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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 - REG 71

Giving way at give way sign or give way line at other places

    (1)     A driver approaching or at a place (except an intersection, bridge or length of narrow road, level crossing, or a place with twin red lights) with a give way sign or give way line must give way in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Examples

1     A give way sign at a break in a dividing strip dividing the part of the road used by the main body of moving vehicles from a service road.

2     A give way sign on a road at a place where a bicycle path meets the road.

    (2)     The driver must give way to any vehicle or pedestrian at or near the give way sign or give way line.

Example 1

Giving way at a give way sign at a break in a dividing strip

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In this example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.

Example 2

Giving way at a give way sign where a bicycle path meets a road

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In this example, the motor vehicle must give way to the bicycle.



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