Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.86Giving way in median turning bays
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sec.86 Giving way in median turning bays
A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— median turning bay means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— to which a median turning lane sign applies; or where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right. (sec.86-ssec.1) A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.2) In this section— median turning bay means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane— to which a median turning lane sign applies; or where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.
- (a) to which a median turning lane sign applies; or
- (b) where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.