Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.154Bus lanes
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sec.154 Bus lanes
A driver must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is— driving— a bus; or a bicycle or taxi; or permitted to drive in the bus lane under section 158 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A bus lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following— an end bus lane sign; a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection. In this section— bus lane road marking means a road marking consisting of— the letters ‘BL’; or the words ‘bus lane’. s 154 amd 2022 SL No. 3 s 16 (sec.154-ssec.1) A driver must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is— driving— a bus; or a bicycle or taxi; or permitted to drive in the bus lane under section 158 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.154-ssec.2) A bus lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following— an end bus lane sign; a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection. (sec.154-ssec.3) In this section— bus lane road marking means a road marking consisting of— the letters ‘BL’; or the words ‘bus lane’.
- (a) driving— (i) a bus; or (ii) a bicycle or taxi; or
- (i) a bus; or
- (ii) a bicycle or taxi; or
- (b) permitted to drive in the bus lane under section 158 .
- (i) a bus; or
- (ii) a bicycle or taxi; or
- (a) beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following— (i) an end bus lane sign; (ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or
- (i) an end bus lane sign;
- (ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or
- (b) beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection.
- (i) an end bus lane sign;
- (ii) a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or
- (a) the letters ‘BL’; or
- (b) the words ‘bus lane’.