Part 1
Preliminary
Part 1 — Preliminary
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Citation 1
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Commencement 1
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Terms and abbreviations used 1
3A. Electric rideable devices 40
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It is the comprehensive set of road rules for Western Australia that specifies how people must behave on roads, who may use which parts of the road, what signs and signals mean, and what penalties apply for breaches. It replaces the earlier Road Traffic Code 1975 and came into force as the Road Traffic Code 2000 (see reg 1–2).
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Part 1 — Preliminary
Citation 1
Commencement 1
Terms and abbreviations used 1
3A. Electric rideable devices 40
Part 2 — Application
4A. Minister may declare Code requirements do not apply 42
4B. Minister may designate shared zones 42
Infringement notices not to be issued to children under 14 42
Requirement to give way, effect of 43
8A. Requirement to stop as near as practicable to place, effect of 43
Offence against local laws not offence against this Code 44
Penalties 44
Repeal 45
Part 3 — Speed restrictions
11A. “When blank” signs 49
Minimum speeds on freeways 50
Heavy vehicles and vehicles towing trailers 51
Heavy vehicle speed zones 51
Speed restrictions for electric rideable devices 52
Speed restriction on bridge 52
Penalties for speeding 52
Reckless driving generally 54
18A. Evasive action in relation to speed cameras or other detection equipment 55
Part 4 — Making turns
Division 1 — Left turns at intersections
Application of Division 57
Left turns (single lanes) 57
Left turns (multiple lanes) 58
Making left turn as indicated by turn line 61
Division 2 — Right turns (other than hook turns) at intersections
Application of Division 62
Right turns (two‑way, single lanes) 62
Right turns (one‑way, single lanes) 64
Right turns from multi‑lane carriageway 65
Making a right turn (generally) 67
Division 3 — Hook turns by bicycles or electric rideable devices at intersections
Optional hook turn by bicycle or electric rideable device rider 69
Bicycle or electric rideable device rider making hook turn contrary to sign 72
Division 4 — U turns
U turns on carriageway 72
U turns at intersection 73
U turns generally 74
Division 5 — Turns from a carriageway to land abutting the carriageway
Part 5 — Turning and stop signals
Terms used 77
When drivers are to give signals 78
How drivers are to give signals 78
How long should hand signals be given 81
Use of signalling devices 81
Part 6 — Traffic‑control signals (traffic lights and twin alternating red lights)
Division 1 — Obeying traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)
39A. Effect of traffic‑control signal accompanied by “one vehicle per green each lane” sign 83
41A. Motor vehicles not to enter bicycle storage area 87
Stopping for circular yellow signal or yellow arrow 88
Green arrow with red or yellow signal, effect of 89
Turning left on red signal 89
43A. Effect of green bicycle light with red or yellow signals 90
43B. Effect of red bicycle light with green arrow signal 91
Division 2 — Giving way at traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)
Right of way during turns at intersection with traffic‑control signals 92
Giving way at intersection with traffic‑control signals not operating or only partly operating 94
Giving way at flashing yellow traffic arrow at intersection 96
Giving way at crossing (other than at intersection) with flashing yellow traffic‑control signal 96
Division 3 — Twin alternating red lights
Part 7 — Giving way
Division 1 — Places with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver
Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at intersection without traffic‑control signals 98
Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at other places 100
Giving way at give way sign or give way line at intersection 101
Giving way at give way sign at bridge or length of narrow carriageway 103
Giving way at give way sign or give way line at other places 104
Division 2 — Giving way at an intersection without traffic‑control signals or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver
Giving way at intersection (except T‑intersection or roundabout) 105
Giving way at T‑intersection 110
Division 3 — Entering or leaving land abutting a carriageway or road
Giving way when entering carriageway from land abutting carriageway or road 115
Giving way when entering land abutting carriageway or road from carriageway 116
Division 4 — Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles
Giving way to public buses 118
Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles 119
Division 5 — Crossings and shared zones
Children’s crossings 119
Pedestrian crossings 121
Overtaking or passing vehicle at children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 123
Giving way to pedestrians in shared zone 124
Division 6 — Other give way requirements
Giving way when driving through break in median strip 124
Giving way on painted island 125
Giving way in median turning bay 127
Giving way when moving from boundary of carriageway, or parking area on or in median strip 128
Part 8 — Traffic signs and road markings
Division 1 — Traffic signs and road markings at intersections and other places
