Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.95Emergency stopping lane
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sec.95 Emergency stopping lane
A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless— the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver’s vehicle is disabled; or the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another section; or the driver is edge filtering in compliance with section 151B . Only the rider of a motorbike may edge filter. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. This section does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device. In this regulation— emergency stopping lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign applies. s 95 amd 2014 SL No. 325 s 8 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 37 (sec.95-ssec.1) A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless— the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver’s vehicle is disabled; or the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another section; or the driver is edge filtering in compliance with section 151B . Only the rider of a motorbike may edge filter. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.95-ssec.2) This section does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device. (sec.95-ssec.3) In this regulation— emergency stopping lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign applies.
- (a) the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver’s vehicle is disabled; or
- (b) the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another section; or
- (c) the driver is edge filtering in compliance with section 151B . Note— Only the rider of a motorbike may edge filter.