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82Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing
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#### 82 Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing
82 Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing
> A driver approaching a children’s crossing, or pedestrian crossing, must not overtake or pass a vehicle that is travelling in the same direction as the driver and is stopping, or has stopped, to give way to a pedestrian at the crossing.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> Note 1.
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> Children’s crossing is defined in rule 80, overtake is defined in the Dictionary, and pedestrian crossing is defined in rule 81.
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> Note 2.
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> This rule is not uniform with the corresponding rule 82 of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
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> Example.
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> | Driver not passing a vehicle that has stopped to give way to a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing |
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> In the example, vehicle A has stopped to give way to a pedestrian on the crossing. Vehicle B must not overtake or pass vehicle A.
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> **rule 82:** Am 2020 (476), Sch 1\[14\] \[15\].