Left turn only signs 129
Right turn only signs 129
No turns signs 130
No left turn and no right turn signs 131
Traffic lane arrows 133
Division 2 — Traffic signs and road markings generally
No overtaking or passing signs 135
No overtaking on bridge sign 136
Emergency stopping lane only signs 136
76A. Emergency stopping bay signs 137
Keep clear markings 137
Road access signs 138
Further restrictions on freeways 140
One‑way signs 140
Keep left and keep right signs 142
No entry signs 142
Hand‑held stop signs 143
Division 3 — Signs for trucks, buses and other large vehicles
Clearance and low clearance signs 144
Load limit signs 144
No trucks signs 145
Trucks must enter signs 146
No buses signs 147
Buses must enter signs 148
Trucks and buses low gear signs 148
91A. Safety ramp and arrester bed signs 149
Part 9 — Roundabouts
Terms used 151
Entering multi‑lane roundabout 151
Indicating left when entering roundabout 155
Indicating right when entering roundabout 156
Right of way in roundabout 156
Driving through roundabout 156
Obeying marked arrows when driving in or leaving roundabout 157
Indicating when changing lanes or lines of traffic in roundabout 158
Indicating left when leaving roundabout 158
Rider of bicycle, electric rideable device or animal to give way to vehicle leaving roundabout 158
Part 10 — Level crossings
Stopping at level crossing 159
Approaching trains 159
Giving way at level crossing 160
What to do if traffic is congested 160
Leaving level crossing 161
Stopping at level crossing when vehicle is carrying dangerous goods 161
Driving around boom gates 161
Part 11 — Keeping left, overtaking and other driving provisions
Obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians 162
Keeping safe distance behind vehicles 162
Keeping minimum distance between long vehicles 163
No entry to choked intersection 164
Division 2 — Keeping to the left
Keeping as far left as practicable 164
Restriction on use of right lane 165
Keeping to left of oncoming vehicles 167
Keeping to left of marked or unmarked two‑way carriageway 168
Keeping to left of continuous dividing lines 169
Keeping to left of median strip 171
Service roads 171
Driving on or across median strip, painted island etc. 172
Avoiding obstructions on carriageway 175
Division 3 — Overtaking
No overtaking unless safe to do so 176
Overtaking 176
Passing or overtaking vehicle displaying do not overtake turning vehicle sign 177
Keeping safe distance when overtaking 178
124A. Keeping safe distance when passing rideable device 179
Division 4 — Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic
Driving in single lane on carriageway 181
Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes 183
Giving way when lines of traffic merge into single line of traffic 184
Driving on or across continuous white edge line 185
Riding certain vehicles alongside more than 1 other rider 187
130A. Rider of motor cycle not to ride next to other vehicles except in certain circumstances 188
130B. When rider of a motor cycle is lawfully lane filtering 189
Division 5 — Obeying overhead traffic‑control signals applying to marked lanes
Division 6 — Driving in marked lanes designated for special purposes
Bicycle lanes 193
Bus lanes 193
133A. Busways 194
Transit lanes 195
Truck lanes 196
Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc. 197
Marked lanes required to be used by particular kinds of vehicles 198
Division 6A — Stationary incident response vehicles
137A. Approaching and passing stationary incident response vehicles 200
Division 7 — Freight containers
138A. Freight container not to be driven on prohibited road 201
138B. Signs 202
Part 12 — Restrictions on stopping and parking
Stopping in an emergency etc. or to comply with another regulation 203
Application of this Part to bicycles and electric rideable devices 204
Division 2 — No stopping and no parking signs, and yellow edge lines
No stopping signs 204
No parking signs 205
No stopping on carriageway with yellow edge line 206
Division 3 — Stopping at intersections and crossings
Prohibited stopping places 207
Stopping on or near children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 209
Stopping on or near marked foot crossing (except at intersection) 210
Stopping at or near bicycle crossing lights (except at intersection) 211
Stopping on or near level crossing 212
Division 4 — Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping bays and lanes and red X lanes
Stopping on clearway 213
Stopping on freeway 214
Stopping in emergency stopping bay, emergency stopping lane or red X lane 215
Division 5 — Stopping in zones for particular vehicles
Stopping in loading zone 216
Stopping in truck zone 217
Stopping in works zone etc. 218
Stopping in taxi zone or bus zone 218
Stopping in mail zone 220
Other limitations in zones 220
Division 6 — Other places where stopping is restricted
Stopping in bus lane, transit lane, truck lane or bicycle lane 220
Stopping in shared zone 221
Double parking 221
Stopping near obstruction 223
Stopping on bridge or in tunnel etc. 223
Restriction on stopping vehicle on crests, curves etc. 224
Stopping near fire hydrant etc. 224
Stopping at or near bus stop 226
Stopping on path, dividing strip, nature strip or painted island 226
Obstructing access to and from path, driveway etc. 227
Stopping near letter box 228
