131Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles

#### 131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles 131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles > > (1) A driver must drive to the left of any oncoming vehicle unless— > > > > > (a) the driver is turning right at an intersection, and > > > > > (b) the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the intersection, and > > > > > (c) there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Intersection, oncoming vehicle, road marking and traffic sign are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > Part 4, Division 2 deals with making right turns. > > > (2) This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle or the rider of an animal if— > > > > > (a) the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path, and > > > > > (b) the rider is permitted to ride on the footpath, nature strip or shared path under these Rules or another law of this jurisdiction, and > > > > > (c) either— > > > > > > > (i) the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path, or > > > > > > > (ii) the oncoming vehicle is not permitted, under these Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path. > > > > Note. > > > > Bicycleis defined in rule 15–1, footpath, motor bike, nature strip and postal vehicle are defined in the Dictionary and shared path is defined in rule 242. > > Examples. > > | Example 1Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle | Example 2Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other | > > **rule 131:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[4\].