Road Rules 2019
252No bicycles signs and markings
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252 No bicycles signs and markings
(1) The rider of a bicycle must not ride on a length of road or footpath to which a no bicycles sign, or a no bicycles road marking, applies.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
Note Footpath, length of road and no bicycles road marking are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A no bicycles sign, or a no bicycles road marking, applies to a length of road or footpath beginning at the sign or marking and ending at the nearest of the following:
(a) a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking;
(b) a bicycle lane sign;
(c) a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking;
(d) a shared path sign;
(e) an end no bicycles sign;
(f) the next intersection.
Note Intersection is defined in the dictionary, and bicycle path road marking and separated footpath road marking are defined in rule 239.
| No bicycles sign |
| Bicycle path sign |
| Bicycle lane sign |
| Separated footpath sign |
| Shared path sign |
| End no bicycles sign | | Note 1 for diagrams | There are a number of other permitted versions of the bicycle path sign and bicycle lane sign, and another permitted version of the no bicycles sign, separated footpath sign and shared path sign – see the diagrams in Schedule 3. | | Note 2 for diagrams | A separated footpath sign may have the pedestrian symbol and the bicycle symbol reversed – see rule 316(4). |





