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, or if some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle
falls on to a road, at a place where the speed limit is 80 kilometres per
hour or more and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at least
300 metres in all directions from that place, the driver must use at
least 3 portable warning triangles, placed in accordance with subrule
(4), to warn other road users of the vehicle or load.
Offence provision.
Note 1—
"Portable warning triangle" is defined in the dictionary, "road" is defined in
subrule (7) 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 the driver
stops on a road, or if some or all of any load being carried by the vehicle
falls on to a road, at a place where the speed limit is less than
80 kilometres per hour and the vehicle is not visible at any time for at
least 200 metres in all directions from that place, the driver must use
at least 3 portable warning triangles, placed in accordance with
subrule (5), to warn other road users of the vehicle or load.
Offence provision.
Note—
See rule 220 for the requirement to operate certain lights on vehicles that
are stopped.
(4) For the purposes
of subrule (2), the driver must—
(a)
place 1 triangle at least 200 metres, but not over 250 metres,
behind the vehicle or fallen load; and
(b) if
the vehicle or fallen load is on a one-way or divided road, place
1 triangle between the triangle required by paragraph (a) and the vehicle
or fallen load; and
(c) if
the vehicle or fallen load is not on a one-way or divided road, place
1 triangle at least 200 metres, but not over 250 metres, in
front of the vehicle or fallen load; and
(d)
place 1 triangle 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.
Note—
"One-way road" is defined in the dictionary and "divided road is defined in
subrule (7).
(5) For the purposes
of subrule (3), the driver must—
(a)
place 1 triangle at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres,
behind the vehicle or fallen load; and
(b) if
the vehicle or fallen load is on a one-way or divided road, place
1 triangle between the triangle required by paragraph (a) and the
vehicle or fallen load; and
(c) if
the vehicle or fallen load is not on a one-way or divided road, place
1 triangle at least 50 metres, but not over 150 metres, in
front of the vehicle or fallen load; and
(d)
place 1 triangle 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.
(6) A reference to
"the vehicle or fallen load" in subrules (4) and (5) is to be read
as a reference to "the vehicle or fallen load, as the case may be".
"divided road" means any length of a two-way road that has a median strip that
is a structure.
"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the
road.
Note 1—
"Two-way road" and "median strip" are defined in the dictionary, "road-related
area" is defined in rule 13, and "shoulder" is defined in rule 12.
Note 2—
Although the presence of a median strip is necessary to establish that a road
is a divided road, for the purposes of this rule the median strip is not part
of the road (as it is a road-related area).
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.