153Bicycle lanes

153 Bicycle lanes

(1)  A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not drive in a bicycle lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bicycle lane under this rule or rule 158.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1 Bicycle is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule.

(2)  If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under another law of this jurisdiction, a driver may drive for up to 50 metres in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place.

Note

Part 12 deals with parking and restricted stopping areas.

(3)  A driver may drive for up to 50 metres in a bicycle lane if –

(a) the driver is driving a public bus, or taxi, and is dropping off or picking up, passengers; and

(b) there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the driver from driving in the bicycle lane.

Note Public bus and taxi are defined in the dictionary.

(4)  A bicycle lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane –

(a) beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the word lane painted in white; and

(b) ending at the nearest of the following:

(i) an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the words end lane painted in white;

(ii) an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines);

(iii) if the road ends at a dead end – the end of the road.

Note Continuing road, intersection, and are defined in the dictionary.