Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 - REG 68

    (1)     A driver approaching or at a place with a stop sign or stop line must stop and give way in accordance with this section, 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.

Maximum penalty: 20 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 car park where the exit joins the road

    (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 stop sign.

Example 1

Stopping and giving way at a stop sign at a break in a dividing strip

In this example, vehicle B must stop and give way to vehicle A.

Example 2

Stopping and giving way at a stop sign where a car park exit joins a road

In this example, vehicle B must stop and give way to vehicle A.