Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.98One-way signs
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sec.98 One-way signs
A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a one-way sign applies except in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A one-way sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following— a two-way sign on the road; a keep left sign on the road; another sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the road is a two-way road; if the road ends at a T-intersection—the end of the road. This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal if the rider— is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path adjacent to the length of road; and is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under this regulation. s 98 amd 2016 SL No. 240 s 5 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 38 (sec.98-ssec.1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a one-way sign applies except in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.98-ssec.2) A one-way sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following— a two-way sign on the road; a keep left sign on the road; another sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the road is a two-way road; if the road ends at a T-intersection—the end of the road. (sec.98-ssec.3) This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal if the rider— is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path adjacent to the length of road; and is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under this regulation.
- (a) a two-way sign on the road;
- (b) a keep left sign on the road;
- (c) another sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the road is a two-way road;
- (d) if the road ends at a T-intersection—the end of the road.
- (a) is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path adjacent to the length of road; and
- (b) is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under this regulation.