68Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at other places

#### 68 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at other places 68 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at other places > > (1) A driver approaching or at a place with a *stop sign* or stop line must stop and give way in accordance with this rule, unless the place is— > > > > > (a) an intersection, or > > > > > (b) a children’s crossing, or > > > > > (c) an area of a road that is not a children’s crossing only because it does not have— > > > > > > > (i) children crossing flags, or > > > > > > > (ii) *children’s crossing signs* and twin yellow lights, or > > > > > (d) a level crossing, or > > > > > (e) a place with twin red lights. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Examples. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Children’s crossing is defined in rule 80, intersection, stop line and twin red lights are defined in the Dictionary, and level crossing is defined in rule 120. > > > > Note 2. > > > > For this rule, give way means the driver must remain stationary until it is safe for the driver to proceed—see the definition in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 3. > > > > For the stopping and giving way rules applying to a driver at an intersection or level crossing with a *stop sign* or stop line, see rule 67 (intersections) and rule 121 (level crossings). Rule 80 deals with stopping at a stop line at a children’s crossing. > > > (2) The driver must stop as near as practicable to, but before reaching— > > > > > (a) the stop line, or > > > > > (b) if there is no stop line—the *stop sign*. > > > (3) The driver must give way to any vehicle or pedestrian at or near the stop line or *stop sign*. > > Examples. > > | Example 1Stopping and giving way at a stop sign at a break in a dividing strip | Example 2Stopping and giving way at a stop sign where a carpark exit joins a road | > > In each example, vehicle B must stop and give way to vehicle A.