South Australian Numbered Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES VARIATION RULES 2011 (NO 2 OF 2011) - REG 13

13—Variation of rule 132—Keeping to the left of the centre of a road or the dividing line

        (1)         Rule 132(2), Note—delete the Note and substitute:

Note—

Rule 134 deals with driving to the right of the dividing line to overtake another vehicle, to enter or leave a road, or to move from one part of the road to another. Rule 139 (2) deals with driving to the right of the dividing line to avoid an obstruction.

The effect of this subrule, in relation to continuous dividing lines, is as follows:

        •         in the case of a dividing line that is only a single continuous dividing line, or that is a broken dividing line to the right of a single continuous dividing line, a driver may only drive to the right of such a line in the circumstances set out in rules 134 (3) and 139 (2) (as supplemented by rule 139 (3));

        •         in the case of a dividing line that is a single continuous dividing line to the right of a broken dividing line, a driver may only drive to the right of such a line in the circumstances set out in rules 134 (2), 134 (3) and 139 (2);

        •         in the case of a dividing line that is 2 parallel continuous dividing lines, a driver may only drive to the right of such a line in the circumstances set out in rule 139 (2) (as supplemented by rule 139 (3)).

        (2)         Rule 132(2A)—at the end of subrule (2A) insert:

Examples—

Example 1 Driving across a single continuous dividing line to make a U-turn is not permitted	Example 2 Driving across a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing line to make a U-turn is not permitted	Example 3 Driving across 2 parallel continuous dividing lines to make a U-turn is not permitted