Liverpool’s rolled kerb guarantee
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Liverpool City Council has instructed its rangers not to book drivers who park over rolled kerbs, creating more space on narrow streets for passing traffic.
Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun said that in many of the city’s suburbs, residents have been breaking the rules and parking half-on and half-off the streets.
“This move by council is formalising what is already common practice,” Mayor Mannoun said.
“Council Rangers stopped enforcing the issue when a draft policy was put in place in October last year and the arrangement has been operating successfully since that time.
“The decision also makes it easier to navigate narrow streets, especially for emergency vehicles and other service vehicles (such as grocery delivery trucks).
“Over the years, the state government has allowed developers to build narrower and narrower streets.
“This is council’s solution to the problem.
The policy only applies to streets that have rolled kerbs. If the street has the traditional squared off kerbs, the penalty will be enforced.
The policy only applies to council rangers, Mayor Mannoun warned.
“Transport NSW and NSW Police are also able to take fine you for half-on half-off parking and I would ask that they show some discretion, especially in residential areas,” he said.
“Residents are also warned that parking the whole car on the verge or blocking a footpath is illegal and this policy does not change that.”
What the law says
Rule 197(1) of the Road Rules 2014 provides that:
A driver must not stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path or dividing strip, or a nature strip adjacent to a length of road in a built-up area, unless—
the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules, orthe driver is permitted to stop under another law of this jurisdiction.Authorised Council officers may issue penalty notices under section 195(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 for non-compliance with rule 197(1).
Whilst motor vehicle drivers need to comply with rule 197(1), there are suburban streets within the Liverpool local government area where the road surface has been reduced in width and has rolled kerbs rather than traditional square kerbs.
Other government agencies including Transport NSW and NSW Police are also able to take enforcement action for an infringement of the NSW Road Rules and this Policy does not bind the actions of other agencies or their authorised officers.
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