No Stopping Zones

You are already familiar with sign for ‘No Stopping Zones’. In general, wherever you find a ‘No Stopping sign’, you should not stop your vehicle there. Even in the absence of a No Stopping sign, you should not stop your vehicle in the following locations.

• Intersections: Intersections are important and need to be kept free so that vehicles can move freely. Even if signal shows green, you should not enter the intersection unless you know that you can safely clear the intersection without any blockage. This otherwise will lead to downstream spill over.
• Crosswalks: You should never stop the vehicle on the crosswalk. This may force the pedestrian to cross the road in an unsafe manner.
• Tunnels and elevated roadways: Elevated roadways and tunnel have no provision for stopping the vehicles. Hence, you should never stop your vehicle on these segments of the road, as shown below.