Part 15 Additional Rules for Bicycle Riders

Note 1 This Part contains rules that apply only to bicycle riders. Most rules in the Road Rules apply to bicycle riders in the same way as they apply to drivers – see rule 19. There are some other rules that are for bicycle riders only, or that have exceptions for bicycle riders. These include:

(a) optional hook turn by bicycle riders – rule 35

(b) bicycle riders making a hook turn contrary to a no hook turn by bicycles sign – rule 36

(c) bicycle riders excepted from giving stop signals – rule 52

(d) exception for bicycle riders riding in emergency stopping lanes – rule 95

(e) bicycle riders entering and leaving roundabouts – rules 11 and 119

(f) bicycle riders overtaking on the left – rule 141

(g) riding alongside other riders – rule 151

(h) bicycle lanes – rule 153

(i) parking at a bicycle rail or in a bicycle rack – rule 166

(j) stopping on footpaths – rule 197

(k) stopping on a road with a bicycle parking sign – rule 201

Note 2 Bicycle is defined in the dictionary.