Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.134AException to keeping to the left of a dividing line for drivers of long vehicles
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sec.134A Exception to keeping to the left of a dividing line for drivers of long vehicles
This section applies to the driver of a long vehicle on a road with a dividing line. The driver may drive to the right of the dividing line if— the driver is— turning left from a single lane of a two-way road; or driving on a road that has a bend, including, for example, a bend that is designed for traffic calming; and because of the width or condition of the road, or the bend, it is not practicable to drive to the left of the dividing line; and the driver can do so safely. In this section— long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer. s 134A ins 2024 SL No. 225 s 8 (sec.134A-ssec.1) This section applies to the driver of a long vehicle on a road with a dividing line. (sec.134A-ssec.2) The driver may drive to the right of the dividing line if— the driver is— turning left from a single lane of a two-way road; or driving on a road that has a bend, including, for example, a bend that is designed for traffic calming; and because of the width or condition of the road, or the bend, it is not practicable to drive to the left of the dividing line; and the driver can do so safely. (sec.134A-ssec.3) In this section— long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer.
- (a) the driver is— (i) turning left from a single lane of a two-way road; or (ii) driving on a road that has a bend, including, for example, a bend that is designed for traffic calming; and
- (i) turning left from a single lane of a two-way road; or
- (ii) driving on a road that has a bend, including, for example, a bend that is designed for traffic calming; and
- (b) because of the width or condition of the road, or the bend, it is not practicable to drive to the left of the dividing line; and
- (c) the driver can do so safely.
- (i) turning left from a single lane of a two-way road; or
- (ii) driving on a road that has a bend, including, for example, a bend that is designed for traffic calming; and