137Keeping off a dividing strip

137 Keeping off a dividing strip (1) A driver must not drive on a dividing strip, except as permitted under this rule or rule 139(4). 1 Dividing strip is defined in the dictionary. 2 Rule 139 deals with avoiding obstructions on a road. (2) A driver may drive on a dividing strip that is at the same level as the road, and marked at each side by a continuous line: (b) to enter or leave an area on the dividing strip to which a parking control sign applies if the driver is permitted to park in (2A) For the purposes of subrule (2), a dividing strip is to be treated as being at the same level as the road even if it contains one or more raised pavement bars or markers. dividing strip does not include a painted island. 2 Rule 138 deals with keeping off painted islands. 3 The application of this rule is modified by regulation 79 of the Traffic 138 Keeping off a painted island (1) A driver must not drive on or over a single continuous line, or 2 parallel continuous lines, along a side of or surrounding a painted island, except as permitted under this rule or rule 139(4). 2 Rule 139 deals with avoiding obstructions on a road.

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 133 3 Subrule (3) excludes certain painted islands from the application of paragraph (a). Painted island surrounded by 2 parallel continuous lines In this example, vehicle B is contravening the rule. (2) A driver may drive on or over a single continuous line along the side of or surrounding a painted island for up to 50 metres: (b) to enter a turning lane that begins immediately after the painted island; or (c) to enter a part of the road of one kind from a part of the road or emergency stopping lane); or (d) to park in angle parking on the opposite side of the road provided that the driver does not need to perform a U-turn to reach the parking area. 1 Angle parking, parking area, service road, turning lane and U-turn are defined in the dictionary and emergency stopping lane is defined in rule 95. 2 Rule 85 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a turning lane from a painted island and rule 197 deals with stopping on painted islands. (3) Subrule (2)(a) does not apply in the case of a painted island: (a) that separates a road that takes vehicles in one direction from another road that takes vehicles in the same direction at a place where the roads merge; or

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 134 (b) that separates one part of a road from other parts of the road to create a slip lane. Note Slip lane is defined in the dictionary. In these examples, vehicle B is contravening the rule. Note