Stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse

Legislation: Road Safety Rules 2017 (Vic) r 197(1)

Maximum penalty: 3 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 2,524 charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (91.2% or 2303 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 1,042 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse. Among the 1,042 cases, 681 people were male and 258 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (85.5% or 891 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 2,524 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 1 charge**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 287 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse by financial year
**Number: 2,524 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse by financial year
**Number: 2,524 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse by financial year
**Number: 287 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 1,042 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 681 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 258 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 5 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 66 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 18 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse by financial year
**Number: 1,042 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip without a lawful excuse for all people by financial year
**Number: 1,042 cases**