176Stopping on a clearway

176 Stopping on a clearway

176 Stopping on a clearway

(1) A driver must not stop on a length of road to which a clearway sign applies, unless subrule (2) or (3) applies to the driver.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(1A) In subrule (1)—

road does not include a road related area.

Note.

Road related area is defined in rule 13.

(2) The driver of a public bus or public minibus may stop on the length of road if the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.

Note 1.

Public bus is defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

The term public minibus is not a term that is used in this jurisdiction. The reference to that term in this subrule is retained in order to preserve uniformity with the Australian Road Rules.

(3) The driver of a taxi may stop on the length of road if—

(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, and

(b) there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the driver of a taxi from stopping on a length of road to which a clearway sign applies.

Note.

Taxi is defined in the Dictionary.

(4) A clearway sign applies, for the days or times indicated on the sign, to a length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following—

(a) a clearway sign on the road that indicates different days or times,

(b) an end clearway sign on the road,

(c) the end of the road.

| Clearway signs | | | | | End clearway signs | | | |

Note 1 for diagrams.

There are a number of other permitted versions of the clearway sign—see the diagrams in Schedules 2 and 3.

Note 2 for diagrams.

Anything on these signs may be differently arranged—see rule 316(4).