196Stopping 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 the Road Rules.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 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.