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340Traffic control device (except road marking and parking
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340 Traffic control device (except road marking and parking control sign) (1) A traffic control device (except a road marking or parking control sign) applies to a person if— (a) the device faces the person; or (b) the person has passed the device and the device faced the person as the person approached it.
Application of traffic control devices to people Division 20.3 (2) However, the device does not apply to the person if the position of the device indicates that it does not apply to the person. 1 If a driver is driving in a marked lane of a multi-lane road, a traffic lane arrow above another marked lane does not apply to the driver. 2 If a driver is turning left using a slip lane at an intersection, a traffic light on the right side of the painted island or traffic island that separates the slip lane from other parts of the road does not apply to the driver. 3 If a driver is driving on a two-way road, a speed limit sign facing only traffic travelling in the opposite direction does not apply to the driver.