195Stopping at or near a bus stop

#### 195 Stopping at or near a bus stop 195 Stopping at or near a bus stop > > (1) A driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not stop at a bus stop, or on the road, within 20 metres before a sign on the road that indicates the bus stop, and 10 metres after the sign, 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. > > > > Parking control sign and public bus are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > A driver stops within a particular distance before or after a sign indicating a bus stop if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2). > > > (1–1) A driver of a public bus must not stop at a bus stop, or on the road, within 20 metres before a sign on the road that indicates the bus stop, and 10 metres after the sign, unless the driver— > > > > > (a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers, or > > > > > (b) is stopping for the purposes of a regular bus service, or > > > > > (c) 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. > > > > Parking control sign, public bus and regular bus service are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > This subrule is an additional NSW subrule. There is no corresponding subrule in rule 195 of the Australian Road Rules. > > > (2) For this rule, distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving. > > > (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.