Road Rules 2014
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157 Truck lanes
157 Truck lanes
(1) A driver (except the driver of a truck) must not drive in a truck lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the truck lane under rule 158.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note 1.
Truck 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 truck lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—
(a) beginning at a truck lane sign, and
(b) ending at an end truck lane sign.
Note.
Marked lane is defined in the Dictionary.
| Truck lane sign | End truck lane sign |