Stopping on carriageway — heavy and long vehicles 228
Stopping on carriageway with bicycle parking sign 229
Stopping on carriageway with motor cycle parking sign 230
Stopping in parking area for people with disabilities 230
Division 7 — Permissive parking signs and parking fees
173A. Parking outside times indicated 235
Parking for longer than indicated 236
Time extension for people with disabilities 236
Parking where fees are payable 237
Division 8 — Parallel parking
Parallel parking on carriageway (except in median strip parking area) 237
Parallel parking in median strip parking area 240
Division 9 — Angle parking
Division 10 — Other parking related provisions
Parking in parking bays 243
Entering and leaving median strip parking area 244
Making motor vehicle secure 245
Part 13 — Lights and warning devices
Division 1 — Lights on motor vehicles
Lights on moving motor vehicles 247
Using fog lights 247
Lights on towed vehicles 248
Using headlights on high‑beam 249
Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users 250
Using lights on some stopped vehicles 250
Using hazard warning lights 251
Division 2 — Lights on animal‑drawn vehicles
Division 3 — Horns
Division 4 — Portable warning signs for heavy vehicles
Portable warning signs for disabled heavy vehicles 253
Fallen loadings from heavy vehicles requiring signs 254
Restriction on flashing warning lights 256
Part 14 — Pedestrians
No pedestrians signs 257
Pedestrians on road with road access sign 257
Crossing carriageway — general 258
Crossing at pedestrian lights 258
Crossing carriageway with traffic‑control signals that do not include pedestrian lights 260
Crossing carriageway on or near crossing for pedestrians 261
Crossing level crossing 262
Pedestrians not to cause obstruction 263
Getting on or into moving vehicle 264
Pedestrians travelling along carriageway (except in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy) 264
Pedestrians on part of path designated for bicycles only 265
Games on roads 267
Division 2 — Persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys
Wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys prohibited on certain carriageways and where no wheeled devices signs apply 268
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on carriageway 269
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on footpath or shared path 270
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device or motorised scooter on separated footpath or bicycle path 271
209A. Protective helmets to be worn on motorised scooters 271
209B. Travel in hours of darkness or in hazardous weather 272
210A. Proper control of motorised scooters 273
Part 15 — Additional provisions for bicycles, electric rideable devices and electric personal transporters (EPTs)
Division 1 — Bicycles and electric rideable devices
210B. Electric rideable devices prohibited on certain carriageways 274
Riding bicycles and electric rideable devices 275
Carrying persons or animals on bicycles or electric rideable devices 275
Riding in bicycle lane 276
Riding across a crossing 276
215A. Entering bicycle storage area on bicycle or electric rideable device 277
215B. Giving way while entering or in bicycle storage area 277
Riding on wrong part of separated footpath 278
Paths 278
Riding to left of oncoming bicycles or electric rideable devices on path 279
No bicycles signs and markings 279
218A. No wheeled devices signs 281
Riders of bicycles and electric rideable devices not to cause obstruction 281
Towing of bicycles or electric rideable devices 282
Riding too close behind motor vehicle 282
Riders of bicycles to wear and ensure passengers wear protective helmets 282
223A. Passengers on bicycles to wear protective helmets 283
223B. Riders of electric rideable devices to wear protective helmets 284
Riding with person on bicycle trailer 285
Lights and other equipment on bicycles and electric rideable devices 285
Red bicycle crossing lights 287
Stopping for yellow bicycle crossing light 288
Proceeding when bicycle crossing lights change to yellow or red 289
Minimum age to ride power assisted pedal cycle or electric rideable device 290
Proper control of bicycles and electric rideable devices 290
229A. Electric rideable device must not have sharp protrusions 291
Division 2 — Electric personal transporters (EPTs)
Subdivision 1 — Preliminary
230A. Terms used 291
230B. EPTs and EPT use areas 292
Subdivision 2 — Provisions for EPT riders
230C. EPTs to be ridden in EPT use areas only 292
230D. Riders to be at least 12 years of age 292
230E. EPT to be supplied and supervised by commercial operator 293
230F. Riders to wear protective helmets 293
230G. Towing of EPTs prohibited 293
230H. Riding EPTs 294
230I. No passengers or animals on EPTs 294
230J. EPT rider not to cause obstruction 294
Subdivision 3 — Provisions for commercial operators of EPTs
230K. EPTs not to be able to exceed 10 km/h and to be fitted with warning devices 295
230L. EPTs only to be for supervised tours or during training for supervised tours 295
230M. Supervised tours 296
230N. Records to be kept and supplied on demand 297
Part 16 — Persons travelling on or in a vehicle
Division 1 — Preliminary
Terms used 298
Medical certificate 300
231A. When seatbelt is properly adjusted and securely fastened 301
Division 2 — Requirement to wear seatbelts, etc.
