Traffic Laws Flashcards
Where would you find the definition of Driver?
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 4
Where would you find the definition of Motor Vehicle?
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 4
Where would you find the definition of Road/road related area?
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 4
What is the definition of driver?
- driver means any person driving a vehicle, and includes any person riding a vehicle.
- Must be shown to be in control of the steering, movement or propulsion of a vehicle
What is the definition of motor vehicle?
Means vehicle that is built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle
What is the definition of Road ?
Means an area that is open to and used by the public and developed for, or has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles.
Give 2 examples of road related area
a. an area that divides a road, or
b. a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road, or
c. an area that is open to the public and is designed for use by cyclists or animals, or
d. an area that is open to and used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles, or
e. shoulder of a road,
f. any other area that is open to or used by the public and that has been declared under section 18 to be an area to which specified provisions of this Act or the statutory rules apply.
What does Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 169A allow ?
Direction to stop light vehicle or light combination: to enable exercise of other powers
Where does the power to “Direction to stop light vehicle or light combination: to enable exercise of other powers” come from?
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 169A
What other legislation gives police power to stop vehicles?
Law Enforcement (Powers & Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), Section 36A
‘Power to stop vehicles’ to stop a vehicle if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the driver or a passenger is a person in respect of whom police could exercise a power of arrest
What does Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 175 allow ?
Requirement for driver or rider to produce Australian driver licence and state name and address
What legislation gives police power to Require a driver or rider to produce Australian driver licence and state name and address?
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 175
What does Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 177 allow ?
Requirement for responsible person to disclose driver identity
What legislation gives police power to Require a responsible person to disclose driver identity
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 177
What does the Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), Section 142(1) allow?
Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic