sec.153Bicycle lanes

sec.153 Bicycle lanes

A driver (except the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device) must not drive in a bicycle lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bicycle lane under this section or section 158 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under this regulation, a driver may drive for up to 50m in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place. A driver may drive for up to 50m in a bicycle lane if the driver is— driving a bus or taxi; and dropping off, or picking up, passengers. A bicycle lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the word ‘lane’ painted in white; and ending at the nearest of the following— an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the words ‘end lane’ painted in white; an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines); if the road ends at a dead end—the end of the road. s 153 amd 2014 SL No. 279 s 19 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 52 (sec.153-ssec.1) A driver (except the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device) must not drive in a bicycle lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bicycle lane under this section or section 158 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.153-ssec.2) If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under this regulation, a driver may drive for up to 50m in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place. (sec.153-ssec.3) A driver may drive for up to 50m in a bicycle lane if the driver is— driving a bus or taxi; and dropping off, or picking up, passengers. (sec.153-ssec.4) A bicycle lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the word ‘lane’ painted in white; and ending at the nearest of the following— an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the words ‘end lane’ painted in white; an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines); if the road ends at a dead end—the end of the road.

• (a) driving a bus or taxi; and
• (b) dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
• (a) beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the word ‘lane’ painted in white; and
• (b) ending at the nearest of the following— (i) an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking consisting of a white bicycle symbol and the words ‘end lane’ painted in white; (ii) an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines); (iii) if the road ends at a dead end—the end of the road.