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ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 34

34 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Part, a driver is turning left if the driver is doing any of the following:

            (a)         turning left;

            (b)         changing lanes to the left;

            (c)         diverging to the left, including diverging to the left from a straight line of travel within a marked lane or within a line of traffic;

            (ca)         moving to the left in order to start, or stop, lane filtering in accordance with regulation 130B;

            (d)         entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the left;

            (e)         moving to the left from a stationary position;

            (f)         turning left into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area;

            (g)         at a T‑intersection where the continuing road curves to the right — leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

        (2)         In this Part, a driver is turning right if the driver is doing any of the following:

            (a)         turning right;

            (b)         changing marked lanes to the right;

            (c)         diverging to the right, including diverging to the right from a straight line of travel within a marked lane or within a line of traffic;

            (ca)         moving to the right in order to start, or stop, lane filtering in accordance with regulation 130B;

            (d)         entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the right;

            (e)         moving to the right from a stationary position;

            (f)         turning right into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area;

            (g)         making a U turn;

            (h)         at a T‑intersection where the continuing road curves to the left — leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

        (3)         In this Part, a rider is not taken to be turning right if the rider is making a hook turn in accordance with regulation 28.

        [Regulation 34 amended: SL 2020/253 r. 11.]



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