or shared path adjacent to the road, unless it is impracticable to travel on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip or shared path.

Footpath and nature strip are defined in the dictionary. Bicycle path is defined in rule 239 and shared path is defined in rule 242.

(2) A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on—

(a) a road with a dividing line or median strip; or

(b) a road on which the speed-limit is greater than 50 kilometres per hour; or

(c) a one-way road with more than one marked lane.

Dividing line, marked lane, median strip and one‑way road are defined in the dictionary.

(3) A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road or road related area at night.

(4) Subrule (1) does not apply to a person travelling on an electric personal transporter in a shared zone.

(5) Subrule (2) does not apply to a person who is crossing a road on an electric personal transporter if the person—

(c) is not prohibited, under these Rules, from crossing the road on an electric personal transporter.

(6) In subrules (1) and (2), road does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.