Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.172Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection)
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sec.172 Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection)
A driver driving along a road must not stop on a pedestrian crossing that is not at an intersection, or on the road within 20m before the crossing and 10m 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 is permitted to stop at that place under this regulation. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For this section, distances are measured— in the direction in which the driver is driving; and as shown in the example. In this section— road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road. s 172 amd 2022 SL No. 142 s 57 (sec.172-ssec.1) A driver driving along a road must not stop on a pedestrian crossing that is not at an intersection, or on the road within 20m before the crossing and 10m 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 is permitted to stop at that place under this regulation. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.172-ssec.2) For this section, distances are measured— in the direction in which the driver is driving; and as shown in the example. (sec.172-ssec.3) In this section— road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
- (a) stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies; and
- (b) is permitted to stop at that place under this regulation.
- (a) in the direction in which the driver is driving; and
- (b) as shown in the example.