Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.162Driving past a safety zone
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sec.162 Driving past a safety zone
A driver driving past a safety zone— must not drive on the safety zone, unless the driver is the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device; and must drive to the left of the safety zone at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any pedestrian crossing the road to or from the safety zone. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A safety zone is an area of a road— at a place with safety zone signs at or near a tram stop; and indicated by a structure on the road (for example, a dividing strip, pedestrian refuge or traffic island). s 162 amd 2022 SL No. 142 s 54 (sec.162-ssec.1) A driver driving past a safety zone— must not drive on the safety zone, unless the driver is the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device; and must drive to the left of the safety zone at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any pedestrian crossing the road to or from the safety zone. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.162-ssec.2) A safety zone is an area of a road— at a place with safety zone signs at or near a tram stop; and indicated by a structure on the road (for example, a dividing strip, pedestrian refuge or traffic island).
- (a) must not drive on the safety zone, unless the driver is the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device; and
- (b) must drive to the left of the safety zone at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any pedestrian crossing the road to or from the safety zone.
- (a) at a place with safety zone signs at or near a tram stop; and
- (b) indicated by a structure on the road (for example, a dividing strip, pedestrian refuge or traffic island).