84Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip

84 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip

(1) If a driver drives through a break in a dividing strip that has no stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, the driver must give way to: (a) any tram on the dividing strip; and (b) any vehicle travelling on the part of the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle to which a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, applies).

Offence provision.

Note 1: Dividing strip, give way line, stop line and tram are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a stop sign or stop line, and rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a give way sign or give way line.

Note 3: For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

(2) In this rule:

tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.

Note: Bus and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary.

Note: Examples

Example 1

Giving way when driving through a break in a median strip

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Note: In each of the examples, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.

Note to examples: A median strip is a particular kind of dividing strip—see the definition of median strip in the dictionary.