156Transit lanes

156 Transit lanes

(1) A driver must not drive in a transit lane unless—

(a) the driver is driving—

(i) a public bus, public minibus, motor bike, taxi or tram; or

(ii) if the transit lane sign applying to the transit lane is a transit lane (T2) sign—a vehicle carrying at least one other person; or

(iii) if the transit lane sign applying to the transit lane is a transit lane (T3) sign—a vehicle carrying at least 2 other people; or

(b) the driver is permitted to drive in the transit lane under rule 158.

1 Motor bike, public bus, public minibus, taxi and tram are defined in the dictionary.

2 Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule.

(2) A transit lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—

(a) beginning at a transit lane sign; and

(b) ending at an end transit lane sign.

• Transit lane signs
• Transit lane (T2) sign Transit lane (T3) sign
• End transit lane signs
• End transit lane (T2) sign End transit lane (T3) sign

There is another permitted version of the transit lane sign and of the end transit lane sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.