Traffic (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations 2017
Subdivision 22Keeping to the left offences
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Subdivision 22 Keeping to the left offences
| Col 1 | Col 2 | Col 3 | Col 4 | Col 5 | | Item | Legislation creating offence | Offence | Penalty units | Demerit points | | 179. | RR 129(1) | Driver (other than motor bike rider) fail to keep to far left side of road (except on multi-lane road) | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 0.75 | 2 | | 180. | RR 130(2) | Drive in a right hand lane on multi-lane road (in an over 80 km/h zone or with keep left unless overtaking sign) except as permitted | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 0.75 | 2 | | 181. | RR 131(1) | Fail to keep to left of oncoming vehicles as required unless rider of postal vehicle, bicycle or animal riding on path or nature strip | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 2 | | 182. | RR 132(1) | Fail to keep to left of centre of road (when no dividing line/median strip) | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 2 | | 183. | RR 132(2) | Fail to keep to left of dividing line as required | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 3 | | 184. | RR 132(2A) | Cross dividing lines as specified to make U-turn | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 3 | | 185. | RR 135(1) | Fail to keep to left of median strip (other than painted island) | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 3 | | 186. | RR 136 | Drive wrong way on a one-way service road | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 0 | | 187. | RR 137(1) | Drive on dividing strip at same level as road and marked at each side by continuous line (other than painted island) except as permitted | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 0.75 | 0 | | 188. | RR 138(1) | Drive on/over painted island (with single continuous line/2 parallel continuous lines) except as permitted | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 0.75 | 0 |