Did you know that parking-based offences attract harsher punishments when committed in a school zone?
The offences include obstructing access to a ramp/path/passageway, stopping on or too closely to children's crossings or general pedestrian crossings and stopping within 10 metres of an intersection without traffic lights.
Stopping over a pedestrian crossing or otherwise obstructing access to a ramp, path or passageway would normally incur a $352 fine but in a school zone it will sting motorists $352. On top of this, not parking your car in the direction of travel or parking too closely, the dividing line in the middle of the road will also see you lose $352.
The heftiest fine of the seven is for stopping within 20m of an intersection with traffic lights, stopping within 10m of one without lights or stopping near bicycle lights – each attracting a $469 fine.
None of the seven offences attract demerit points when committed elsewhere on the road but in a school zone they each come with two points.
School zone parking-based offences and penalties
1. Stopping in intersection - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $469 and 2 demerit points.
2. Stop within 20m of intersection (traffic lights) - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $469 and 2 demerit points.
3. Stop within 10m of intersection (no traffic lights) if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $469 and 2 demerit points.
4. Stop near bicycle crossing lights - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $469 and 2 demerit points.
5. Obstruct access to ramp/path/passageway - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $352 and 2 demerit points.
6. Not parallel park in the direction of travel - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a $352 fine and 2 demerit points.
7. Parallel park close to dividing line - if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a $352 fine and 2 demerit points.
Download this pdf from Transport for NSW to see a full list of School zone offences, with penalties attached.
