Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_97
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 97
Character Range: 148486–149918

97  Road access signs
 (1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a road access sign applies if information on or with the sign indicates that the driver or the driver's vehicle is not permitted beyond the sign.
Offence provision.
Note: Driver's vehicle, length of road and with are defined in the dictionary.
 (2) A road access sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending:
 (a) if the sign is on a freeway—at an end freeway sign or end road access sign on the road; or
 (b) if the sign is not on a freeway—at the nearer of the following:
 (i) if the road ends at a T–intersection or dead end—the end of the road;
 (ii) an end road access sign on the road.
Example: A road access sign on an access ramp to a freeway applies to the access ramp and the freeway into which the access ramp merges.
Note 1: Freeway is defined in rule 177, and road marking, T–intersection and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Rule 229 applies the road access sign to pedestrians.

Road access sign  End freeway sign

      End road access sign

Note 1 for diagrams: There are a number of other permitted versions of the road access sign and the end freeway sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
Note 2 for diagrams: A road access sign may indicate that it applies to different or additional vehicles or persons—see rule 316(4).