Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 1975 - REG 801

801 .         Left turns

        (1)         A driver who is about to make a left turn from a carriageway — 

            (a)         at an intersection; or

            (b)         to enter land abutting that carriageway,

                shall so drive his vehicle that, when it reaches the intersection or other point at which the turn is to be made, it is — 

            (c)         to the left of any vehicle that is abreast of his own and travelling in the same direction; and

            (d)         as near as practicable to the left hand edge or boundary of the carriageway.

        (2)         Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1) of this regulation, a driver who, on a laned carriageway, is immediately to the right of a vehicle that is in a lane set aside exclusively for left-turning vehicles may turn his vehicle to the left, at an intersection, if that movement can be made with safety.

        [Regulation 801 amended in Gazette 15 August 1975 p.2966.]