Standing Orders Amendment Local Law 2017
Part 7OTHER PLACES WHERE STOPPING IS RESTRICTED
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PART 7—OTHER PLACES WHERE STOPPING IS RESTRICTED 7.1 Stopping in a shared zone A driver must not stop in a shared zone unless— (a) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law; this local law; (c) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or (d) the driver is engaged in door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage.
5 May 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2391 7.2 Double parking (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped vehicle and the centre of the carriageway. (2) This clause does not apply to— (a) a driver stopped in traffic; or (b) a driver angle parking on the side of the carriageway or in a median strip parking area, in accordance with this local law. 7.3 Stopping near an obstruction A driver must not stop on a carriageway near an obstruction on the carriageway in a position that further obstructs traffic on the carriageway. 7.4 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel, etc. (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless— (a) the carriageway is at least as wide on the structure as it is on each of the approaches and a sign does not prohibit stopping; or (b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law. (2) A driver must not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless— (a) the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches and a sign does not prohibit stopping; or (b) the driver of a motor vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on the carriageway, for the purpose of setting down or taking up passengers. 7.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc. A driver must not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway, in any position where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle from a distance of 50 metres. 7.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc. A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug, unless— (a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and does not leave the bus unattended; or (b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended. 7.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop (1) A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side of a bus stop, or within 10 metres of the departure side of a bus stop, unless— (a) the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or (b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, where the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law, whether by a sign or otherwise. (2) In this clause, distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving. 7.8 Stopping on a path, median strip or traffic island The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) must not stop so that any portion of the vehicle is on a path, traffic island or median strip, unless the driver stops in a place where the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law, whether by a sign or otherwise. 7.9 Stopping on a verge (1) A person must not— (a) stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle); (b) stop a commercial vehicle or bus, or a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or (c) stop a vehicle during any period when the stopping of vehicles on that verge is prohibited by a sign adjacent and referable to that verge, so that any portion of it is on a verge. (2) Subclause (1)(a) does not apply to the person if he or she is— (a) the owner or occupier of the premises immediately adjacent to that verge; or (b) is authorised by the occupier of those premises to stop the vehicle so that any portion of it is on that verge. (3) Subclause (1)(b) does not apply to a commercial vehicle if— (a) it is being loaded or unloaded with reasonable expedition with goods or merchandise collected from or delivered to the premises adjacent to the portion of the verge on which the commercial vehicle is parked; and (b) no obstruction is caused to the passage of any vehicle or person using a carriageway or a path.