160Passing or overtaking a tram that is not at or near the left side of a road

160 Passing or overtaking a tram that is not at or near the left side of a road

160 Passing or overtaking a tram that is not at or near the left side of a road

(1) This rule applies to a driver driving on a road with tram tracks that are not at or near the far left side of the road.

(2) The driver must not drive past, or overtake, a tram to the right of the tram, unless the driver is permitted to do so by a traffic sign or road marking.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note.

Overtake is defined in the Dictionary.

(3) The driver must not drive past, or overtake, a tram if the tram is turning left or is giving a left change of direction signal, unless the driver is turning left and there is no danger of a collision with the tram.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note.

Left change of direction signal is defined in the Dictionary.

(4) In this rule—

tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.