30Division does not apply to certain turns

30 Division does not apply to certain turns

(1) This Division does not apply to—

(a) a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign; or

Rule 30(1)(b) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 10(1).

(b) the rider of a bicycle or an electric scooter making a hook turn under Division 3; or

(c) a driver making a U-turn; or

(d) a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.

Note 1 to rule 30(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 10(2).

1 Bicycle, electric scooter, intersection and U-turn are defined in the dictionary. Roundabout is defined in rule 109.

2 Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.

3 For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).

(2) This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road related area or adjacent land, or from a road related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.

1 Adjacent land is defined in the dictionary. Road related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre—see the definitions.

2 Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road related area or adjacent land and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

A road related area includes the shoulder of a road—see rule 13.