Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bus lane under rule 158.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Notes
1 Public bus is 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 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.
Note
"Intersection", marked lane , special purpose lane and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.
(3) In this rule—
"bus lane road marking" means a road marking consisting of—
(a) the letters "BL"; or
(b) the words "bus lane"; or
(c) the words "bus only".
Note
Road marking is defined in the dictionary.
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Bus lane sign |
End bus lane sign |
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Note for diagrams
There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
