(1)  A driver who parks in a road-related area (except in a median strip parking area) must position the driver’s vehicle to face –

(a) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road-related area where the driver parks; or

(b) if there is no traffic next to that part of the road-related area – in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel in the road-related area; or

(c) if the road-related area is an area that divides a road – either –

(i) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic to the left of the driver; or

(ii) if there is no traffic to the left of the driver – in the direction in which vehicles could lawfully travel on that part of the road.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

Note : Driver’s vehicle , line of traffic , marked lane and median strip parking area are defined in the dictionary and road-related area is defined in rule 13 .

(2)  Subrule (1) does not apply if –

(a) another law of this jurisdiction permits the driver to park in another manner in the road-related area; or

(b) signs or road markings indicate that angle parking is required in the road-related area.