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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 - REG 87

Giving way when moving from side of road or median strip parking area

    (1)     A driver entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from the far left or right side of a road must give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     However, the driver of a public bus does not have to give way to a vehicle if—

        (a)     the driver of the vehicle is required to give way to the bus under section 77 (Giving way to buses); and

        (b)     it is safe for the bus to enter the lane or line of traffic in which the vehicle is driving.

    (3)     A driver turning from a median strip parking area into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, must give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (4)     In this section:

"road" does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.



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