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131Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the driver is turning right at an intersection, and
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> > > (b) the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the intersection, and
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> > > (c) there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Intersection, oncoming vehicle, road marking and traffic sign are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Part 4, Division 2 deals with making right turns.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path, and
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> > > (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
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> > > (c) either—
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> > > > (i) the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path, or
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> > > > (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.
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> > Note.
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> > 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.
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> Examples.
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> | Example 1Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle | Example 2Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other |
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> **rule 131:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[4\].