Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulation (2), if a driver is driving in a marked lane at an
intersection and there are traffic lane arrows applying to the lane, the
driver must —
(a) if
the arrows indicate a single direction — drive in that direction;
or
(b) if
the arrows indicate 2 or more directions — drive in one of those
directions.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 4 PU
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a driver if —
(a) the
intersection is a roundabout; or
(b)
traffic lane arrows indicate a direction to the right (whether or not they
also indicate another direction) and the driver is making a U turn at the
intersection; or
(c) a
traffic sign indicates that a driver of a particular type of vehicle, or in
stated circumstances, may drive in a direction different to that indicated by
the traffic lane arrows; or
(d) the
driver is driving in the direction indicated by traffic lane arrows that apply
to one or more marked lanes and there is an obstruction in each of those
lanes; or
(e) the
driver is turning at an intersection in accordance with regulation 21(2)
or 26(2).
Examples
Example 1
Traffic lane arrows on the surface of marked lanes
Example 2
Traffic lane arrows on a traffic sign
(3) The existence of a
bicycle storage area in a marked lane does not alter a driver’s
obligation to comply with subregulation (1).
[Regulation 73 amended: Gazette
22 Dec 2006 p. 5820; 13 Nov 2009
p. 4579‑80; 9 Sep 2014 p. 3246; SL 2020/253
r. 28.]