Where you must not stop
You must not stop, not even to pick up or set down passengers or to load or unload goods in the following places:
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The stopping ban does not apply in an emergency (for example, to avoid an accident), when your vehicle breaks down or stops to cope with traffic conditions, or when signalled to stop by a police officer, traffic warden, authorised personnel in tunnel area or control area, a traffic sign or traffic light.
'No stopping' zones
Regulatory sign - no stopping
Traffic signs mark the beginning and end of 'No stopping' zones.
The times during which the stopping ban applies are shown on the signs.
Regulatory signs and road markings may be used within a zone to remind you of the stopping ban or to indicate a change in the time period.
Where there is a single solid yellow line and 'No stopping' signs - do not stop during the time period shown. Sometimes the stopping ban is indicated by traffic signs only, and there may be no yellow lines marked on the road.
Where there are double yellow lines and/or 'No stopping' signs - do not stop at any time.
On trunk roads and other major roads, a 'No stopping' ban may be indicated by traffic signs only. The 'No stopping' ban will be marked at the beginning and end by signs with yellow background; signs with white background (repeaters) at intervals along the roads remind drivers of the ban in force.
On expressways, neither signs nor yellow line markings are used to indicate the no-stopping restrictions. Once you enter an expressway, you must not stop under normal traffic conditions.
The 'No stopping' signs may apply to certain class of vehicle only, such as public light buses, goods vehicles or buses (see traffic signs below).
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Certificate for picking up or setting down of passengers with disabilities in restricted zones |
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The police will exercise discretion to allow drivers of taxis, private cars, private light buses and private buses to pick up or set down passengers with disabilities in restricted zones (except expressways and 24-hour no stopping restricted zones), provided that no hazard or disruption is caused to other road users. A person with disability can give to the driver a "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones" (issued by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service) completed with record of the journey. The following persons with disabilities are eligible to use the Certificate:
The driver can present the certificate to a police officer to prove that he/she has picked up or set down a passenger with disabilities in the restricted zone in case he/she is interrogated by the officer. |