Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.134Exceptions to keeping to the left of a dividing line
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sec.134 Exceptions to keeping to the left of a dividing line
This section applies to a driver on a road with a dividing line. If the dividing line is a single broken dividing line only, a broken dividing line to the left of a single continuous dividing line or 2 parallel broken dividing lines, the driver may drive to the right of the dividing line— to overtake another driver; or to perform a U-turn, unless the driver is prohibited from performing the U-turn under another provision of this regulation. If the dividing line is a single continuous or broken dividing line, a broken dividing line to the left or right of a single continuous dividing line or 2 parallel broken dividing lines, the driver may drive to the right of the dividing line— to enter or leave the road; or to enter a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road or emergency stopping lane); or to park in angle parking on the opposite side of the road. s 134 amd 2013 SL No. 192 s 19 ; 2014 SL No. 279 s 15 (sec.134-ssec.1) This section applies to a driver on a road with a dividing line. (sec.134-ssec.2) If the dividing line is a single broken dividing line only, a broken dividing line to the left of a single continuous dividing line or 2 parallel broken dividing lines, the driver may drive to the right of the dividing line— to overtake another driver; or to perform a U-turn, unless the driver is prohibited from performing the U-turn under another provision of this regulation. (sec.134-ssec.3) If the dividing line is a single continuous or broken dividing line, a broken dividing line to the left or right of a single continuous dividing line or 2 parallel broken dividing lines, the driver may drive to the right of the dividing line— to enter or leave the road; or to enter a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road or emergency stopping lane); or to park in angle parking on the opposite side of the road.
- (a) to overtake another driver; or
- (b) to perform a U-turn, unless the driver is prohibited from performing the U-turn under another provision of this regulation.
- (a) to enter or leave the road; or
- (b) to enter a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road or emergency stopping lane); or
- (c) to park in angle parking on the opposite side of the road.