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.