Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A person shall not
drive a vehicle at a speed exceeding 110 kilometres per hour and shall
not drive a vehicle, —
(a) in a
built-up area, at a speed exceeding 60 kilometres per hour, except within a
speed zone in which a higher speed is permitted;
(b) in a
speed zone, at a speed exceeding, in kilometres per hour, that indicated by
the numerals on the restriction sign, at the beginning of the speed zone;
(c) in a
local traffic area, at a speed exceeding 40 kilometres per hour; or
(d) in a
school zone —
(i)
at a speed exceeding, in kilometres per hour, that
indicated by the numerals on; and
(ii)
during the school zone periods indicated on,
the school zone sign
at the beginning of the school zone.
(2) Subject to any
other provisions of these regulations or of the Road Traffic (Towed
Agricultural Implements) Regulations 1990 prescribing a maximum speed for
any vehicle lower than that prescribed by this subregulation, a person shall
not —
(a)
drive a goods vehicle, the total mass of which, taking into account any
trailer attached and including the total load carried, is more than 4.5
tonnes, at a speed exceeding 100 kilometres per hour;
(b)
drive a vehicle to which a trailer or other vehicle is attached at a speed
exceeding —
(i)
where the mass of the trailer or other vehicle including
any load is not more than 750 kilograms, 100 kilometres per hour; or
(ii)
where the mass of the trailer or other vehicle including
any load is more than 750 kilograms, 90 kilometres per hour;
(c)
drive a vehicle licensed or equipped to seat 13 or more adult persons,
including the driver, at a speed exceeding 100 kilometres per hour.
(3) The several speeds
prescribed by subregulation (2) of this regulation apply to the
respective classes of vehicle therein mentioned, notwithstanding the existence
of speed zones that permit higher speeds for other classes of vehicles.
(4) The provisions of
this regulation or 1803A do not justify the driver of a vehicle driving at a
speed that —
(a) may
constitute driving carelessly, recklessly or at a speed, or in a manner, that
is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances; or
(b)
exceeds any maximum speed applicable to the vehicle and fixed by, or under,
the Act or any regulation.
(5) In this regulation
"goods vehicle" means any motor vehicle constructed, equipped or fitted,
primarily, for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, and includes a tractor
that is designed and used for drawing other vehicles, although not constructed
or designed for carrying any load independently or for carrying any part of
the load of the vehicle that it draws.
[(6) repealed]
(7) Notwithstanding
the existence of speed zones that permit higher speeds, a person, being
obliged by regulations made under the Act to display, on a motor vehicle
driven by him, plates bearing the letter “P”, in red on a white
ground, shall not drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 90 kilometres
per hour.
(8) A person permitted
to drive a vehicle in the contra flow bus lane of a carriageway under
regulation 404 shall not drive that vehicle at a speed that exceeds the
speed that would otherwise be permissible under this Part if the vehicle were
travelling in another lane of that carriageway in the opposite direction.
[Regulation 1001 amended in Gazette
31 December 1975 p.4705; 10 November 1977 p.4135;
14 April 1978 p.1111; 29 May 1981 p.1610;
2 February 1982 p.399; 14 January 1983 p.214;
24 May 1985 p.1764; 19 December 1986 p.4876;
6 November 1987 p.4078; 18 December 1987 p.4460;
17 June 1988 p.1951; 15 December 1989 p.4556;
28 September 1990 p.5071; 31 December 1992 p.6394;
18 March 1994 p.1199; 19 January 1996 p.252;
31 January 1997 p.662.]