BASED ON FINAL EXAM!!
What is the definition of 'drive' in the road safety act?
answers: - act of driving must relate to having some control over steering,
acceleratoon, deceleration and direction of vehicle.
Are you in charge of a MV in tow by your MV?
answers: - a person who is steering a MV that is being towed by another MV is
deemed to be in charge of theat towed MV.
What is the definition of a highway?
answers: Road or road related area.
What's the definition of a road?
answers: Area open to/ used by public.
Main use must be the driving/ riding of a MV.
Road related area
answers: (a) an area that divides a road, or
(b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road, or
(c) an area that is open to the public and is designated for use by cyclists or
animals, or
(d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving,
riding or parking vehicles, or
, (e) a shoulder of a road, or
(f) any other area that is open to or used by the public and that has been declared
under section 18 to be an area to which specified provisions of this Act or the
statutory rules apply.
Motor vehicle (MV)
answers: - Intended for use in a highway
- built to be propelled by a motor
- Things with a motor driven on a highway become a MV by this definition and are
bound by the requirements of using a MV on a highway.
Things not considered a MV
answers: Pedal cycles with auxiliary motor
Scooters
Good buggies
Ride on mowers
Farming equipment
Vehicle
answers: Conveyance designed to be propelled by any means (excluding trains)
In charge of a motor vehicle
answers: - Attempting to start or drive MV.
- BORG they intend to drive/ start MV.