Confirming road rules

**Gordie** · 20th April 2017, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Gordie

Is this the one you are looking for.....

https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ...014.205.UN.PDF297—Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc

(1) A driver must not drive a vehicle unless the driver has proper control of the vehicle.

Offence provision.
Australian Road Rules—8.12.2016 Part 18—Miscellaneous road rules Division 1—Miscellaneous rules for drivers 8 This version is not published under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 [13.12.2016]

(1A) A driver must not drive a vehicle if a person or an animal is in the driver's lap.

Offence provision.

(2) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle unless the driver has a clear view of the road, and traffic, ahead, behind and to each side of the driver.

VNX is correct in his summing up, that is why we have precedents and case law, laws are interpreted by the judiciary.

I refer you to the above SA ARR297, this has been used to cover offences such as 'burnouts'(the driver does not have proper control), through to the driver seat being reclined too far and the driver not being able to reach switches, indicator stalks etc, (lack of proper control).

A law can't be precisely written to cover every 100's of possibilities, so it is interpreted.....and argued in court.

**Eevo** · 20th April 2017, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Point taken but I'm sure the written down regulation will have a more accurate meaning than the random opinion of the unqualified.

nail on the head mick.

Wraithe · 20th April 2017, 10:57 PM

I remember a Dr wearing a helmet years ago.. Was all over the news, as he was a Neurosurgeon...

If you are not allowed to wear a helmet of any type whilst driving, you could not wear a safety helmet in a vehicle, hat, beany, etc etc

A motor cycle helmet would be illegal too...

The requirement to have clear vision behind, is via mirrors... You could not enforce that with trucks or vehicles with trailers, but if you have no mirrors, then you can be in breach there... If you cannot turn your head to view behind, then you need mirrors, but if you cant turn your head, its not illegal to drive, its called a disability...

Truck drivers can't see through loads and not many sleeper bunks have a rear window, thus the mirror is the way to clearly see behind...

Reduced visibility could be a dirty windscreen, thus when you have been playing in the mud all day, you have to clean your windscreen before driving off...That can be proven to be a danger...And not a small hole through the mud either, that will get you stopped...

Below is the link to WA's roadcode 2000... You will find it is written in typical legal overtones, so open to interpretation..

Western Australian Legislation - Road Traffic Code 2000 - Home Page

I'm not a lawyer, copper or legal representative in anyway, Just a dumb old truck driver that likes to make a fool of an idiot on the side of the road...

**Mick_Marsh** · 4th May 2017, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Davo

Still a toy - for grown adults - regardless of how fancy and how much. I can't help thinking of what men of a similar age were up to during WWII. God help us.

Happy Star Wars Day everybody!

**Homestar** · 4th May 2017, 05:02 PM

And also with you.

**V8Ian** · 4th May 2017, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Homestar

And also with you.

Mass?

**Mick_Marsh** · 4th May 2017, 05:35 PM

They're being posted all over the place.

StormTroopers.jpg

**V8Ian** · 4th May 2017, 05:37 PM

Trog wants one of those for a daily drive, Mick.

**Mick_Marsh** · 4th May 2017, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Trog wants one of those for a daily drive, Mick.

I'll take the Stormtrooper uniform.

**Homestar** · 4th May 2017, 05:55 PM

Don't forget tomorrow when we celebrate the dark side of the force - revenge of the 5th...

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