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#### 38 Giving way when making a U-turn
38 Giving way when making a U-turn
> > (1) A driver making a U-turn must give way to all vehicles and pedestrians.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note—
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> > For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) Despite subrule (1), a driver does not have to give way to a driver entering the road from a road related area or adjacent land.
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> > Note—
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> > Adjacent land is defined in the Dictionary and road related area is defined in rule 13.
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> > (3) In this rule—
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> > road does not include a road related area.
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> > Note—
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> > A road related area includes any shoulder of a road—see rule 13.
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> **rule 38:** Subst 2022 (692), Sch 1\[5\].