171Stopping on or near a children's crossing

171 Stopping on or near a children's crossing

(1) A driver must not stop on a children's crossing, or on the road within 20 metres before the crossing and 10 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 these Rules.

1 Children's crossing is defined in rule 80. Parking control sign is defined in the dictionary.

2 A driver stops within a particular distance from a children's crossing if the driver stops so any part of the driver's vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2).

(b) as shown in example 1 or 2.

Road related area is defined in rule 13. Shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Measurement of distance—children's crossing with red and white posts

Measurement of distance—children's crossing with 2 parallel continuous or broken lines