Where must you not stop near a bus stop sign, if no other sign allows it?
Right.Not quite. The answer is B.
Keeping the space clear lets buses pull in and out of the stop.
Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 195
Road scene · Parking scenes
No stopping 20 metres before a bus stop and 10 after
Keep 20 metres clear before a bus stop sign and 10 metres clear after it.
Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 195Asked in road safetyShown in one practice question
What it means
No stopping 20 metres before a bus stop and 10 after: what is the rule?
A bus has pulled in at the kerb beside a green BUS sign, and a red band along the road edge shows where nobody else may stop. A measure under the kerb marks 20 metres on the side the bus arrives from and 10 metres on the side it leaves by. White cars are parked only beyond those limits. The clear kerb lets the bus swing in to the stop and back out into traffic.
What to do
- 1
Measure the clear space from the bus stop sign, not from the shelter.
- 2
Keep the full 20 metres clear on the side the bus arrives from.
- 3
Leave 10 metres free past the sign, unless another sign allows parking.
A practice question with this scene
Common questions
- How close to a bus stop can I park in NSW?
- No closer than 20 metres before the bus stop sign or 10 metres after it, unless a sign says you may.
- Why keep the space around a bus stop clear?
- Buses need the room to pull in to the kerb and to pull back out again.
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