AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - As at 1 July 2008 - Reg arr of 1999
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY
Division 1 - General
- 4 Definitions--the dictionary etc
- 5 Diagrams
- 6 Examples
- 7 Headings
- 8 Notes
- 9 Reader's Guide
- 10 Offences
Division 1 - Roads and road-related areas
- 11 Australian Road Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road-related areas
- 12 What is a road
- 13 What is a road-related area
Division 2 - Road users and vehicles
- 14 Road users
- 15 What is a vehicle
- 16 Who is a driver
- 17 Who is a rider
- 18 Who is a pedestrian
- 19 References to driver includes rider etc
PART 3 - SPEED-LIMITS
- 20 Obeying the speed-limit
- 21 Speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies
- 22 Speed-limit in a speed-limited area
- 23 Speed-limit in a school zone
- 24 Speed-limit in a shared zone
- 25 Speed-limit elsewhere
PART 4 - MAKING TURNS
Division 1 - Left turns at intersections
- 26 Division does not apply to certain turns
- 27 Starting a left turn from a road (except a multi-lane road)
- 28 Starting a left turn from a multi-lane road
- 29 Making a left turn as indicated by a road marking
Division 2 - Right turns (except hook turns) at intersections
- 30 Division does not apply to certain turns
- 31 Starting a right turn from a road (except a multi-lane road)
- 32 Starting a right turn from a multi-lane road
- 33 Making a right turn
Division 3 - Hook turns at intersections
- 34 Making a hook turn at a hook turn only sign
- 35 Optional hook turn by a bicycle rider
- 36 Bicycle rider making a hook turn contrary to no hook turn by bicycles sign
Division 4 - U-turns
Note
- 37 Beginning a U-turn
- 38 Giving way when making a U-turn
- 39 Making a U-turn contrary to a no U-turn sign
- 40 Making a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights
- 41 Making a U-turn at an intersection without traffic lights
- 42 Starting a U-turn at an intersection
Division 5 - Turns into or from road-related areas or adjacent land
- 43 Starting and making turns
PART 5 - CHANGE OF DIRECTION AND STOP SIGNALS
Division 1 - Change of direction signals
- 44 Division does not apply to entering or leaving a roundabout
- 45 What is changing direction
- 46 Giving a left change of direction signal
- 47 How to give a left change of direction signal
- 48 Giving a right change of direction signal
- 49 How to give a right change of direction signal
- 50 How to give a right change of direction signal by giving a hand signal
- 51 When use of direction indicator lights permitted
Division 2 - Stop signals
- 52 Division does not apply to bicycle riders or certain tram drivers
- 53 Giving a stop signal
- 54 How to give a stop signal
- 55 How to give a stop signal by giving a hand signal
PART 6 - TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TWIN RED LIGHTS
Division 1 - Obeying traffic lights
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- 56 Stopping for a red traffic light or arrow
- 57 Stopping for a yellow traffic light or arrow
- 58 Exceptions to stopping for a red or yellow traffic light
- 59 Proceeding through a red traffic light
- 60 Proceeding through a red traffic arrow
- 61 Proceeding when traffic lights or arrows at an intersection change to yellow or red
Division 2 - Giving way at traffic lights
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- 62 Giving way when turning at an intersection with traffic lights
- 63 Giving way at an intersection with traffic lights not operating or only partly operating
- 64 Giving way at a flashing yellow traffic arrow at an intersection
- 65 Giving way at a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light
Division 3 - Twin red lights (except at level crossings)
- 66 Stopping for twin red lights (except at level crossings)
PART 7 - GIVING WAY
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Division 1 - Giving way at a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver
Note
- 67 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at an intersection without traffic lights
- 68 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign or stop line at other places
- 69 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at an intersection
- 70 Giving way at a give way sign at a bridge or length of narrow road
- 71 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at other places
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
Note
- 72 Giving way at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout)
- 73 Giving way at a T-intersection
Division 3 - Entering or leaving road-related areas and adjacent land
- 74 Giving way when entering a road from a road-related area or adjacent land
- 75 Giving way when entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a road
Division 4 - Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles
- 76 Keeping clear of trams travelling in tram lanes etc
- 77 Giving way to buses
- 78 Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles
- 79 Giving way to police and emergency vehicles
Division 5 - Crossings and shared zones
- 80 Stopping at a children's crossing
- 81 Giving way at a pedestrian crossing
- 82 Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children's crossing or pedestrian crossing
