Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations Amendment (ACT)

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2000 No 21

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.

Dated 5 May 2000.

brendan smyth

Minister

bill stefaniak

Minister

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2000 No 21

made under the

Road Transport (General) Act 1999

and the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

CONTENTS

Regulation

Part 1—preliminary

1............ Commencement

Part 2—Amendments of the Road TRansport
(Safety and TRaffic Management) regulations 2000

2............ Regulations amended in pt 2

3............ Insertion—

23A........ ARR r 248—bicycle rider may ride across marked foot crossing if authorised

4............ Dictionary

Part 3—amendments of the Road TRansport
(offences) regulations 2000

5............ Regulations amended in pt 3

6............ Schedule, pt 2

7............ Schedule, pt 13

SCHEDULE

amendment of

Part 13 of the Schedule to
the Road TRansport (offences) regulations 2000

               

Part 1—preliminary

1. Commencement

   These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.

Part 2—Amendments of the Road TRansport (Safety and TRaffic Management) regulations 2000

1. Regulations amended in pt 2

   This Part amends the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000.

2. Insertion

   After regulation 23 the following regulation is inserted:

“23AARR r 248—bicycle rider may ride across marked foot crossing if authorised

1. Despite rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules, the rider of a bicycle may ride across a marked foot crossing if authorised to do so by a traffic control device.

Note 1   Rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules provides that the rider of a bicycle must not ride across a road, or a part of a road, on a children’s crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.

Note 2   Marked foot crossing is defined in the dictionary to the Australian Road Rules.

Note 3   A traffic control device (including pedestrian lights) generally only applies to a person if the device faces the person—see Part 20, Division 3, especially rule 340 of the Australian Road Rules.

1. The rider must give way to any pedestrian on the marked foot crossing.

Note      Give way means the rider must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary to the Australian Road Rules.

Maximum penalty:  20 penalty units.”.

1. Dictionary

   The dictionary is amended by inserting the following definitions:

   “give way—see the Australian Road Rules, dictionary.

   marked foot crossing—see the Australian Road Rules, dictionary.

   pedestrian—see the Australian Road Rules, rule 18.

   ride—see the Australian Road Rules, dictionary.

   rider—see the Australian Road Rules, rule 17.”.

Part 3—amendments of the Road TRansport (offences) regulations 2000

1. Regulations amended in pt 3

   This Part amends the Road Transport (Offences) Regulations 2000.

2. Schedule, pt 2

   Part 2 (Australian Road Rules) of the Schedule is amended by omitting item 257.4.

3. Schedule, pt 13

   Part 13 (Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000) of the Schedule is amended by inserting before item 1 the item mentioned in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE  (See reg 7)

amendment of Part 13 of the Schedule of the Road TRansport (offences) regulations 2000

1A 23A (2) rider not give way (marked foot crossing) 20 44

Endnotes

Regulations amended in pt 2

1. Republished as in force on 1 March 2000. (Republication No 1).

Regulations amended in pt 3

1. Republished as in force on 1 March 2000. (Republication No 1).

Notification

1. Notified in the Gazette on 18 May 2000.

©  Australian Capital Territory 2000