Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) For the heading to rule 174 of the Principal Rules substitute —
" Stopping on or near a bicycle crossing (except at an intersection) ".
(2) Rule 174(1) of the Principal Rules is revoked .
(3) For rule 174(2) of the Principal Rules substitute —
"(2) A driver must not stop on a bicycle crossing or within 10 metres before the traffic lights nearest to the driver at the bicycle crossing, and 3 metres after the traffic lights, unless the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
A driver stops within a particular distance from traffic lights if the driver stops so any part of the driver's vehicle is within that distance—see rule 350(2).".
(4) For rule 174(4) of the Principal Rules substitute —
"(4) In this rule—
"bicycle crossing "means an area of road—
(a) with bicycle crossing lights facing bicycle riders crossing the road; and
(b) with traffic lights facing traffic travelling on the road; and
(c) that is not at an intersection;
"road" does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
Note
"Intersection", parking control sign and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary, road related area is defined in rule 13 and shoulder is defined in rule 12.
Example
Measurement of distance—bicycle crossing lights
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