Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00133:front:0:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00133
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structure as it is on each of the approaches and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or
       (b)  the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
    (2)  A driver shall not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless –
       (a)  the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or
       (b)  the driver of a motor vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on the carriageway, for the purpose of setting down or taking up passengers.
6.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc.
    (1)  Subject to subclause (2), a driver shall not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway, in any position where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle, from a distance of 50 metres within a built-up area, and from a distance of 150 metres outside a built-up area.
    (2)  A driver may stop on a crest or curve on a carriageway that is not in a built-up area if the driver stops at a place on the carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.

6.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc
    (1)  A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug, unless the driver is driving a –
       (a)  public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and does not leave the bus unattended; or
       (b) a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended.
    (2)  In this clause a driver leaves the vehicle 'unattended' if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.

6.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop
    (1)  A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side of a bus stop, or within 10m of the departure side of a bus stop, unless –
       (a)  the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or
       (b)  the driver stops at