Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_227
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 227
Character Range: 299824–302010

227  Using portable warning triangles
 (1) This rule applies to a driver if the GVM of the driver's vehicle is over 12 tonnes.
Note: Driver's vehicle and GVM are defined in the dictionary.
 (2) If the driver stops on a road and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least 200 metres in all directions from the vehicle, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subrule (4), to warn other road users of the vehicle.
Offence provision.
Note 1: Portable warning triangle is defined in the dictionary, and road user is defined in rule 14.
Note 2: See rule 220 for the requirement to operate certain lights on vehicles that are stopped.
 (3) If some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle falls onto a road and is not clearly visible at any time for at least 200 metres in all directions from the fallen load, the driver must use at least 3 portable warning triangles, positioned in accordance with subrule (4), to warn other road users of the fallen load.
Offence provision.
 (4) The driver must position the portable warning triangles so:
 (a) 1 triangle is at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, in front of the vehicle or fallen load; and
 (b) 1 triangle is at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, behind the vehicle or fallen load; and
 (c) 1 triangle is at the side of the vehicle, or fallen load, in a position that gives sufficient warning to other road users of the position of the vehicle or fallen load.
 (5) In this rule:
road does not include a road‑related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
Note: Road‑related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Part 14—Rules for pedestrians

Division 1—General
Note 1: For the Australian Road Rules, a pedestrian includes:
 • a person driving a motorised wheelchair that cannot travel at over 10 kilometres per               hour (on level ground)
 • a person in a non‑motorised wheelchair
 • a person pushing a motorised or non‑motorised wheelchair
 • a person in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy (see rule 18).
Note 2: Wheelchair, wheeled recreational device and wheeled toy are defined in the dictionary.