334How parking control signs apply to a length of road

334 How parking control signs apply to a length of road (1) If a permissive parking sign, bicycle parking sign or motor bike parking sign, or a zone sign mentioned in Part 12, Division 5 applies to a length of road and there are parking bays on the length of road, the sign applies only to the parking bays, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise. 1 Parking bay and with are defined in the dictionary. 2 Rule 201 deals with bicycle parking signs, rule 202 deals with motor bike parking signs, and rule 204 deals with permissive parking signs. (2) If a parking control sign applies to a length of road, the sign is at the side of the road, and there are no parking bays to which the sign applies, then, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise, the sign applies to: (a) any shoulder of the road on that side of the road; and (b) the part of the road on the length of road that extends from the far side of the road (excluding any road-related area) on that side of the road for: (i) if the sign, or information on or with the sign, includes the words ‘angle parking' or ‘angle' – 6 metres; or (ii) in any other case – 3 metres. Note Part of a road to which a parking control sign indicating angle parking applies Part of a road to which a parking control sign (except a sign indicating angle parking) applies

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 326 (3) If a parking control sign applies to a length of road, the sign is at the centre of the road or on a dividing strip, and there are no parking bays to which the sign applies, then, unless information on or with the sign indicates otherwise, the sign applies to: (a) if the sign is at the centre of the road, but not on a dividing strip – the part of the road on that length of road that extends 3 metres from the centre of the road on each side of the road; or (b) if the sign is on a dividing strip – the dividing strip on that length of road and the part of the road on that length of road that extends 3 metres from each edge of the dividing strip. 1 Centre of the road and dividing strip are defined in the dictionary. 2 Rule 322(3) and (4) deal with the meaning of a traffic control device in or at an area or place. 335 Traffic control devices applying to an area (1) A traffic control device (except a road marking) applies to an area if: (a) it is in the area; and the device, indicates that the device applies to the area. 1 Road marking and with are defined in the dictionary. 2 Rule 332 deals with parking control signs that display arrows. These signs apply to lengths of road. (2) A traffic control device (except a road marking) also applies to an area if: (a) there is an identical kind of traffic control device (the first traffic control device) on each road into the area; and (b) the traffic control device is a traffic control device applying to an area, or information on or with the device indicates that it applies to an area; and (c) information on or with a traffic control device on each road out of the area indicates that the first traffic control device no longer applies or that the area has ended. Examples of traffic control devices applying to an area 1 A school zone sign (in some circumstances – see rule 23).