Western Australian Current Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 96

96 .         Driving through roundabout

        (1)         A driver driving in a roundabout must drive —

            (a)         to the left of the central traffic island in the roundabout; or

            (b)         if subregulation (2) applies to the driver — on the edge of the central island, to the left of the centre of the island; or

            (c)         if subregulation (3) applies to the driver — over the central island, to the left of the centre of the island.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 3 PU

        (2)         This subregulation applies to a driver if —

            (a)         the driver’s vehicle is too large to drive in the roundabout without driving on the edge of the central traffic island; and

            (b)         the driver can safely drive on the edge of the central traffic island.

        (3)         This subregulation applies to a driver if —

            (a)         the driver’s vehicle is too large to drive in the roundabout without driving over the central traffic island; and

            (b)         the central traffic island is designed to allow a vehicle of that kind to be driven over it.

        [Regulation 96 amended: Gazette 13 Nov 2009 p. 4585; SL 2020/253 r. 28.]