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.
Offence provision.
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 or bicycle rider is on or entering the crossing.
Offence provision.
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.
(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 bicycle rider 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.
Offence provision.
(4) If a driver stops
at a children's crossing for a pedestrian or bicycle rider, the driver must
not proceed until there is no pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering the
crossing.
Offence provision.
(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
(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.
Children crossing flag |
Children's crossing sign |
Hand-held stop signs | |
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Note 1 for diagrams—
There is another permitted version of the children's crossing sign and a
number of other permitted versions of the hand-held stop signs—see the
diagrams in Schedule 3.
Note 2 for diagrams—
A children's crossing sign may have a different number on the sign—see
rule 316(4).
Examples—
Example 1 Driver stopped at stop line for pedestrians on a children's crossing with
children crossing flags |
Example 2 Driver stopped at stop line for pedestrians on a children's crossing with
children's crossing signs and twin yellow lights |
In each of these examples, the driver must stop at the stop line because there
are pedestrians on the children's crossing.