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(2) A driver shall not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless—
(a) the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches
and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or
(b) the driver of a motor vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on
the carriageway, for the purpose of setting down or taking up passengers.
7.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc.
(1) Subject to subclause (2), a driver shall not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway, in any
position where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle, from a distance of 80 metres within
a built-up area, and from a distance of 150 metres outside a built-up area.
(2) A driver may stop on a crest or curve on a carriageway that is not in a built-up area if the driver
stops at a place on the carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver
is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
7.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc.
(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire
hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug,
unless—
(a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and does
not leave the bus unattended; or
(b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi
unattended.
(2) In this clause a driver leaves the vehicle ‘unattended’ if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is
over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.
7.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop
(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach
side of a bus stop, or within 10m of the departure side of a bus stop, unless—
(a) the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or
(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control
sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
(2) In this clause—
(a) distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving; and
(b) a trailer attached to a public bus is deemed to be a part of the public bus.
7.8 Stopping on a path, median strip, or traffic island or painted island
The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) shall not stop so that any portion of the
vehicle is on a path, traffic island, painted island, or median strip, unless the driver stops in an area,
to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local
law.
7.9 Stopping on verge
(1) A person shall not—
(a) stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle);
(b) stop a commercial vehicle or bus, or a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or
(c) stop a vehicle during any period when the stopping of vehicles on that verge is prohibited by a
sign adjacent and referable to that verge or in contravention of clause 9.6,
so that any portion of it is on a verge.
(2) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(a) does not apply to the person if he or she is the owner or occupier
of the premises adjacent to that verge, or is a person authorised by the occupier of those premises to
stop the vehicle so that any portion of it is on the verge.
(3) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(b) does not apply to a commercial vehicle when it is being loaded
or unloaded with reasonable expedition with goods, merchandise or materials collected from or
delivered to the premises adjacent to the portion of the verge on which the commercial vehicle is parked,
provided no obstruction is caused to the passage of any vehicle or person using a carriageway or a path.
7.10 Obstructing access to and from a path, driveway, etc.
(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is in front of a path, in a position
that obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from that path, unless—
(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or
(b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall under
(2) A driver shall not stop a vehicle on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling
to or from adjacent land, unless—
(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or
(b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall under
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7.11 Stopping near a public letter box
A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 3 metres of a public letter
box, unless the driver—
(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or mail; or
(b) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies
and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
7.12 Stopping on a carriageway—heavy and long vehicles
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle or any combination of vehicles, that, together with any projection
on, or load carried by, the vehicle or combination of vehicles, is 7.5 metres or more in length or exceeds
a GVM of 4.5 tonnes—
(a) on a carriageway in a built-up area, for any period exceeding one hour, unless engaged in the
picking up or setting down of goods; or
(b) on a carriageway outside a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the carriageway, or in a
truck bay or other area set aside for the parking of goods vehicles.
(2) Nothing in this clause mitigates the limitations or condition imposed by any other clause or by any
local law or traffic sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles.
7.13 Stopping on a carriageway with a bicycle parking sign
The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle) shall not stop on a length of carriageway to which a ‘bicycle
parking’ sign applies, unless the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
7.14 Stopping on a carriageway with motor cycle parking sign
The driver of a vehicle shall not stop on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a ‘motor cycle
parking’ sign applies, or an area marked ‘M/C’ unless—
(a) the vehicle is a motor cycle; or
(b) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.