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Australian Road Rules Australian Road Rules as at 19 March 2018 As approved by the Transport and Infrastructure Council Published by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee This is a consolidated version of the Australian Road Rules. These Rules are a national model law and are intended to provide the basis for nationally consistent road rules. These Rules do not, by themselves, have any legal effect. Australian Road Rules Australian Road Rules Contents Part 1—Introductory 17 Division 1—General 17 1 Australian Road Rules 17 2 Commencement 17 3 Objects of the Australian Road Rules 17 Division 2—Some features of the Australian Road Rules 18 4 Definitions—the dictionary etc 18 5 Diagrams 18 6 Examples 18 7 Headings 18 8 Notes 18 9 Reader’s Guide 18 10 Offences 19 Part 2—Application of the Australian Road Rules 20 Division 1—Roads and road-related areas 20 11 Australian Road Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road-related areas 20 12 What is a road 20 13 What is a road-related area 20 Division 2—Road users and vehicles 22 14 Road users 22 15 What is a vehicle 22 16 Who is a driver 22 17 Who is a rider 22 18 Who is a pedestrian 22 19 References to driver includes rider etc 23 Part 3—Speed-limits 24 20 Obeying the speed-limit 24 21 Speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies 24 22 Speed-limit in a speed-limited area 25 23 Speed-limit in a school zone 26 24 Speed-limit in a shared zone 27 25 Speed-limit elsewhere 27 Part 4—Making turns 29 Division 1—Left turns 29 26 Application of Division to roundabouts, road-related areas and adjacent land 29 27 Starting a left turn from a road (except a multi-lane road) 29 28 Starting a left turn from a multi-lane road 30 29 Making a left turn as indicated by a turn line 32 Division 2—Right turns 34 30 Application of Division to certain right turns 34 31 Starting a right turn from a road (except a multi-lane road) 34 32 Starting a right turn from a multi-lane road 36 33 Making a right turn 37 Current as at 19 March 2018 2 Australian Road Rules Division 3—Hook turns at intersections 39 34 Making a hook turn at a hook turn only sign 39 35 Optional hook turn by a bicycle rider 39 36 Bicycle rider making a hook turn contrary to no hook turn by bicycles sign 41 Division 4—U-turns 42 37 Beginning a U-turn 42 38 Giving way when making a U-turn 42 39 Making a U-turn contrary to a no U-turn sign 42 40 Making a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights 43 41 Making a U-turn at an intersection without traffic lights 43 42 Starting a U-turn at an intersection 43 43 Repealed 44 Part 5—Change of direction and stop signals 45 Division 1—Change of direction signals 45 44 Division does not apply to entering or leaving a roundabout or lane filtering 45 45 What is changing direction 45 46 Giving a left change of direction signal 46 47 How to give a left change of direction signal 46 48 Giving a right change of direction signal 47 49 How to give a right change of direction signal 47 50 How to give a right change of direction signal by giving a hand signal 47 51 When use of direction indicator lights permitted 48 Division 2—Stop signals 49 52 Division does not apply to bicycle riders or certain tram drivers 49 53 Giving a stop signal 49 54 How to give a stop signal 49 55 How to give a stop signal by giving a hand signal 49 Part 6—Traffic lights, traffic arrows and twin red lights 51 Division 1—Obeying traffic lights and traffic arrows 51 56 Stopping for a red traffic light or arrow 51 57 Stopping for a yellow traffic light or arrow 53 58 Exceptions to stopping for a red or yellow traffic light 54 59 Proceeding through a red traffic light 54 60 Proceeding through a red traffic arrow 55 60A Proceeding through a bicycle storage area before a red traffic light or arrow 55 61 Proceeding when traffic lights or arrows at an intersection change to yellow or red 55 Division 2—Giving way at traffic lights and traffic arrows 57 62 Giving way when turning at an intersection with traffic lights 57 63 Giving way at an intersection with traffic lights not operating or only partly operating 58 64 Giving way at a flashing yellow traffic arrow at an intersection 59 65 Giving way at a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light 60 Division 3—Twin red lights (except at level crossings) 61 66 Stopping for twin red lights (except at level crossings) 61 Part 7—Giving way 62 Division 1—Giving way at a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver 63 67 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at an intersection without traffic lights 63 Current as at 19 March 2018 3 Australian Road Rules 68 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at other places 64 69 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at