Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 159

    (1)     If information on or with a traffic sign applying to a length of road indicates that a vehicle of a particular kind must drive in a particular marked lane, a driver driving a vehicle of that kind on the length of road must drive in the indicated lane, unless the driver is—

        (a)     avoiding an obstruction; or

        (b)     obeying a traffic control device applying to the indicated lane; or

        (c)     permitted to drive in the indicated lane and also another marked lane under another provision of this regulation; or

        (d)     intending to turn off the road or to make a U-turn, and in order to do so safely without disrupting other vehicles on the road it is necessary to position the vehicle in another lane before starting the turn, or to make the turn.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     A traffic sign mentioned in this section that is on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following:

        (a)     a traffic sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the first traffic sign no longer applies;

        (b)     the next intersection on the road;

        (c)     if the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the road.

Examples—traffic sign mentioned in the section and a traffic sign indicating that the first traffic sign no longer applies

Trucks use left lane sign	End trucks use left lane sign

Division 11.7     Passing trams and safety zones