Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 131

    (1)     A driver must drive to the left of any oncoming vehicle unless—

        (a)     the driver is turning right at an intersection; and

        (b)     the driver is passing an oncoming vehicle turning right at the intersection; and

        (c)     there is no traffic sign or road marking indicating that the driver must pass to the left of the oncoming vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle or the rider of an animal if—

        (a)     the rider is riding on a footpath, nature strip or shared path; and

        (b)     the rider is permitted to ride on the footpath, nature strip or shared path under this regulation; and

        (c)     either—

              (i)     the oncoming vehicle is not on the footpath, nature strip or shared path; or

              (ii)     the oncoming vehicle is not permitted, under this regulation, to be on the footpath, nature strip or shared path.

Example 1

Driving to the left of an oncoming vehicle

Example 2

Oncoming vehicles turning right passing to the right of each other