171Stopping on or near a children’s crossing

#### 171 Stopping 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 these Rules. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > 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. > > Examples. > > | Example 1Measurement of distance—children’s crossing with red and white posts | > | Example 2Measurement of distance—children’s crossing with 2 parallel continuous or broken lines |