an intersection (except a roundabout) 65 70 Giving way at a give way sign at a bridge or length of narrow road 67 71 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at other places 68 Division 2—Giving way at an intersection without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver 69 72 Giving way at an intersection (except a T–intersection or roundabout) 69 73 Giving way at a T–intersection 72 Division 3—Entering or leaving road-related areas and adjacent land 75 74 Giving way when entering a road from a road-related area or adjacent land 75 75 Giving way when entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a road 76 Division 4—Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles 78 76 Keeping clear of trams travelling in tram lanes etc 78 77 Giving way to buses 78 78 Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles 79 79 Giving way to police and emergency vehicles 79 Division 5—Crossings and shared zones 81 80 Stopping at a children’s crossing 81 81 Giving way at a pedestrian crossing 82 82 Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 84 83 Giving way to pedestrians in a shared zone 84 Division 6—Other give way rules 85 84 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip 85 85 Giving way on a painted island 86 86 Giving way in median turning bays 86 87 Giving way when moving from a side of a road or a median strip parking area 87 Part 8—Traffic signs and road markings 89 Division 1—Traffic signs and road markings at intersections and other places 90 88 Left turn signs 90 89 Right turn signs 90 90 No turns signs 91 91 No left turn and no right turn signs 91 92 Traffic lane arrows 92 Division 2—Traffic signs and road markings generally 94 93 No overtaking or passing signs 94 94 No overtaking on bridge signs 94 95 Emergency stopping lane only signs 95 96 Keep clear markings 95 97 Road access signs 96 98 One-way signs 97 99 Keep left and keep right signs 98 100 No entry signs 98 101 Hand-held stop signs 99 101A Safety ramp and arrester bed signs 99 Division 3—Signs for trucks, buses and other large vehicles 100 102 Clearance and low clearance signs 100 103 Load limit signs 100 104 No trucks signs 101 Current as at 19 March 2018 4 Australian Road Rules 105 Trucks must enter signs 102 106 No buses signs 102 107 Buses must enter signs 102 108 Trucks and buses low gear signs 103 Part 9—Roundabouts 104 109 What is a roundabout 104 110 Meaning of halfway around a roundabout 104 111 Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction 104 112 Giving a left change of direction signal when entering a roundabout 108 113 Giving a right change of direction signal when entering a roundabout 109 114 Giving way when entering or driving in a roundabout 109 115 Driving in a roundabout 110 116 Obeying traffic lane arrows when driving in or leaving a roundabout 110 117 Giving a change of direction signal when changing marked lanes or lines of traffic in a roundabout 110 118 Giving a left change of direction signal when leaving a roundabout 111 119 Giving way by the rider of a bicycle or animal to a vehicle leaving a roundabout 111 Part 10—Level crossings 112 120 What is a level crossing 112 121 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign at a level crossing 112 122 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at a level crossing 113 123 Entering a level crossing when a train or tram is approaching etc 113 124 Leaving a level crossing 114 Part 11—Keeping left, overtaking and other driving rules 115 Division 1—General 115 125 Unreasonably obstructing drivers or pedestrians 115 126 Keeping a safe distance behind vehicles 115 127 Keeping a minimum distance between long vehicles 115 128 Entering blocked intersections 116 128A Entering blocked crossings 116 Division 2—Keeping to the left 117 129 Keeping to the far left side of a road 117 130 Keeping to the left on a multi-lane road 117 131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles 118 132 Keeping to the left of the centre of a road or the dividing line 119 133 Exceptions to keeping to the left of the centre of a road 121 134 Exceptions to keeping to the left of a dividing line 122 135 Keeping to the left of a median strip 125 136 Driving on a one-way service road 126 137 Keeping off a dividing strip 126 138 Keeping off a painted island 127 139 Exceptions for avoiding obstructions on a road 128 Division 3—Overtaking 130 140 No overtaking unless safe to do so 130 141 No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle 130 142 No overtaking to the right of a vehicle turning right etc 131 143 Passing or overtaking a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign 131 144 Keeping a safe distance when overtaking 132 Current as at 19 March 2018 5 Australian Road Rules 145
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