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Ride now, text later

On a bicycle or in a car, the rules are still the same. Ride now, text later.

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Road Rules

New Licence Law for New Residents

Post author By understanding
Post date January 19, 2020
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All new residents who have entered Victoria from October 29th will have 6 months to convert to a Victorian licence. If you don’t have your Victorian licence from April 29th 2020 you will be then not allowed to drive. Make sure to book in for lessons and do your driving test with VicRoads before this date.

Safety at Pedestrian Crossings

Post author By understanding
Post date January 19, 2020
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There is a ‘no stopping’ sign which means you’re not allowed to stop or park your car in, or partly in, that area for any reason. Dropping off or picking up passengers or goods in a ‘no stopping’ area is not permitted.

The red car is also letting their passenger out on-road. It is extremely unsafe for passengers to exit a vehicle in traffic especially as motorcycle and bicycle riders can legally move through stationary traffic. It is also offence for a passenger to remove their seatbelt on-road. If the passenger is under 16 the driver of the vehicle will also be committing an offence.

The driver of a vehicle (except a bus) must not drive (be in control of) a vehicle with a passenger if any part of the passenger’s body is outside a window or door of the vehicle. Driving in these circumstance includes stationary but not parked or stopped at a permitted location.

It’s also important to remember that vehicles cannot stop on a pedestrian crossing, 20 metres before or 10 metres after a crossing unless a parking sign states that vehicles are permitted to stop or park in that area.

Don’t be the red car, pull over safely in a designated area to let passengers out.

Head and Mirror Check

Rear-view mirrors only show a little bit of what’s going on. Doing a head check helps you figure out if there’s someone in your blind spot!

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