South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 177

177—Stopping on a freeway

        (1)         A driver must not stop on a freeway unless—

            (a)         the driver stops in an emergency stopping lane; or

            (b)         the driver's vehicle is permitted to stop on the freeway under another law of this jurisdiction.

Offence provision.

Note 1—

"Driver's vehicle" is defined in the dictionary, and "emergency stopping lane" is defined in rule 95.

Note 2—

Rule 178 sets out when a driver can stop in an emergency stopping lane.

        (2)         A "freeway" is a length of road to which a freeway sign applies.

        (3)         A freeway sign on a road applies to a length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending at the next end freeway sign on the road.

Freeway signs
End freeway sign

Note for diagrams—

There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.