TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE 3 - AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES 1999
95Emergency stopping lane only signs
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95 Emergency stopping lane only signs (1) A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless: (a) the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver's vehicle is disabled; or (b) the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane 2 Rule 178 deals with stopping in an emergency stopping lane. (2) This rule does not apply to the rider of a bicycle. 2 If a no bicycles sign applies to the emergency stopping lane, the rider must not ride in the lane – see rule 252.
Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 95 emergency stopping lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign 1 Marked lane is defined in the dictionary. 2 Rule 329 explains when a traffic control device applies to a marked lane. Emergency stopping lane only sign The sign may have an arrow pointing in a different direction – see rule 316(4).