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#### 153 Bicycle lanes
153 Bicycle lanes
> > (1) A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not drive in a bicycle lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bicycle lane under this rule or rule 158.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule.
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> > (2) If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under another law of this jurisdiction, a driver may drive for up to 50 metres in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place.
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> > Note.
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> > Part 12 deals with parking and restricted stopping areas.
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> > (3) A driver may drive for up to 50 metres in a bicycle lane if—
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> > > (a) the driver is driving a public bus, public minibus or taxi, and is dropping off or picking up, passengers, and
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> > > (b) there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the driver from driving in the bicycle lane.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Public bus and taxi are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > The term public minibus is not a term that is used in this jurisdiction. The reference to that term in this subrule is retained in order to preserve uniformity with the Australian Road Rules.
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> > (4) A bicycle lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—
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> > > (a) beginning at a *bicycle lane sign* applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the word *lane* painted in white, and
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> > > (b) ending at the nearest of the following—
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> > > > (i) an *end bicycle lane sign* applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the words *lane end* painted in white,
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> > > > (ii) an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines),
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> > > > (iii) if the road ends at a dead end—the end of the road.
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> > Note.
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> > Continuing road, intersection, marked lane and T-intersection are defined in the Dictionary.
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> | Bicycle lane sign | End bicycle lane sign |
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> **rule 153:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[7\].