Road Rules
147Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane
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147 Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes A driver on a multi-lane road must not move from 1 marked lane to another marked lane by crossing a continuous line separating the lanes unless— (a) the driver is avoiding an obstruction; or (b) the driver is obeying a traffic control device applying to the first marked lane; or (c) the driver is permitted to drive in both marked lanes under another provision of this regulation; or (d) either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane in which the driver is permitted to drive under this regulation and the driver is moving to or from the special purpose lane; or (e) either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane during specified times only and the driver— (i) is moving to or from that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane; and (ii) is permitted to drive in that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane under this regulation; or (f) the driver is lane filtering in accordance with section 151A.