183Stopping in a bus zone

#### 183 Stopping in a bus zone 183 Stopping in a bus zone > > (1) A driver must not stop in a bus zone unless the driver is driving a public bus (except a public bus of a kind that is not permitted to stop in the bus zone by information on or with the *bus zone sign* applying to the bus zone) that is— > > > > > (a) dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or > > > > > (b) stopping for the purposes of a regular bus service. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Public bus, regular bus service and with are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 183 of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions. > > > (2) A bus zone is a length of a road to which a *bus zone sign* applies. > > | Bus zone sign | > > Note 1 for diagram. > > There is another permitted version of the *bus zone sign*—see the diagram in Schedule 3. > > Note 2 for diagram. > > A *bus zone sign* may have an arrow pointing in a different direction and anything on the sign may be differently arranged—see rule 316(4).