172Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection)

#### 172 Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection) 172 Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection) > > (1) A driver must not stop on a pedestrian crossing that is not at an intersection, 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. > > > > Intersection and parking control sign are defined in the Dictionary, and pedestrian crossing is defined in rule 81. > > > > Note 2. > > > > A driver stops within a particular distance from a 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 the example. > > > (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. > > Example. > > | Measurement of distance—pedestrian crossing |