Driver parks car in truck emergency lane to walk dog, fined $272

An ignorant driver has been busted for parking their car in the middle of a truck emergency lane – which was used to stop a runaway vehicle just a fortnight ago – so they could take their dog for a walk in nearby bushland. Truck “arrester beds” or “sand traps” are designed to stop heavy vehicles at the bottom of steep hills if they run out of brakes.