232A. Driver responsible for passengers 302
Wearing of seatbelts by passengers 16 years old or older 302
Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old 304
Specific exemptions from wearing seatbelts and defences 307
235A. Penalties for seatbelt offences by driver 310
Division 4 — Exceptions
Exemptions 313
Police to consider safety of alleged offenders 313
Division 5 — Other duties
Body or limbs protruding from vehicles 314
Opening doors and alighting from vehicles 315
Drivers and pillion passengers upon motor cycles to wear protective helmets 316
Motor cycle rider to be properly seated 317
246A. Passengers on 2‑wheeled motor cycles 318
246B. Passengers on trikes and motor cycles with sidecars 319
Part 17 — Additional provisions for drivers of public buses etc., in bus lanes
247A. Application of this Part 321
Stopping for red B light 321
Stopping for yellow B light 321
Exception to stopping for red or yellow B light 322
Proceeding after stopping for red or yellow B light 322
Proceeding when traffic‑control signal shows circular red light and white B light or white traffic arrow is showing 322
Proceeding when white B light or white arrow is no longer showing 323
Part 18 — Miscellaneous provisions
Division 1 — Miscellaneous provisions for drivers
Driving on paths 325
Driving on nature strip 326
Creating excessive noise 328
Putting glass etc. on roads 328
Securing of loads 329
Evidentiary provisions relating to securing of loads 330
Selling papers and cars, hitch‑hiking etc. 332
Requirement to have wheels or tracks 332
Driving backwards 333
Drivers to have uninterrupted and undistracted views etc. 333
264A. Dogs etc. on motor cycles 334
Use of visual display units etc. in vehicle 335
Use of mobile phones 336
Division 2 — Provisions for people in charge of animals
Leading animals 340
Rider of animal on footpath or nature strip to give way to pedestrians 340
Riding animal alongside more than one other rider 340
Proper control of animals 341
Division 3 — Directions by police and authorised persons
Authorised person to be declared 341
Obedience to police or authorised persons 342
Directions by police 343
Division 4 — Unattended and unauthorised vehicles and stock on roads
Unattended stock on roads 344
Restrictions on driving of stock 345
Permit for driving of stock 345
Division 5 — Towing
Towing a vehicle, trailer etc. 346
Towed vehicles, trailers etc. 348
Part 19 — Exemptions, specific local and transitional provisions
Division 1 — Exemptions
Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles (police officers) 349
Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles (other) 349
282A. Exemption for drivers of vehicles used in police driver training 350
282B. Exemption for drivers of vehicles being driven for ambulance driver practical training course 351
Stopping and parking exemption for emergency vehicles, police vehicles and authorised persons 354
Exemption for police and emergency workers on foot or on patrol 355
General exemptions from seatbelt provisions 355
Exemption for road workers etc. 356
285A. Exemption for operators of certain measuring equipment 359
Exemption for oversize vehicles 362
Exemption for tow truck drivers 363
288A. Exemption for motor break‑down service vehicles 364
288B. Exemption for Main Roads incident response service 365
Exemption for postal vehicles 366
Exemption for certain vehicles displaying flashing warning lights 366
Division 2 — Specific local provisions
Processions and public meetings 369
Temporary closure of or restriction on use of roads 370
Restrictions on traffic in pedestrian mall 370
292A. Directions when road under repair etc. 371
Division 3 — Stop lines and give way lines
Stop signs and stop lines 372
Give way signs and give way lines 372
Sourced from the Western Australian Legislation website (legislation.wa.gov.au). Not the authorised version.
