Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The driver of any
vehicle may drive for up to the permitted distance in a bicycle lane, bus
lane, transit lane or truck lane if it is necessary for the driver to drive in
the lane —
(a) to
enter or leave the carriageway; or
(b) to
enter a part of the carriageway of one kind from a part of the carriageway of
another kind ( for example, moving to or from a service road, an emergency
stopping bay or an emergency stopping lane ); or
(c) to
overtake a vehicle that is turning right, or making a
U turn from the
centre of the road, and is giving a right turn signal; or
(d) to
enter a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from the side of the carriageway.
(2) The driver of any
vehicle may drive in a bicycle lane, bus lane, transit lane or truck lane
if —
(a) it
is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane to avoid an obstruction; or
(b)
information on or with a traffic sign applying to the lane indicates that the
driver may drive in the lane.
(3) It is a defence to
the prosecution of a driver for an offence against a provision of this
Division for driving in a bus lane, transit lane or truck lane if —
(a) it
is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane to stop at a place in the
lane; and
(b) it
is a defence under regulation 138 for the driver to stop at that place.
(4) It is a defence to
the prosecution of a driver for an offence against a provision of this
Division for driving in a bicycle lane if —
(a) it
is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane to stop at a place in the
lane; and
(b) it
is a defence under regulation 138 for the driver to stop at that place;
and
(c) the
driver drives in the lane for no more than the permitted distance.
(5) In this
regulation —
permitted distance means —
(a) for
a bicycle lane — 50 m; or
(b) for
any other lane — 100 m.
[Regulation 136 amended: SL 2020/184
r. 15.]