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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 - REG 31

Starting right turn from road (except multi-lane road)

    (1)     A driver turning right at an intersection from a road (except a multi-lane road) must approach and enter the intersection in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     If the road has a dividing line or median strip, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the dividing line or median strip.

    (3)     If the road does not have a dividing line or median strip and is not a one-way road, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the centre of the road.

    (4)     If the road is a one-way road, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from as near as practicable to the far right side of the road.

    (4A)     Subsections (2) to (4) also apply to the rider of a bicycle who approaches and enters an intersection from a bicycle storage area.

    (4B)     Despite subsections (2) to (4), if there is space in a bicycle storage area for 2 riders of bicycles to be next to each other, the rider on the left may approach and enter the intersection as near as practicable to the left side of the other rider, but only if that other rider approaches and enters the intersection in accordance with this section.

    (5)     In this section:

"road" does not include a road related area.

Example 1

Starting a right turn from a road with a dividing line

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Example 2

Starting a right turn from a one-way road

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