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290Driving on a traffic island
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290 Driving on a traffic island
A driver must not drive on a traffic island (except the central traffic island in a roundabout), unless—
(a) the traffic island is designed to allow vehicles to be driven on it; or
(b) the driver is permitted to drive on the traffic island under another provision of these Rules.
1 Roundabout is defined in rule 109. Traffic island is defined in the dictionary.
2 A driver must drive to the left of the central traffic island in a roundabout except in certain circumstances—see rule 115.