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ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 80
Stopping at a children's crossing
80 Stopping at a children's crossing
(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.
Note--:
"Children's crossing" is defined in subrule (6).
(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) a hand-held stop sign is
displayed at the crossing, or
(b) a pedestrian is on or entering the
crossing.
: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
Note 1--:
"Stop line" is defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2--: Rule 322(3) and (4) deal
with the meaning of a traffic control device at a place.
Note 3--: This
subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 80 of the
Australian Road Rules . Different rules may apply in other Australian
jurisdictions.
(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 on or
entering the crossing and the holder of the sign-- (a) no longer displays the
sign towards the driver, or
(b) otherwise indicates that the driver may
proceed.
: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
Note--: This subrule is not
uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 80 of the Australian Road Rules
. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
(4) If a
driver stops at a children's crossing for a pedestrian, the driver must not
proceed until there is no pedestrian on or entering the crossing. :
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
Note--: This subrule is not uniform with
the corresponding subrule in rule 80 of the Australian Road Rules . Different
rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
(5) For this rule, 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. Note--:
"Dividing strip" is defined in the Dictionary.
(6) A
"children's crossing" is an area of a road-- (a) at a place with stop lines
marked on the road, and-- (i) children crossing flags, or
(ii) children's
crossing signs and twin yellow lights, and
(b) indicated by-- (i) 2 red and
white posts erected on each side of the road, or
(ii) 2 parallel continuous
or broken lines on the road surface from one side of the road completely or
partly across the road, and
(c) extending across the road between the posts
or lines.
Note--:
"Twin yellow lights" is defined in the Dictionary.
:
| Hand-held stop signs |
| | |
Example--: In this example, the driver must stop at the stop line because there are
pedestrians on the children's crossing.
Note--: Example 2 in rule 80 of the
Australian Road Rules has not been reproduced because it is not relevant to
this jurisdiction.
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