111Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction

111 Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction

111 Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction

(1) A driver entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road, or a road with room for 2 or more lines of traffic (other than motor bikes, bicycles, motorised wheelchairs or animals) travelling in the same direction as the driver, must enter the roundabout in accordance with this rule.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note.

Multi-lane road is defined in the Dictionary.

(2) If the driver is to leave the roundabout less than halfway around it, the driver must enter the roundabout from the left marked lane or, if the road is not a multi-lane road, as near as practicable to the left side of the road.

Note.

Marked lane is defined in the Dictionary.

Example.

| Example 1Leaving a roundabout less than halfway around it |

(3) If the driver is to leave the roundabout more than halfway around it, the driver must enter the roundabout from the right marked lane or, if the road is not a multi-lane road, from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the dividing line or median strip.

Example.

| Example 2Leaving a roundabout more than halfway around it |

(4) If the driver is to leave the roundabout halfway around it, the driver may enter the roundabout from any marked lane or, if the road is not a multi-lane road, anywhere on the part of the road on which vehicles travelling in the same direction as the driver may travel.

Example.

| Example 3Leaving a roundabout halfway around it |

(5) Despite subrules (2) to (4), if the driver is entering the roundabout from a marked lane and there are traffic lane arrows applying to the lane, the driver must—

(a) if the arrows indicate a single direction—drive in that direction after entering the roundabout, or

(b) if the arrows indicate 2 or more directions—drive in one of those directions after entering the roundabout.

Note.

Traffic lane arrows is defined in the Dictionary.

Examples.

| Example 4Roundabout with 3 entry points | | Example 5Roundabout with 5 entry points |

Note 1 for examples 4 and 5.