87Giving way when moving from a side of a road or a median strip parking area

87 Giving way when moving from a side of a road or a median strip parking area

(1) A driver entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from the far left or right side of a road must give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Line of traffic and marked lane are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: For subrule (1), give way means:

(a) if the driver is stopped—remain stationary until it is safe to proceed; or
(b) in any other case—slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision;

Note: —see the definition in the dictionary.

(2) However, the driver of a public bus does not have to give way to a vehicle if: (a) the driver of the vehicle is required to give way to the bus under rule 77; and (b) it is safe for the bus to enter the lane or line of traffic in which the vehicle is driving.

Note 1: Public bus is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: The bus must display a give way to buses sign and the right direction indicator lights of the bus must be operating—see rule 77.

(3) A driver turning from a median strip parking area into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, must give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Median strip parking area is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: For subrule (3), give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

(4) In this rule:

road does not include a road‑related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note: Road‑related area is defined in rule 13 and shoulder is defined in rule 12.