Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.55How to give a stop signal by giving a hand signal
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.55
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009.
sec.55 How to give a stop signal by giving a hand signal
To give a hand signal for stopping or suddenly slowing, the driver must extend the right arm and hand at right angles from the right side of the vehicle with— the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel. However, the rider of a motorbike may give the hand signal by extending the left arm and hand at right angles from the left side of the motorbike with— the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel. (sec.55-ssec.1) To give a hand signal for stopping or suddenly slowing, the driver must extend the right arm and hand at right angles from the right side of the vehicle with— the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel. (sec.55-ssec.2) However, the rider of a motorbike may give the hand signal by extending the left arm and hand at right angles from the left side of the motorbike with— the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel.
- (a) the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and
- (b) the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel.
- (a) the upper arm horizontal and the forearm and hand pointing upwards; and
- (b) the hand open and the palm facing the direction of travel.