Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A driver must not drive in a transit lane unless—
(a) the driver is driving—
(i) a public bus, public minibus, motor bike, taxi or tram; or
(ii) if the transit lane sign applying to the transit lane is a transit lane (T2) sign —a vehicle carrying at least one other person; or
(iii) if the transit lane sign applying to the transit lane is a transit lane (T3) sign —a vehicle carrying at least 2 other people; or
(b) the driver is permitted to drive in the transit lane under rule 158.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Notes
1 "Motor bike", public bus , public minibus , taxi and tram are defined in the dictionary.
2 Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule.
(2) A transit lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—
(a) beginning at a transit lane sign ; and
(b) ending at an end transit lane sign .
Note
Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.
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Transit lane (T2) sign |
Transit lane (T3) sign | |
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End transit lane signs | ||
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End transit lane (T2) sign |
End transit lane (T3) sign | |
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Note for diagrams
There is another permitted version of the transit lane sign and of the end transit lane sign —see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