Western Australia
Road Traffic Act 1974
Road Traffic Code 2000
Western Australia
Road Traffic Code 2000
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
Citation 1
Commencement 1
Terms and abbreviations used 1
3A. Electric rideable devices 40
Part 2 — Application
4A. Minister may declare Code requirements do not apply 42
4B. Minister may designate shared zones 42
Infringement notices not to be issued to children under 14 42
Requirement to give way, effect of 43
8A. Requirement to stop as near as practicable to place, effect of 43
Offence against local laws not offence against this Code 44
Penalties 44
Repeal 45
Part 3 — Speed restrictions
11A. “When blank” signs 49
Minimum speeds on freeways 50
Heavy vehicles and vehicles towing trailers 51
Heavy vehicle speed zones 51
Speed restrictions for electric rideable devices 52
Speed restriction on bridge 52
Penalties for speeding 52
Reckless driving generally 54
18A. Evasive action in relation to speed cameras or other detection equipment 55
Part 4 — Making turns
Division 1 — Left turns at intersections
Application of Division 57
Left turns (single lanes) 57
Left turns (multiple lanes) 58
Making left turn as indicated by turn line 61
Division 2 — Right turns (other than hook turns) at intersections
Application of Division 62
Who the Code applies to and who it affects:
Why it matters (practical effects and compliance mechanics)
Costs, incentives, trade‑offs and implementation issues to note (mechanisms, not opinions):
Implementation and compliance signals (who pays, who decides, what behaviour changes):
(Sections cited above are the primary locations in the Code for the topic referred to: e.g. definitions at reg 3 & Defined terms; electric rideable devices reg 3A and regs 15, 210B; EPTs regs 230A–230N; speed rules regs 11–17; exemptions regs 240, 4A, 4B, 280–289; detection offence reg 18A; power to erect signs reg 297; freight restriction reg 138A.)
Right turns (two‑way, single lanes) 62
Right turns (one‑way, single lanes) 64
Right turns from multi‑lane carriageway 65
Making a right turn (generally) 67
Division 3 — Hook turns by bicycles or electric rideable devices at intersections
Optional hook turn by bicycle or electric rideable device rider 69
Bicycle or electric rideable device rider making hook turn contrary to sign 72
Division 4 — U turns
U turns on carriageway 72
U turns at intersection 73
U turns generally 74
Division 5 — Turns from a carriageway to land abutting the carriageway
Part 5 — Turning and stop signals
Terms used 77
When drivers are to give signals 78
How drivers are to give signals 78
How long should hand signals be given 81
Use of signalling devices 81
Part 6 — Traffic‑control signals (traffic lights and twin alternating red lights)
Division 1 — Obeying traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)
39A. Effect of traffic‑control signal accompanied by “one vehicle per green each lane” sign 83
41A. Motor vehicles not to enter bicycle storage area 87
Stopping for circular yellow signal or yellow arrow 88
Green arrow with red or yellow signal, effect of 89
Turning left on red signal 89
43A. Effect of green bicycle light with red or yellow signals 90
43B. Effect of red bicycle light with green arrow signal 91
Division 2 — Giving way at traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)
Right of way during turns at intersection with traffic‑control signals 92
Giving way at intersection with traffic‑control signals not operating or only partly operating 94
Giving way at flashing yellow traffic arrow at intersection 96
Giving way at crossing (other than at intersection) with flashing yellow traffic‑control signal 96
Division 3 — Twin alternating red lights
Part 7 — Giving way
Division 1 — Places with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver
Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at intersection without traffic‑control signals 98
Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at other places 100
Giving way at give way sign or give way line at intersection 101
Giving way at give way sign at bridge or length of narrow carriageway 103
Giving way at give way sign or give way line at other places 104
Division 2 — Giving way at an intersection without traffic‑control signals or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver
Giving way at intersection (except T‑intersection or roundabout) 105
Giving way at T‑intersection 110
Division 3 — Entering or leaving land abutting a carriageway or road
Giving way when entering carriageway from land abutting carriageway or road 115
Giving way when entering land abutting carriageway or road from carriageway 116
Division 4 — Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles
Giving way to public buses 118
Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles 119
Division 5 — Crossings and shared zones
Children’s crossings 119
Pedestrian crossings 121
