Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 131

131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles

(1) A driver must drive to the left of any oncoming vehicle unless—

(a) the driver is turning right at an intersection; and

(b) the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the intersection; and

(c) there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal if—

(a) the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path; and

(b) the rider is permitted to ride on the footpath, nature strip or shared path under this regulation; and

(c) either—

(i) the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path; or

(ii) the oncoming vehicle is not permitted, under this regulation, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path.

Examples—