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Road Rules 2014
180Stopping in a truck zone
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#### 180 Stopping in a truck zone
180 Stopping in a truck zone
> > (1) A driver must not stop in a truck zone unless the driver is driving—
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> > > (a) a truck that is dropping off, or picking up, goods, or
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> > > (b) a motor vehicle that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Motor vehicle and truck are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Subrule (1)(b) is not uniform with the corresponding paragraph in rule 180 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding paragraph in the Australian Road Rules allows another law of this jurisdiction to permit a driver of a vehicle to stop in a truck zone. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
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> > (2) A truck zone is a length of a road to which a *truck zone sign* applies.
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> | Truck zone sign |
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> Note for diagram.
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> A *truck zone sign* may have an arrow pointing in a different direction and anything on the sign may be differently arranged—see rule 316(4).