Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 269

269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc.

(1) A person must not get off, or out of, a moving vehicle, unless the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and the vehicle is not travelling over 5km/h.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person getting off a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal.

(3) A person must not cause a hazard to any person or vehicle by opening a door of a vehicle, leaving a door of a vehicle open, or getting off, or out of, a vehicle.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) The driver of a bus must not drive the bus unless the doors of the bus are closed while the bus is moving.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.