138Keeping off painted island

138 Keeping off painted island (1) A driver must not drive on or over a single continuous line, or 2 parallel continuous lines, along a side of or surrounding a painted island, except as permitted under this section or section 139 (4). Painted island surrounded by 2 parallel continuous lines (2) A driver may drive on or over a single continuous line along the side of or surrounding a painted island for up to 50m— (b) to enter a turning lane that begins immediately after the painted island; or (c) to enter a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of emergency stopping lane); or (d) to park in angle parking on the opposite side of the road provided that the driver does not need to perform a U-turn to reach the parking area.

(3) Subsection (2) (a) does not apply in the case of a painted island— (a) that separates a road that takes vehicles in 1 direction from another road that takes vehicles in the same direction at a place where the roads merge; or (b) that separates 1 part of a road from other parts of the road to create a slip lane.