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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 139

Exceptions for avoiding obstruction on road

    (1)     A driver on a two-way road without a dividing line or median strip may drive to the right of the centre of the road to avoid an obstruction if—

        (a)     the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic; and

        (b)     it is necessary and reasonable, in all the circumstances, for the driver to drive to the right of the centre of the road to avoid the obstruction; and

        (c)     the driver can do so safely.

    (2)     A driver on a road with a dividing line may drive to the right of the dividing line to avoid an obstruction if—

        (a)     the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic; and

        (b)     it is necessary and reasonable, in all the circumstances, for the driver to drive to the right of the dividing line to avoid the obstruction; and

        (c)     the driver can do so safely.

    (3)     For subsection (2), if the dividing line is a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing line, a single continuous dividing line only or 2 parallel continuous dividing lines, the hazard in driving to the right of such a dividing line must be taken into account in deciding whether it is reasonable to drive to the right of the dividing line.

    (4)     A driver may drive on a dividing strip, or on or over a single continuous line, or 2 parallel continuous lines, along a side of or surrounding a painted island, to avoid an obstruction if—

        (a)     the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic; and

        (b)     it is necessary and reasonable to drive on the dividing strip or painted island to avoid the obstruction; and

        (c)     the driver can do so safely.

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