Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.269Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc.
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sec.269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc.
A person must not get off, or out of, a moving vehicle, unless the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and the vehicle is not travelling over 5km/h. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person getting off a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal. A person must not cause a hazard to any person or vehicle by opening a door of a vehicle, leaving a door of a vehicle open, or getting off, or out of, a vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The driver of a bus must not drive the bus unless the doors of the bus are closed while the bus is moving. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. s 269 amd 2022 SL No. 142 s 91 (sec.269-ssec.1) A person must not get off, or out of, a moving vehicle, unless the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and the vehicle is not travelling over 5km/h. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.269-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person getting off a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal. (sec.269-ssec.3) A person must not cause a hazard to any person or vehicle by opening a door of a vehicle, leaving a door of a vehicle open, or getting off, or out of, a vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.269-ssec.4) The driver of a bus must not drive the bus unless the doors of the bus are closed while the bus is moving. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.