197Stopping on a path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted island

197 Stopping on a 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: to stop at that place under the Australian Road Rules; or (b) the driver is permitted to stop under another law of this 1 Bicycle path is defined in rule 239, built-up area, dividing strip, footpath, nature strip and parking control sign are defined in the dictionary, and 2 A separated footpath is a particular kind of footpath – see rule 239.

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 194 (1A) A driver must not stop on a painted island. 2 Rule 85 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a turning lane from a painted island and rule 138 deals with keeping off painted islands. (1B) A driver must not stop on a traffic island. Note Traffic island is defined in the dictionary. (2) Subrules (1) and (1B) do not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal. Note