173Stopping on or near a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection)

173 Stopping on or near a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection)

(1)  A driver must not stop on a marked foot crossing that is not at an intersection, or on the road within 10 metres before the traffic lights pole nearest to the driver at the crossing and 3 metres after the crossing, 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 the Road Rules.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note 1 Intersection, marked foot crossing, parking control sign and traffic lights pole are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 A driver stops within a particular distance from a traffic lights pole or a crossing if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance – see rule 350(2).

(2)  For this rule, distances are measured –

(a) in the direction in which the driver is driving; and

(b) as shown in the example.

(3)  In this rule –

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note 1

Road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Example 1

Measurement of distance – marked foot crossing