Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_194
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 194
Character Range: 256621–257754

194  Stopping near a fire hydrant etc
 (1) A driver must not stop within 1 metre of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator, or fire plug indicator, unless:
 (a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops at a bus stop or in a bus zone and does not leave the bus unattended; or
 (b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended; or
 (c) the driver is driving a public minibus, and the driver stops in a minibus zone and does not leave the minibus unattended.
Offence provision.
Note: Bus zone is defined in rule 183, public bus, public minibus and taxi are defined in the dictionary, minibus zone is defined in rule 184, and taxi zone is defined in rule 182.
 (2) For this rule, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.
 (3) In this rule:
fire hydrant means an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle or other outlet for drawing water from a main or service pipe in case of fire or other emergency.
Examples
      Fire hydrant indicators

      Fire plug indicator