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#### 196 Stopping at or near a tram stop
196 Stopping at or near a tram stop
> > (1) A driver (except the driver of a tram, a tram recovery vehicle or a public bus travelling along tram tracks) must not stop at a tram stop or on the road within 20 metres before a sign that indicates a tram stop, unless—
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> > > (a) the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies, and
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> > > (b) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Parking control sign, public bus, tram and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > A driver stops within a particular distance before a sign indicating a tram stop if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2).
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> > (2) For this rule, the distance is measured in the direction in which the driver is driving.
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> > (3) In this rule—
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> > road does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
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> > Note.
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> > Road related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.