Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A driver must comply with this rule if—
(a) the driver is driving alongside, or overtaking, a tram travelling in the same direction as the driver; and
(b) the tram stops at a tram stop, except at the far left side of the road; and
(c) there is no safety zone, dividing strip or traffic island between the tram and the part of the road where the driver is driving.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
"Dividing strip", traffic island and tram stop are defined in the dictionary, and safety zone is defined in rule 162.
(3) After stopping in accordance with subrule (2), the driver must not proceed if—
(a) the tram doors are open; or
(b) a pedestrian is entering or crossing the road between the tram tracks and the far left side of the road.
(4) After stopping in accordance with subrule (2), if the tram remains at the tram stop and subrules (3)(a) and (3)(b) do not apply, the driver must not proceed past the tram at a speed greater than 10 kilometres per hour.
(5) However, subrules (2), (3) and (4) do not apply if the driver is directed to drive past the tram by a uniformed employee of a public transport operator engaged in carrying out his or her duties.
(6) In this rule—
"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.