154Bus lanes

154 Bus lanes

(1) A driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bus lane under rule 158.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Public bus is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule.

(2) A bus lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane: (a) beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following: (i) an end bus lane sign; (ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or (b) beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection.

Note: Intersection, marked lane, special purpose lane and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.

(3) In this rule:

bus lane road marking means a road marking consisting of:

(a) the letters ‘BL’; or
(b) the words ‘bus lane’; or
(c) the words ‘bus only’.

Note: Road marking is defined in the dictionary.

Note for diagrams: There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.