Road Traffic Code 2000
Part 11Keeping left, overtaking and other driving provisions
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Part 11 — Keeping left, overtaking and other driving provisions
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Obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians 162
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Keeping safe distance behind vehicles 162
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Keeping minimum distance between long vehicles 163
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No entry to choked intersection 164
Division 2 — Keeping to the left
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Keeping as far left as practicable 164
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Restriction on use of right lane 165
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Keeping to left of oncoming vehicles 167
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Keeping to left of marked or unmarked two‑way carriageway 168
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Keeping to left of continuous dividing lines 169
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Keeping to left of median strip 171
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Service roads 171
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Driving on or across median strip, painted island etc. 172
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Avoiding obstructions on carriageway 175
Division 3 — Overtaking
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No overtaking unless safe to do so 176
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Overtaking 176
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Passing or overtaking vehicle displaying do not overtake turning vehicle sign 177
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Keeping safe distance when overtaking 178
124A. Keeping safe distance when passing rideable device 179
- Courtesy when overtaking 181
Division 4 — Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic
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Driving in single lane on carriageway 181
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Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes 183
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Giving way when lines of traffic merge into single line of traffic 184
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Driving on or across continuous white edge line 185
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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
- Overhead traffic‑control signals 190
Division 6 — Driving in marked lanes designated for special purposes