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TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES) REGULATIONS 1999 (S.R. 1999, NO. 131) - REG 220

Using lights on vehicles that are stopped
(1)  A driver must not stop on a road at night unless –
(a) if the driver’s vehicle is 2.2 metres wide, or wider – the clearance and side marker lights fitted to the vehicle are operating effectively and are clearly visible; or
(b) in any other case – the parking lights fitted to the driver’s vehicle are operating effectively and are clearly visible.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

Note : Driver’s vehicle and night are defined in the dictionary.

(2)  This rule does not apply to a driver if the driver stops on a length of road, or in an area, with street lighting and the driver’s vehicle is visible for at least 200 metres in all directions from the vehicle.

Note : Length of road is defined in the dictionary.

(3)  In subrule (1) , a reference to a kind of light fitted to a vehicle is a reference to a light of that kind required to be fitted to the vehicle under another law of this jurisdiction.
(4)  In this rule,
road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note : Road-related area is defined in rule 13 , and shoulder is defined in rule 12 .



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