No stoppingIndonesia
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18. No stopping
No stopping means that vehicles are not permitted to stop voluntarily at the indicated location, even briefly for picking up or dropping off passengers or loading or unloading goods. It is a stricter restriction than a no-parking rule.
A no-stopping restriction may be indicated by a traffic sign, road marking or local traffic regulation. Drivers should continue to a place where stopping is permitted unless they are forced to stop by traffic conditions, an emergency or another legal requirement.
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Can a private car make an ordinary stop on an Indonesian toll road?
No. Toll roads are excluded from places permitted for ordinary stopping.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • Indonesia, Law 22 of 2009, Articles 1, 43 and 118–121
Does an absent no-stopping sign make every Indonesian roadside safe to stop?
No. Stops that endanger safety or disrupt traffic remain prohibited.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • Indonesia, Law 22 of 2009, Articles 1, 43 and 118–121

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