Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00643:clause:1_208a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00643
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 208A (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 37666–40323

208A  Parallel parking in a road‑related area (except in a median strip parking area)
 (1) A driver who parks in a road‑related area (except in a median strip parking area) must position the driver's vehicle to face:
 (a) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road‑related area where the driver parks; or
 (b) if there is no traffic next to that part of the road‑related area—in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel in the road‑related area; or
 (c) if the road‑related area is an area that divides a road—either:
 (i) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic to the left of the driver; or
 (ii) if there is no traffic to the left of the driver—in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel on that part of the road.
Offence provision.
Note: Driver's vehicle, line of traffic, marked lane and median strip parking area are defined in the dictionary and road‑related area is defined in rule 13.
  Subrule (1) does not apply if:
 (a) another law of this jurisdiction permits the driver to park in another manner in the road‑related area; or
 (b) signs or road markings indicate that angle parking is required in the road‑related area.

[96]  Subrule 210(2A), examples
substitute
Examples
Example 1                      Example 2
Parking at 45                 Parking at 45
at the side of a two‑way road  at the right side of a one‑way road

[97]  Subrule 210(4A), examples
substitute
Examples for subrule (4)
Example 5                                       Example 6
Parking 'rear in' at 30 at the side of a road  Parking 'rear in' at 30 in a median strip parking area

Example 7                                       Example 8
Parking 'rear in' at 45 at the side of a road  Parking 'rear in' at 45 in a median strip parking area

Example 9                                       Example 10
Parking 'rear in' at 60 at the side of a road  Parking 'rear in' at 60 in a median strip parking area

[98]  Subrules 211(1) and (2)
substitute
 (1) This rule applies to a driver who parks on a length of road, or in an area, that has parking bays (whether or not a park in bays only sign applies to the length of road or area).
Note: Parking bay is defined in the dictionary.

Park in bays only sign

 (2) The driver must position the driver's vehicle completely within a single parking bay, unless the vehicle is too wide or long to fit completely within the bay.
Offence provision.
Note 1: Driver's vehicle is defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Vehicle includes a combination—see rule 15(d).

[99]  Subrule 211(3), diagram
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