170Stopping in or near an intersection

#### 170 Stopping in or near an intersection 170 Stopping in or near an intersection > > (1) A driver must not stop in an intersection unless— > > > > > (a) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules, or > > > > > (b) the intersection is a T-intersection without traffic lights and the driver stops along the continuous side of the continuing road at the intersection. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Continuing road, intersection and T-intersection are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (2) A driver must not stop on a road within 20 metres from the nearest point of an intersecting road at an intersection with traffic lights, 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 these Rules. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Parking control sign and traffic lights are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > A driver stops within a particular distance from an intersection if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2). > > > (3) A driver must not stop on a road within 10 metres from the nearest point of an intersecting road at an intersection without traffic lights, unless the driver stops— > > > > > (a) 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 these Rules, or > > > > > (b) if the intersection is a T-intersection—along the continuous side of the continuing road at the intersection. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Continuing road and T-intersection are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (4) For this rule, distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving, and— > > > > > (a) for subrule (2)—as shown in example 1, or > > > > > (b) for subrule (3)—as shown in example 2. > > > (5) 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. > > Examples. > > | Example 1Measurement of distance—intersection with traffic lights | > | Example 2Measurement of distance—T-intersection without traffic lights |