(1)  If a driver parks in a parking area on the side of a road, or in a median strip parking area, to which a parking control sign or road marking applies, and information on or with the sign or road marking includes the words ‘angle parking’ or ‘angle’, the driver must position the driver’s vehicle in accordance with subrules (2) to (4) .

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

Note 1 : Driver’s vehicle , median strip parking area , parking area , parking control sign , road marking and with are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 : Rule 212 deals with whether a driver enters a median strip parking area forwards or in reverse.

(2)  If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 45 degrees, or does not indicate another angle, the driver must position the driver’s vehicle –

(a) so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 45 degrees, as shown in example 1 or 2; and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road – with the rear of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Note : Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.

Examples

Example 1

Parking at 45 degrees at the side of a two-way road

Example 2

Parking at 45 degrees at the right side of a one-way road

(3)  If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 90 degrees, the driver –

(a) must position the driver’s vehicle so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 90 degrees, as shown in example 3 or 4; and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road – may position the vehicle with either the front or rear of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Examples

Example 3

Parking at 90 degrees at the side of a two-way road

Example 4

Parking at 90 degrees at the right side of a one-way road

(4)  If information on or with the parking control sign or road marking indicates that the vehicle must be positioned at an angle of 135 degrees, the driver must position the driver’s vehicle –

(a) so the vehicle is at an angle as near as practicable to 135 degrees, as shown in example 5 or 6; and

(b) if the vehicle is parked on the side of the road - with the front of the vehicle nearest to traffic in the marked lane or line of traffic next to the part of the road where the driver parks.

Examples

Example 5

Parking at 135 degrees at the side of a road

Example 6

Parking at 135 degrees in a median strip parking area

(5)  This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike.

Note : Motor bike is defined in the dictionary.