75Giving way when entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road

75 Giving way when entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road

(1) A driver entering a road related area or adjacent land, must give way in accordance with this rule if the place on the road is without all of the following—

(2) The driver entering the road related area or adjacent land must give way to—

(a) any pedestrian on the road; and

(b) any vehicle or pedestrian on any road related area that the driver crosses or enters; and

(c) if the driver is turning right from the road—any oncoming vehicle on the road that is going straight ahead or turning left; and

(d) if the road the driver is leaving ends at a T‑intersection opposite the road related area or adjacent land and the driver is crossing the continuing road—any vehicle on the continuing road.

1 Adjacent land, continuing road, give way line, oncoming vehicle, stop line, straight ahead, T‑intersection and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary. Road related area is defined in rule 13.

2 Adjacent land or a road related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre. Some shopping centres may include roads—see the definition of road in rule 12.

3 For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

4 Part 6 applies to the driver if there are traffic lights. Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a stop sign or stop line. Rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a give way sign or give way line.

| Example 1<br>Driver turning right from a road into a road related area giving way to an oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead and to a pedestrian on the footpath | Example 2<br> Driver crossing a continuing road at a T-intersection to enter a road related area giving way to a vehicle on the continuing road |

In each example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A. In example 1, vehicle B must also give way to the pedestrian on the footpath.

Division 4—Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles