Road_to_Solo_driving_handbook (2)

Taxis and children
Although there is an exemption for taxi
drivers from mandatory child restraint
requirements for children under seven
years old, taxis are required to have
anchorage points and parents are
encouraged to provide their own
child restraint or booster seat when
transporting a child under seven years
old in a taxi.
If there is no restraint available for use
in a taxi, children under one year must
not travel in the front seat and children
one year and over must be restrained in
a seatbelt.
Pregnant women
Seatbelts protect pregnant women
and their unborn babies, as long as
the seatbelt is properly fastened and
adjusted with the lap part of the belt
across the hips and below the baby.
Tip
An unborn baby is more at risk in a
crash if a seatbelt is not worn.
Travelling with animals
You must not drive with an animal
on your lap.
Animals carried in a trailer or on the
tray of a utility or truck (other than dogs
engaged in moving stock) must be
tethered in a way that prevents them
from falling off or being injured by the
movement of the vehicle.
Speed limits
Speed limit signs tell you the maximum
speed at which you can drive in good
conditions. You must always obey
the speed limit. Speed limits are set
according to the characteristics of the
road and the level of use by vulnerable
road users.
Built-up areas
The speed limit in a built-up area is
50 kilometres per hour (km/h) unless
signed otherwise.
Definition
A built-up area is where there are
buildings and/or houses next to
the road or there is street lighting
at intervals not over 100 metres
apart for a distance of 500 metres
or more.
Rules and responsibilities
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