(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:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1 Intersection , oncoming vehicle , road marking and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 Division 2 of Part 4 deals with making right turns.

(2)  This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle or the rider of 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 the Road Rules or another law of this jurisdiction; 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 the Road Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path.

Note

Bicycle , footpath , motor bike , nature strip and postal vehicle are defined in the dictionary and shared path is defined in rule 242.
Examples

Example Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle

Example 2

Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other