73Giving way at a T-intersection

73 Giving way at a T-intersection

73 Giving way at a T-intersection

(1) A driver at a T-intersection without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, must give way in accordance with this rule.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note 1.

Give way line, stop line, T-intersection and traffic lights are defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

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.

Note 3.

Rule 75(1)(d) requires a driver at a T-intersection to give way when crossing the continuing road to enter a road related area or adjacent land.

(2) If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane) or right from the terminating road into the continuing road, the driver must give way to—

(a) any vehicle travelling on the continuing road (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at the T-intersection), and

(b) any pedestrian who is crossing the continuing road at or near the intersection.

Note 1.

Continuing road, slip lane and terminating road are defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

In relation to paragraph (b), rule 353(1) specifies that a driver is not required to give way to a pedestrian who is crossing the terminating road, and rule 353(2) provides that a pedestrian who is only crossing a part of a road is considered to be crossing the road.

Examples.

| Example 1Driver turning right from the terminating road giving way to a vehicle on the continuing road | Example 2Driver turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane) from the terminating road giving way to a pedestrian on the continuing road |

In example 1, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.

In example 2, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.

(3) If the driver is turning left from the terminating road into the continuing road using a slip lane, the driver must give way to—

(a) any vehicle travelling on the continuing road (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at the T-intersection), and

(b) any pedestrian on the slip lane.

(4) If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane) from the continuing road into the terminating road, the driver must give way to any pedestrian who is crossing the terminating road at or near the intersection.