86Giving way in median turning bays

86 Giving way in median turning bays

(1) A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Oncoming vehicle is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: 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:

median turning bay means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane:

(a) to which a median turning lane sign applies; or
(b) where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.

Note: Marked lane and traffic lane arrows are defined in the dictionary.

Median turning lane sign

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Note for diagram: There is another permitted version of the median turning lane sign—see the diagram in Schedule 3.

Note: Example

Giving way in a median turning bay

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Note: In the example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.