Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.247BGiving way while entering or in a bicycle storage area
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sec.247B Giving way while entering or in a bicycle storage area
A rider of a bicycle, a personal mobility device or a motorbike must, when entering a bicycle storage area, give way to— any vehicle that is in the area; and if the area is before any green or yellow traffic lights, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area, unless the motor vehicle is turning in a direction that is subject to a red traffic arrow; and if the area forms part of a lane to which traffic arrows apply, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area at a time when those arrows are green or yellow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A rider of a bicycle, a personal mobility device or a motorbike that is in a bicycle storage area that extends across more than 1 lane of a multi-lane road must, if the area is before any green or yellow traffic lights, give way to a motor vehicle that is in any lane other than the lane that the bicycle, the personal mobility device or the motorbike is directly in front of, unless the motor vehicle is turning in a direction that is subject to a red traffic arrow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. s 247B amd 2014 SL No. 325 s 14 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 74 (sec.247B-ssec.1) A rider of a bicycle, a personal mobility device or a motorbike must, when entering a bicycle storage area, give way to— any vehicle that is in the area; and if the area is before any green or yellow traffic lights, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area, unless the motor vehicle is turning in a direction that is subject to a red traffic arrow; and if the area forms part of a lane to which traffic arrows apply, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area at a time when those arrows are green or yellow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.247B-ssec.2) A rider of a bicycle, a personal mobility device or a motorbike that is in a bicycle storage area that extends across more than 1 lane of a multi-lane road must, if the area is before any green or yellow traffic lights, give way to a motor vehicle that is in any lane other than the lane that the bicycle, the personal mobility device or the motorbike is directly in front of, unless the motor vehicle is turning in a direction that is subject to a red traffic arrow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) any vehicle that is in the area; and
- (b) if the area is before any green or yellow traffic lights, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area, unless the motor vehicle is turning in a direction that is subject to a red traffic arrow; and
- (c) if the area forms part of a lane to which traffic arrows apply, any motor vehicle that is entering or about to enter the area at a time when those arrows are green or yellow.