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131Keeping to left of oncoming vehicle
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131 Keeping to left of oncoming vehicle (1) A driver must drive to the left of any oncoming vehicle unless— (a) the driver is turning right at an intersection; and (b) the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the (c) there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle.
(2) This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle or the rider of an animal if— (a) the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path; and (b) the rider is permitted to ride on the footpath, nature strip or shared path under this regulation; and (c) either— (i) the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path; or (ii) the oncoming vehicle is not permitted, under this regulation, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path. Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle
Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other