Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 154

154 Bus lanes

(1) A driver must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is—

(a) driving—

(i) a bus; or

(ii) a bicycle or taxi; or

(b) permitted to drive in the bus lane under section 158 .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A
"bus lane" is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—

(a) beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following—

(i) an end bus lane sign;

(ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or

(b) beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection.

(3) In this section—

"bus lane road marking" means a road marking consisting of—

(a) the letters ‘BL’; or

(b) the words ‘bus lane’.

Examples—