sec.80Stopping at a children’s crossing

sec.80 Stopping at a children’s crossing

A driver approaching a children’s crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A driver approaching or at a children’s crossing must stop as near as practicable to, but before reaching, the stop line at the crossing if— a hand-held stop sign is displayed at the crossing; or a pedestrian, or a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, is on or entering the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If a driver stops at a children’s crossing for a hand-held stop sign, the driver must not proceed until— there is no pedestrian, or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing; and the holder of the sign— no longer displays the sign towards the driver; or otherwise indicates that the driver may proceed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If a driver stops at a children’s crossing for a pedestrian or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, the driver must not proceed until there is no pedestrian, or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For this section, if a children’s crossing extends across a road with a dividing strip, the part of the children’s crossing on each side of the dividing strip is taken to be a separate children’s crossing. A children’s crossing is an area of a road— at a place with stop lines marked on the road, and— children crossing flags; or children’s crossing signs and twin yellow lights; and indicated by— 2 red and white posts erected on each side of the road; or 2 parallel continuous or broken lines on the road surface from 1 side of the road completely or partly across the road; and extending across the road between the posts or lines. s 80 amd 2014 SL No. 279 s 9 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 34 (sec.80-ssec.1) A driver approaching a children’s crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.2) A driver approaching or at a children’s crossing must stop as near as practicable to, but before reaching, the stop line at the crossing if— a hand-held stop sign is displayed at the crossing; or a pedestrian, or a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, is on or entering the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.3) If a driver stops at a children’s crossing for a hand-held stop sign, the driver must not proceed until— there is no pedestrian, or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing; and the holder of the sign— no longer displays the sign towards the driver; or otherwise indicates that the driver may proceed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.4) If a driver stops at a children’s crossing for a pedestrian or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, the driver must not proceed until there is no pedestrian, or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.5) For this section, if a children’s crossing extends across a road with a dividing strip, the part of the children’s crossing on each side of the dividing strip is taken to be a separate children’s crossing. (sec.80-ssec.6) A children’s crossing is an area of a road— at a place with stop lines marked on the road, and— children crossing flags; or children’s crossing signs and twin yellow lights; and indicated by— 2 red and white posts erected on each side of the road; or 2 parallel continuous or broken lines on the road surface from 1 side of the road completely or partly across the road; and extending across the road between the posts or lines.