Division 4Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping lanes#
176Stopping on a clearway#
A driver must not stop on a length of road, other than a road-related area, to which a clearway sign applies, unless the driver is—
- (a) driving a bus or taxi; and
- (b) dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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.
177Stopping on a freeway#
A driver must not stop on a freeway, unless the driver stops in an emergency stopping lane.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A freeway is a length of road to which a freeway sign applies.
A freeway sign on a road applies to a length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending at the next end freeway sign on the road.
Examples of freeway signs—
Example of end freeway sign—
178Stopping in an emergency stopping lane#
A driver (except the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device) must not stop in an emergency stopping lane unless—
- (a)the condition of the driver, a passenger or the driver's vehicle, or any other factor, makes it necessary or desirable for the driver to stop in the emergency stopping lane in the interests of safety; and
- (b)the driver stops for no longer than is necessary in the circumstances.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
