30Application of Division to certain right turns

30 Application of Division to certain right turns

(1) This Division does not apply to: (a) a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign; or (b) the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3; or (c) a driver making a U‑turn; or (d) a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.

Note 1: Bicycle, intersection and U‑turn are defined in the dictionary and roundabout is defined in rule 109.

Note 2: Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U‑turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.

Note 3: For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).

(2) This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road‑related area or adjacent land, or from a road‑related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.

Note 1: Adjacent land is defined in the dictionary and road‑related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road‑related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre—see the definitions.

Note 2: Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road‑related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road‑related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

(3) In this rule:

road does not include a road‑related area.

Note: A road‑related area includes the shoulder of a road—see rule 13.