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Stopping on a clearway

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Schedule 3Australian Road Rules
Part 12Restrictions on stopping and parking
Division 4Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping lanes

176 Stopping on a clearway

(1)

A driver must not stop on a length of road to which a clearway sign applies, unless subrule (2) or (3) applies to the driver.

Offence provision.

(1A)

In subrule (1):

road does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

(2)

The driver of a public bus or public minibus may stop on the length of road if the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.

Note

Public bus and public minibus are defined in the dictionary.

(3)

The driver of a taxi may stop on the length of road if:

(a)

the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; and

(b)

there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the driver of a taxi from stopping on a length of road to which a

clearway sign applies.

Note

Taxi is defined in the dictionary.

(4)

A clearway sign applies, for the days or times indicated on the sign, to a length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following:

(a)

a clearway sign on the road that indicates different days or times;

(b)

an end clearway sign on the road;

(c)

the end of the road.

Clearway sign

End clearway sign

Note for diagrams

Anything on these signs may be differently arranged – see rule 316(4).

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Section 176 — Stopping on a clearway — Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999 (Northern Territory) — Barrister AI