Stopping at or near a tram stop
196 Stopping at or near a tram stop
A driver (except the driver of a tram, a tram recovery vehicle or a public bus travelling along tram tracks) must not stop at a tram stop or on the road within 20 metres before a sign that indicates a tram stop, 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 the Road Rules. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.Parking control sign, public bus, tramand travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary. A driver stops within a particular distance before a sign indicating a tram stop if the driver stops so any part of the driver’s vehicle is within that distance – see rule 350(2).
For this rule, the distance is measured in the direction in which the driver is driving.
In this rule – road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.Road-related areais defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.
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