30Application of Division to certain right turns

30 Application of Division to certain right turns

(1)  This Division does not apply to –

(a) a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign; or

(b) the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3; or

(c) a driver making a U-turn; or

(d) a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.

Note 1

Bicycle, intersection and U-turn are defined in the dictionary and roundabout is defined in rule 109.

Note 2

Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.

Note 3

For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).

(2)  This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road-related area or adjacent land, or from a road-related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.

Note 1

Adjacent land is defined in the dictionary and road-related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road-related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre – see the definitions.

Note 2

Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road-related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

(3)  In this rule –

road does not include a road-related area.

Note

A road-related area includes the shoulder of a road – see rule 13.