Official text · Chapter IX
Stopping and parking
This translation is unofficial. The Armenian text is the legally binding version.
Vehicles may stop and park on the right side of the road, by the pavement or on the verge, and if there is none, at the edge of the carriageway. In the case provided for in clause 81 of the Rules, parking is also permitted at the edge of the pavement.
24 questionsIn built-up areas, stopping and parking on the left side of the carriageway is permitted:
4 questionson one-way roads (lorries with a maximum permitted weight of more than 3.5 t may only stop there, to load or unload, or to let passengers get in or out).
9 questionsVehicles may be placed in a single row parallel to the edge of the carriageway, except where (at local widenings of the carriageway) markings permit other arrangements. Two-wheeled vehicles without a sidecar may be parked in two rows.
1 questionsOnly cars, motorcycles, mopeds and bicycles may be parked at the edge of a pavement adjoining the carriageway, and only where sign 6.4 “Parking” is installed together with one of the plates 8.6.2, 8.6.3 or 8.6.6–8.6.9 “Method of parking”.
1 questionsOutside built-up areas, parking for a long rest, overnight stay or other purposes is permitted only in areas designated for this or outside the road.
4 questionsAfter a forced stop where stopping is prohibited, once the requirements of clauses 22 and 23 of the Rules have been met, the driver must take all necessary measures to remove the vehicle from that place.
3 questionsStopping is prohibited:
on pavements, except in the cases set out in clause 61, and on tram tracks or directly next to them if this impedes trams;
where the distance between the stopped vehicle and a solid line (other than one marking the edge of the carriageway), a central reservation, the opposite edge of the carriageway or any obstacle is less than 3 m;
12 questionson the carriageway near dangerous bends and convex changes in the road’s longitudinal profile, where visibility of the road is less than 100 m in at least one direction;
at intersections, where carriageways cross, and within 5 m of the edge of the carriageway being crossed — except on the side of a T-junction that is separated by a solid line or a central reservation (opposite the side with no continuation);
8 questionsin the area of a public transport stop marked with marking 1.17, or, if there is no such marking, within 15 m of the signs indicating public transport stops or taxi ranks;
6 questionswhere the vehicle would prevent road users from seeing traffic light signals or road signs, or would otherwise restrict visibility for other drivers and pedestrians.
2 questionsPublic transport vehicles are also prohibited from stopping outside the area of public transport stops, except for a forced stop.
5 questionsParking is prohibited:
outside built-up areas, on the carriageway of roads marked with sign 2.1 “Priority road”;
3 questions