24Use of lanes

24 Use of lanes

24 Use of lanes

(1) A driver must not drive, during a major event period, in a major event lane unless—

(a) the driver is driving—

(i) a vehicle that displays, in accordance with instructions given by the responsible authority, a permit issued by the responsible authority for the major event to drive the vehicle in the major event lane, or

(ii) a public bus or taxi, or

(iii) a police vehicle or an emergency vehicle, or

(b) the driver is driving in the major event lane in the same circumstances as a driver is permitted to drive in a transit lane under rule 158 of the Road Rules 2014.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person may ride a bicycle in a major event lane.

(3) A major event lane is a marked lane, or part of a marked lane—

(a) beginning at a major event lane sign, and

(b) ending at an end major event lane sign.

(4) In this section—

public bus means a bus within the meaning of the Passenger Transport Act 2014.

taxi has the same meaning as in the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016.

s 24: Am 2014 (762), Sch 1; 2016 No 34, Sch 7.4.