South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 84

84—Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip

        (1)         If a driver drives through a break in a dividing strip that has no stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, the driver must give way to—

            (a)         any tram on the dividing strip; and

            (b)         any vehicle travelling on the part of the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle to which a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, applies).

Offence provision.

Note 1—

"Dividing strip", "give way line", "stop line" and "tram" are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a stop sign or stop line, and rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a give way sign or give way line.

Note 3—

For this rule, "give way" means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

        (2)         In this rule—

"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.

Note—

"Bus" and "travelling along tram tracks" are defined in the dictionary.

Examples—

Example 1

Giving way when driving through a break in a median strip

Example 2 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to leave a service road

Example 3 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to enter a service road

In each of the examples, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.

Note to examples—

A median strip is a particular kind of dividing strip—see the definition of "median strip" in the dictionary.