ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 51
ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 51
51 . Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at other places
(1) This regulation
does not apply to a driver if the driver is approaching or at an intersection,
children’s crossing, level crossing, or a place with twin alternating
red lights.
(2) A driver
approaching or at a place with a “stop” sign or stop line must
stop as near as practicable to, but —
(a)
before reaching the stop line; or
(b) if
there is no stop line — before entering the intersection.
Points: 3 Modified
penalty: 4 PU
(3) A driver
approaching or at a place with a “stop” sign or stop line must
give way to any vehicle or pedestrian at or near the “stop” sign
or stop line.
Points: 3 Modified
penalty: 6 PU
Examples
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Example 1 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign at a break in a dividing strip |
Example 2 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign where a carpark exit joins a
carriageway |
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In each example, vehicle B must stop and give way
to vehicle A.
[Regulation 51 amended: Gazette
13 Nov 2009 p. 4575; 9 Sep 2014 p. 3245;
SL 2020/253 r. 28.]