Overtaking or passing vehicle at children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 123
Giving way to pedestrians in shared zone 124
Division 6 — Other give way requirements
Giving way when driving through break in median strip 124
Giving way on painted island 125
Giving way in median turning bay 127
Giving way when moving from boundary of carriageway, or parking area on or in median strip 128
Part 8 — Traffic signs and road markings
Division 1 — Traffic signs and road markings at intersections and other places
Left turn only signs 129
Right turn only signs 129
No turns signs 130
No left turn and no right turn signs 131
Traffic lane arrows 133
Division 2 — Traffic signs and road markings generally
No overtaking or passing signs 135
No overtaking on bridge sign 136
Emergency stopping lane only signs 136
76A. Emergency stopping bay signs 137
Keep clear markings 137
Road access signs 138
Further restrictions on freeways 140
One‑way signs 140
Keep left and keep right signs 142
No entry signs 142
Hand‑held stop signs 143
Division 3 — Signs for trucks, buses and other large vehicles
Clearance and low clearance signs 144
Load limit signs 144
No trucks signs 145
Trucks must enter signs 146
No buses signs 147
Buses must enter signs 148
Trucks and buses low gear signs 148
91A. Safety ramp and arrester bed signs 149
Part 9 — Roundabouts
Terms used 151
Entering multi‑lane roundabout 151
Indicating left when entering roundabout 155
Indicating right when entering roundabout 156
Right of way in roundabout 156
Driving through roundabout 156
Obeying marked arrows when driving in or leaving roundabout 157
Indicating when changing lanes or lines of traffic in roundabout 158
Indicating left when leaving roundabout 158
Rider of bicycle, electric rideable device or animal to give way to vehicle leaving roundabout 158
Part 10 — Level crossings
Stopping at level crossing 159
Approaching trains 159
Giving way at level crossing 160
What to do if traffic is congested 160
Leaving level crossing 161
Stopping at level crossing when vehicle is carrying dangerous goods 161
Driving around boom gates 161
Part 11 — Keeping left, overtaking and other driving provisions
Division 1 — General
Obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians 162
Keeping safe distance behind vehicles 162
Keeping minimum distance between long vehicles 163
No entry to choked intersection 164
Division 2 — Keeping to the left
Keeping as far left as practicable 164
Restriction on use of right lane 165
Keeping to left of oncoming vehicles 167
Keeping to left of marked or unmarked two‑way carriageway 168
Keeping to left of continuous dividing lines 169
Keeping to left of median strip 171
Service roads 171
Driving on or across median strip, painted island etc. 172
Avoiding obstructions on carriageway 175
Division 3 — Overtaking
No overtaking unless safe to do so 176
Overtaking 176
Passing or overtaking vehicle displaying do not overtake turning vehicle sign 177
Keeping safe distance when overtaking 178
124A. Keeping safe distance when passing rideable device 179
Division 4 — Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic
Driving in single lane on carriageway 181
Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes 183
Giving way when lines of traffic merge into single line of traffic 184
Driving on or across continuous white edge line 185
Riding certain vehicles alongside more than 1 other rider 187
130A. Rider of motor cycle not to ride next to other vehicles except in certain circumstances 188
130B. When rider of a motor cycle is lawfully lane filtering 189
Division 5 — Obeying overhead traffic‑control signals applying to marked lanes
Division 6 — Driving in marked lanes designated for special purposes
Bicycle lanes 193
Bus lanes 193
133A. Busways 194
Transit lanes 195
Truck lanes 196
Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc. 197
Marked lanes required to be used by particular kinds of vehicles 198
Division 6A — Stationary incident response vehicles
137A. Approaching and passing stationary incident response vehicles 200
Division 7 — Freight containers
138A. Freight container not to be driven on prohibited road 201
138B. Signs 202
Part 12 — Restrictions on stopping and parking
Division 1 — General
Stopping in an emergency etc. or to comply with another regulation 203
Application of this Part to bicycles and electric rideable devices 204
Division 2 — No stopping and no parking signs, and yellow edge lines
No stopping signs 204
No parking signs 205
No stopping on carriageway with yellow edge line 206
Division 3 — Stopping at intersections and crossings
Prohibited stopping places 207
Stopping on or near children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 209
Stopping on or near marked foot crossing (except at intersection) 210
Stopping at or near bicycle crossing lights (except at intersection) 211
