Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 198

    (1)     A driver must not stop on a road in a position that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from a footpath ramp or a similar way of access to a footpath, or a bicycle path or passageway unless—

        (a)     the driver is driving a public bus that is dropping off or picking up passengers; or

        (b)     the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or from adjacent land unless—

        (a)     the driver—

              (i)     is dropping off or picking up passengers; and

              (ii)     does not leave the vehicle unattended; and

              (iii)     completes the dropping off or picking up of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping; or

        (b)     the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this regulation.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Example

Blocking a driveway

In the example, the vehicle marked with an ‘X' is stopped in contravention of s (2).

    (3)     For this section, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so that the driver is over 3m from the closest point of the vehicle.