TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE 3 - AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES 1999
72Giving way at an intersection (except a T-intersection or
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72 Giving way at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout) (1) A driver at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout) without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, must give way in accordance with this rule. 1 Give way line, intersection, stop line, T-intersection and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary, and roundabout is defined in rule 109. (2) If the driver is going straight ahead, the driver must give way to any vehicle approaching from the right, unless a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applies to the driver of the approaching vehicle.
Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 64 Driver going straight ahead giving way to a vehicle on the right that is going straight ahead Driver going straight ahead giving way to a vehicle on the right that is turning right In each example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A. Note Straight ahead is defined in the dictionary. (3) If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane), the driver must give way to: (a) any vehicle approaching from the right, unless a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applies to the driver of the approaching vehicle; and (b) any pedestrian at or near the intersection who is crossing the road the driver is entering. Driver turning left giving way to a vehicle on the right that is going straight ahead Driver turning left giving way to a pedestrian on the road the driver is entering In example 3, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A. In example 4, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.
Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 65 1 Slip lane is defined in the dictionary. (4) If the driver is turning left using a slip lane, the driver must give way to: (a) any vehicle approaching from the right or turning right at the intersection into the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle making a U-turn at the intersection); and (b) any pedestrian on or entering the slip lane. Driver turning left using a slip lane giving way to a vehicle that is turning right into the road the driver is entering In this example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A. Note (4A) Subrule (4)(b) does not apply if another law of this jurisdiction does not require a driver who is turning left using a slip lane to give way to a pedestrian on or entering a slip lane. Note
Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 66 (5) If the driver is turning right, the driver must give way to: (a) any vehicle approaching from the right, unless a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applies to the driver of the approaching vehicle; and (b) any oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead or turning left at the intersection, unless: (i) a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applies to the driver of the oncoming vehicle; or (ii) the oncoming vehicle is turning left using a slip lane; and (c) any pedestrian at or near the intersection who is crossing the road the driver is entering. 3 In relation to paragraph (c), rule 353(1), as modified by regulation 78AAA, Driver turning right giving way to a vehicle on the right that is turning right into the road the driver is leaving oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead on the road the driver is leaving In examples 6 and 7, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.