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30Application of Division to certain right turns
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30 Application of Division to certain right turns
30 Application of Division to certain right turns
(1) This Division does not apply to—
(a) a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign, or
(b) the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3, or
(c) a driver making a U-turn, or
(d) a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.
Note 1.
Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1, intersection and U-turn are defined in the Dictionary and roundabout is defined in rule 109.
Note 2.
Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.
Note 3.
For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).
(2) This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road related area or adjacent land, or from a road related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.
Note 1.
Adjacent land is defined in the Dictionary and road related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre—see the definitions.
Note 2.
Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.
(3) In this rule—
road does not include a road related area.
Note.
A road related area includes the shoulder of a road—see rule 13.
rule 30: Am 2026 (118), Sch 1[4].