171Stopping on or near a children’s crossing

171 Stopping on or near a children’s crossing

(1) A driver must not stop on a children’s crossing, or on the road within 20 metres before the crossing and 10 metres after the crossing, 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 the Australian Road Rules.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Children’s crossing is defined in rule 80, and parking control sign is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: A driver stops within a particular distance from a children’s crossing if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2).

(2) For this rule, distances are measured: (a) in the direction in which the driver is driving; and (b) as shown in example 1 or 2. (3) In this rule:

road does not include a road‑related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note: Road‑related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Note: Examples

Example 1

Measurement of distance—children’s crossing with red and white posts

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Example 2

Measurement of distance—children’s crossing with
2 parallel continuous or broken lines

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