86Giving way in median turning bays

86 Giving way in median turning bays

(1)  A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1

Oncoming vehicle is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2

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.

(2)  In this rule –

median turning bay means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane –

(a) to which a median turning lane sign applies; or

(b) where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.

Note 1

Marked land and traffic lane arrows are defined in the dictionary.

| Median turning lane sign | | Note for diagram | There is another permitted version of the median turning lane sign – see the diagram in Schedule 3. |

Example 1

Giving way in a median turning bay. Vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.