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(1)A person must not park a motor vehicle on a carriageway adjacent to a footway where, for the purpose of assisting pedestrians or cyclists to cross the carriageway—
(a)the footway has been lowered to meet the level of the carriageway, or
(b)the carriageway has been raised to meet the level of the footway.
(2)In this Part, the prohibition in subsection (1) is referred to as the “dropped footway parking prohibition”.
(3)In this section and section 57—
“carriageway” has the meaning given by section 51(6),
“footway” has the meaning given by section 50(4),
“motor vehicle” has the meaning given by section 54(5).
(1)This section sets out exceptions to the dropped footway parking prohibition.
(2)The dropped footway parking prohibition does not apply where the footway has been lowered or the carriageway has been raised as described in section 56(1) for the purpose of access to a driveway or to a garage (whether on commercial or residential premises).
(3)The dropped footway parking prohibition does not apply where—
(a)the person has parked the motor vehicle for the purpose of saving life or responding to another similar emergency,
(b)the achievement of that purpose would be likely to be hindered if the vehicle were not parked as mentioned in section 56(1),
(c)the vehicle is so parked for no longer than is necessary for that purpose.
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