131Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles

131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles

(1)  A driver must drive to the left of any oncoming vehicle unless –

(a) the driver is turning right at an intersection; and

(b) the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the intersection; and

(c) there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1 Intersection, oncoming vehicle, road marking and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 Division 2 of Part 4 deals with making right turns.

(2)  This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle or the rider of an animal if –

(a) the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path; and

(b) the rider is permitted to ride on the footpath, nature strip or shared path under the Road Rules or another law of this jurisdiction; and

(c) either –

(i) the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path; or

(ii) the oncoming vehicle is not permitted, under the Road Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path.

Note

Bicycle, footpath, motor bike, nature strip and postal vehicle are defined in the dictionary and shared path is defined in rule 242.
Examples

Example Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle

Example 2

Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other