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

(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.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

| | Examples | | 1. | A stop sign at a break in a dividing strip dividing the part of the road used by the main body of moving vehicles from a service road. | | 2. | A stop sign on an exit from a carpark where the exit joins the road. |

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 .