Road Safety Road Rules 2017
142No overtaking to the right of a vehicle turning right etc.
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142 No overtaking to the right of a vehicle turning right etc.
(1) A driver must not overtake to the right of a vehicle if the vehicle is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal.
Centre of the road, overtake, right change of direction signal and U-turn are defined in the dictionary.
turning right does not include making a hook turn;
vehicle does not include a tram, a bus travelling along tram tracks, or any vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
1 Tram and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary.
2 Part 4, Division 3 deals with making hook turns.
3 Division 7 of this Part deals with overtaking and passing trams (and buses travelling along tram tracks).
4 Rule 143 deals with overtaking or passing a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
143 Passing or overtaking a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign
(1) A driver must not drive past, or overtake, to the left of a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign if the vehicle is turning left and is giving a left change of direction signal, unless it is safe to do so.
Left change of direction signal and overtake are defined in the dictionary.
(1A) A driver must not drive past, or overtake, to the left of a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign unless—
(a) the driver is driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be safely overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle; or
(b) the vehicle is turning right, or making a U‑turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle; or
(c) the vehicle is stationary and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle.
Centre of the road, marked lane, multi-lane road, overtake, and are defined in the dictionary.