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84Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip
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#### 84 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip
84 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip
> > (1) If a driver drives through a break in a dividing strip that has no *stop sign*, stop line, *give way sign* or give way line, the driver must give way to—
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> > > (a) any tram on the dividing strip, and
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> > > (b) any vehicle travelling on the part of the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle to which a *stop sign*, stop line, *give way sign*, or give way line, applies).
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Dividing strip, give way line, stop line and tram are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a *stop sign* or stop line, and rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a *give way sign* or give way line.
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> > Note 3.
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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) In this rule—
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> > tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
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> > Note.
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> > Bus and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the Dictionary.
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> Examples.
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> | Example 1Giving way when driving through a break in a median strip |
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> | Example 2Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to leave a service road | Example 3Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to enter a service road |
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> In each of the examples, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.
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> Note to examples.
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> A median strip is a particular kind of dividing strip—see the definition of median strip in the Dictionary.