154Bus lanes

#### 154 Bus lanes 154 Bus lanes > > (1) A driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bus lane under rule 158. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Public bus is defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > 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. > > > (2) A bus lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— > > > > > (a) beginning at a *bus lane sign* (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following— > > > > > > > (i) an *end bus lane sign*, > > > > > > > (ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane, or > > > > > (b) beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no *bus lane sign*) and ending at the next intersection. > > > > Note. > > > > Intersection, marked lane, special purpose lane and traffic sign are defined in the Dictionary. > > > (3) In this rule— > > > > bus lane road marking means a road marking consisting of— > > > > > (a) the letters “BL”, or > > > > > (b) the words “bus lane”. > > > > > (c) (Repealed) > > > > Note. > > > > Road marking is defined in the Dictionary. > > | Bus lane sign | End bus lane sign | > > Note for diagrams— > > There is another permitted version of the *bus lane sign*—see the diagram in Schedule 3. > > **rule 154:** Am 2022 (692), Sch 1\[12\]–\[15\].