Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this
regulation —
“available lane” means a lane that is
not congested.
“marked lane” does not
include —
(a) a
lane set aside exclusively for vehicles making a left or right turn;
(b) a
lane designated under these regulations as a peak lane;
(c) a
bus lane;
(d) a
bus-taxi lane;
(e) a
contra-flow bus lane; or
(f) any
other lane that is not for the use of general traffic on the carriageway;
“right lane” , in relation to 2 or
more marked lanes that are available exclusively for vehicles travelling in
the same direction, means the marked lane that is further or furthest to the
right side of the carriageway.
(2) A driver of a
vehicle that is being driven on a carriageway that has 2 or more marked lanes
available exclusively for vehicles travelling in the same direction shall not
drive the vehicle in the right lane except if there is a good reason for doing
so.
(3) Good reasons for
driving a vehicle in the right lane include the reasons
that —
(a) the
driver wishes to drive at a speed at which it is lawful to drive and is
prevented by slower traffic from doing so in another marked lane; or
(b)
because of traffic congestion it would be inconvenient to drive in another
marked lane.
(4) Good reasons for
driving a vehicle in the right lane do not include the reason that, in order
to drive in another available lane, the driver would be required to manoeuvre
the vehicle to fall in with other vehicles in that lane.
(5) The Director
General may, by notice published in the Gazette —
(a)
declare that this regulation does not apply to the driving of a vehicle on a
carriageway described in the notice;
(b) vary
or revoke a previous notice under this subregulation.
[Regulation 503 inserted in Gazette
19 January 1996 pp.251-2; amended in Gazette
31 January 1997 pp.677-8.]