2388GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 May 2017

2388 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 May 2017 (b) the dates and times during which the area is a general no parking zone. (3) A driver must not park a vehicle on the road or a nature strip in a general no parking zone. 4.5 Parking vehicle on a carriageway (1) Unless otherwise permitted by a sign, a person parking a vehicle on a carriageway must park it— (a) in the case of a two-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with, the left boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked; and (b) in the case of a one-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with either boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked. (2) Unless otherwise permitted by a sign, a person parking a vehicle on a carriageway other than in a parking bay must park it— (a) so that at least 3 metres of the width of the carriageway lies between— (i) the vehicle and the farther boundary of the carriageway, or any continuous dividing line or median strip; or (ii) between the vehicle and any part of a vehicle parked on the farther side of the carriageway; (b) so that the front and the rear of the vehicle respectively is not less than 1 metre from any other vehicle, except a motor cycle without a trailer, or a bicycle parked in accordance with this local law; and (c) so that it does not obstruct any vehicle on the carriageway. (3) In this clause, continuous dividing line means— (a) a single continuous dividing line only; (b) a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or (c) 2 parallel continuous dividing lines. 4.6 When parallel and right-angled parking apply Where a sign relating to a parking area is not inscribed with the words ‘angle parking’ (or with an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), then unless a sign relating to the parking area indicates, that vehicles have to park in a different position, where the parking area is— (a) adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway—a person parking a vehicle in the parking area must park it as near as practicable to and parallel with that boundary; and (b) at or near the centre of the carriageway—a person parking a vehicle in that parking area must park it at approximately right angles to the centre of the carriageway. 4.7 When angle parking applies (1) This clause does not apply to— (a) a passenger vehicle of over 3 tonnes; (b) a commercial vehicle with a mass including any load, of over 3 tonnes; or (c) a person parking either a motor cycle without a trailer or a bicycle. (2) Where a sign relating to a parking area is inscribed with the words ‘angle parking’ (or with an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), a person parking a vehicle in the area must park the vehicle at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway, unless otherwise indicated by the sign or by marks on the carriageway. 4.8 General prohibitions on parking (1) This clause does not apply to a vehicle parked in a parking bay or to a bicycle in a bicycle rack. (2) Subclauses (3)(c), (e) and (g) do not apply to a vehicle parked in a bus embayment. (3) Subject to any law relating to intersections with traffic control signals and unless a mark or other sign on the carriageway indicates otherwise, a person must not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is— (a) between any other stationary vehicle and the centre of the carriageway; (b) on or adjacent to a median strip; (c) obstructing a right of way, private drive or carriageway or so close as to deny a vehicle reasonable access to or egress from the right of way, private drive or carriageway; (d) alongside or opposite any excavation, works, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the thoroughfare, if the vehicle would obstruct traffic; (e) on or within 10 metres of any portion of a carriageway bounded by a traffic island; (f) on any footpath or pedestrian crossing; (g) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of two continuous lines; (h) between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a broken or dotted line and the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line, unless there is a distance of at least 3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal line;