Stopping on or near level crossing 212
Division 4 — Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping bays and lanes and red X lanes
Stopping on clearway 213
Stopping on freeway 214
Stopping in emergency stopping bay, emergency stopping lane or red X lane 215
Division 5 — Stopping in zones for particular vehicles
Stopping in loading zone 216
Stopping in truck zone 217
Stopping in works zone etc. 218
Stopping in taxi zone or bus zone 218
Stopping in mail zone 220
Other limitations in zones 220
Division 6 — Other places where stopping is restricted
Stopping in bus lane, transit lane, truck lane or bicycle lane 220
Stopping in shared zone 221
Double parking 221
Stopping near obstruction 223
Stopping on bridge or in tunnel etc. 223
Restriction on stopping vehicle on crests, curves etc. 224
Stopping near fire hydrant etc. 224
Stopping at or near bus stop 226
Stopping on path, dividing strip, nature strip or painted island 226
Obstructing access to and from path, driveway etc. 227
Stopping near letter box 228
Stopping on carriageway — heavy and long vehicles 228
Stopping on carriageway with bicycle parking sign 229
Stopping on carriageway with motor cycle parking sign 230
Stopping in parking area for people with disabilities 230
Division 7 — Permissive parking signs and parking fees
173A. Parking outside times indicated 235
Parking for longer than indicated 236
Time extension for people with disabilities 236
Parking where fees are payable 237
Division 8 — Parallel parking
Parallel parking on carriageway (except in median strip parking area) 237
Parallel parking in median strip parking area 240
Division 9 — Angle parking
Division 10 — Other parking related provisions
Parking in parking bays 243
Entering and leaving median strip parking area 244
Making motor vehicle secure 245
Part 13 — Lights and warning devices
Division 1 — Lights on motor vehicles
Lights on moving motor vehicles 247
Using fog lights 247
Lights on towed vehicles 248
Using headlights on high‑beam 249
Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users 250
Using lights on some stopped vehicles 250
Using hazard warning lights 251
Division 2 — Lights on animal‑drawn vehicles
Division 3 — Horns
Division 4 — Portable warning signs for heavy vehicles
Portable warning signs for disabled heavy vehicles 253
Fallen loadings from heavy vehicles requiring signs 254
Restriction on flashing warning lights 256
Part 14 — Pedestrians
Division 1 — General
No pedestrians signs 257
Pedestrians on road with road access sign 257
Crossing carriageway — general 258
Crossing at pedestrian lights 258
Crossing carriageway with traffic‑control signals that do not include pedestrian lights 260
Crossing carriageway on or near crossing for pedestrians 261
Crossing level crossing 262
Pedestrians not to cause obstruction 263
Getting on or into moving vehicle 264
Pedestrians travelling along carriageway (except in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy) 264
Pedestrians on part of path designated for bicycles only 265
Games on roads 267
Division 2 — Persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys
Wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys prohibited on certain carriageways and where no wheeled devices signs apply 268
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on carriageway 269
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on footpath or shared path 270
Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device or motorised scooter on separated footpath or bicycle path 271
209A. Protective helmets to be worn on motorised scooters 271
209B. Travel in hours of darkness or in hazardous weather 272
210A. Proper control of motorised scooters 273
Part 15 — Additional provisions for bicycles, electric rideable devices and electric personal transporters (EPTs)
Division 1 — Bicycles and electric rideable devices
210B. Electric rideable devices prohibited on certain carriageways 274
Riding bicycles and electric rideable devices 275
Carrying persons or animals on bicycles or electric rideable devices 275
Riding in bicycle lane 276
Riding across a crossing 276
215A. Entering bicycle storage area on bicycle or electric rideable device 277
215B. Giving way while entering or in bicycle storage area 277
Riding on wrong part of separated footpath 278
Paths 278
Riding to left of oncoming bicycles or electric rideable devices on path 279
No bicycles signs and markings 279
218A. No wheeled devices signs 281
Riders of bicycles and electric rideable devices not to cause obstruction 281
Towing of bicycles or electric rideable devices 282
Riding too close behind motor vehicle 282
Riders of bicycles to wear and ensure passengers wear protective helmets 282
223A. Passengers on bicycles to wear protective helmets 283
223B. Riders of electric rideable devices to wear protective helmets
This is an opening excerpt, not the complete document.