196Stopping at or near a tram stop

#### 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— > > > > > (a) the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies, and > > > > > (b) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Parking control sign, public bus, tram and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > 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). > > > (2) For this rule, the distance is 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.