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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 153

Bicycle lane

    (1)     A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not drive in a bicycle lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bicycle lane under this section or section 158 (Exceptions to driving in special purpose lane etc).

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under this regulation, a driver may drive for up to 50m in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place.

    (3)     A driver may drive for up to 50m in a bicycle lane if the driver is—

        (a)     driving a public bus, public minibus, taxi, rideshare vehicle or hire car; and

        (b)     dropping off or picking up passengers.

    (4)     In this regulation:

"bicycle lane" means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—

        (a)     beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the word lane painted in white; and

        (b)     ending at the nearest of the following:

              (i)     an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane, or a road marking comprising both a white bicycle symbol and the words end lane painted in white;

              (ii)     an intersection (unless the lane is at the unbroken side of the continuing road at a T-intersection or continued across the intersection by broken lines);

              (iii)     if the road ends at a dead end—the end of the road.



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