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Old 12th May 2022, 05:18
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Sunfish
 
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AOTW, its perfectly straight forward. Whoever writes the rules doesn't get to investigate apparent breaches, apply administrative penalties or recommend prosecution. At present CASA is judge, jury and executioner rolled into one. That must stop.
BTW there is also the question of rewriting the rules in plain English for example:



ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 72

Giving way at an intersection (except a T‑intersection or roundabout) (1) A driver at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout) must give way in accordance with this rule if the intersection is without all of the following—

(a) traffic lights;

(b) stop sign ;

(c) stop line;

(d) give way sign ;

(e) give way line.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

Notes

1 "Give way line", intersection , stop line , T-intersection and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary. Roundabout is defined in rule 109.

2 For this rule, "give way" means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

(2) If the driver is going straight ahead, the driver must give way to any vehicle approaching from the right, unless a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applies to the driver of the approaching vehicle.

Note Straight ahead is defined in the dictionary.

how CASA would write this:

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 72

Giving way at an intersection (except a T‑intersection or roundabout)

(1) A driver of a vehicle must not enter or cross an intersection unless in accordance with clause (a) to (b).

(a) there are no traffic lights, and,

(i)) there are no stop signs, or

(ii) there are no stop lines, or

(iii) there are no give way signs, or

(iv) there are no give way lines, and

(v) there are no vehicles on the drivers right hand that would be required to alter speed or alter course to avoid the drivers vehicle.

(b) There are traffic lights and the appropriate traffic light is:

(i) Not red, or

(ii) Not yellow.
Penalty 50 penalty units.

An offence under this regulation is an offence of strict liability.

For the definition of an intersection see MOS page 4527
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