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ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 33

33 .         Turns to enter abutting land

        (1)         A driver who is about to make a left turn from a carriageway, to enter land abutting that carriageway, must drive the vehicle so that when it reaches the point at which the turn is to be made it is —

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

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

        Points: 2         Modified penalty: 2 PU

        (2)         Subject to subregulation (3), a driver who is about to make a right turn to enter land abutting a carriageway must —

            (a)         where he or she is travelling on a two‑way carriageway, approach the point at which the turn is to be made so that the vehicle is to the left of, parallel with, and as near as practicable to, the centre of the carriageway; and

            (b)         where he or she is travelling on a one‑way carriageway, approach the point at which the turn is to be made so that the vehicle is parallel with and as near as practicable to, the right boundary of the carriageway.

        Points: 2         Modified penalty: 2 PU

        (3)         Subregulation (2) does not apply where a vehicle is in a marked lane that has a sign alongside or over it or markings on its surface indicating that a right turn must, or may be, made by vehicles in that lane.

        [Regulation 33 amended: Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5819; SL 2020/253 r. 10.]



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