TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE 3 - AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES 1999
Part 15Additional rules for bicycle riders
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Part 15 Additional rules for bicycle riders 1 This Part contains rules that apply only to bicycle riders. Most rules in the Australian Road Rules apply to bicycle riders in the same way as they apply to drivers – see rule 19. There are some other rules that are for bicycle riders only, or that have exceptions for bicycle riders. These include: • optional hook turn by bicycle riders – rule 35 • bicycle riders making a hook turn contrary to a no hook turn by bicycles sign – rule 36 • bicycle riders excepted from giving stop signals – rule 52 • exception for bicycle riders riding in emergency stopping lanes – rule 95 • bicycle riders entering and leaving roundabouts – rules 111 and 119 • bicycle riders overtaking on the left – rule 141 • riding alongside other riders – rule 151 • bicycle lanes – rule 153 • parking at a bicycle rail or in a bicycle rack – rule 166 • stopping on footpaths – rule 197 • stopping on a road with a bicycle parking sign – rule 201. 2 Bicycle is defined in the dictionary.