- 83 Giving way to pedestrians in a shared zone
Division 6 - Other give way rules
- 84 Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip
- 85 Giving way on a painted island
- 86 Giving way in median turning bays
- 87 Giving way when moving from a side or shoulder of the road or a median strip parking area
PART 8 - TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS
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Division 1 - Traffic signs and road markings at intersections
Note
- 88 Left turn signs
- 89 Right turn signs
- 90 No turns signs
- 91 No left turn and no right turn signs
- 92 Traffic lane arrows
Division 2 - Traffic signs and road markings generally
- 93 No overtaking or passing signs
- 94 No overtaking on bridge signs
- 95 Emergency stopping lane only signs
- 96 Keep clear markings
- 97 Road access signs
- 98 One-way signs
- 99 Keep left and keep right signs
- 100 No entry signs
- 101 Hand-held stop signs
Division 3 - Signs for trucks, buses and other large vehicles
- 102 Clearance and low clearance signs
- 103 Load limit signs
- 104 No trucks signs
- 105 Trucks must enter signs
- 106 No buses signs
- 107 Buses must enter signs
- 108 Trucks and buses low gear signs
PART 9 - ROUNDABOUTS
- 109 What is a roundabout
- 110 Meaning of halfway around a roundabout
- 111 Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction
- 112 Giving a left change of direction signal when entering a roundabout
- 113 Giving a right change of direction signal when entering a roundabout
- 114 Giving way when entering or driving in a roundabout
- 115 Driving in a roundabout to the left of the central traffic island
- 116 Obeying traffic lane arrows when driving in or leaving a roundabout
- 117 Giving a change of direction signal when changing marked lanes or lines of traffic in a roundabout
- 118 Giving a left change of direction signal when leaving a roundabout
- 119 Giving way by the rider of a bicycle or animal to a vehicle leaving a roundabout
PART 10 - LEVEL CROSSINGS
- 120 What is a level crossing
- 121 Stopping and giving way at a stop sign at a level crossing
- 122 Giving way at a give way sign or give way line at a level crossing
- 123 Entering a level crossing when a train or tram is approaching etc
- 124 Leaving a level crossing
PART 11 - KEEPING LEFT, OVERTAKING AND OTHER DRIVING RULES
Division 1 - General
- 125 Unreasonably obstructing drivers or pedestrians
- 126 Keeping a safe distance behind vehicles
- 127 Keeping a minimum distance between long vehicles
- 128 Entering blocked intersections
Division 2 - Keeping to the left
- 129 Keeping to the far left side of a road
- 130 Keeping to the left on a multi-lane road
- 131 Keeping to the left of oncoming vehicles
- 132 Keeping to the left of the centre of a road or the dividing line
- 133 Exceptions to keeping to the left of the centre of a road
- 134 Exceptions to keeping to the left of a dividing line
- 135 Keeping to the left of a median strip
- 136 Driving on a one-way service road
- 137 Keeping off a dividing strip
- 138 Keeping off a painted island
- 139 Exceptions for avoiding obstructions on a road
Division 3 - Overtaking
- 140 No overtaking unless safe to do so
- 141 No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle
- 142 No overtaking to the right of a vehicle turning right etc
- 143 Passing or overtaking a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign
- 144 Keeping a safe distance when overtaking
- 145 Driver being overtaken not to increase speed
Division 4 - Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic
- 146 Driving within a single marked lane or line of traffic
- 147 Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line separating the lanes
- 148 Giving way when moving from one marked lane or line of traffic to another marked lane or line of traffic
- 149 Giving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic
- 150 Driving on or across a continuous white edge line
- 151 Riding a motor bike or bicycle alongside more than 1 other rider
Division 5 - Obeying overhead lane control devices applying to marked lanes
- 152 Complying with overhead lane control devices
Division 6 - Driving in marked lanes designated for special purposes
- 153 Bicycle lanes
- 154 Bus lanes
- 155 Tram lanes
- 156 Transit lanes
- 157 Truck lanes
- 158 Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc
- 159 Marked lanes required to be used by particular kinds of vehicles
Division 7 - Passing trams and safety zones
Note
- 160 Passing or overtaking a tram that is not at or near the left side of a road
- 161 Passing or overtaking a tram at or near the left side of a road
- 162 Driving past a safety zone
- 163 Driving past the rear of a stopped tram
- 164 Giving way to pedestrians crossing the road near a stopped tram
PART 12 - RESTRICTIONS ON STOPPING AND PARKING
Division 1 - General
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- 165 Stopping in an emergency etc or to comply with another rule
- 166 Application of Part to bicycles
Division 2 - No stopping and no parking signs and road markings
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- 167 No stopping signs
- 168 No parking signs
- 169 No stopping on a road with a yellow edge line
Division 3 - Stopping at intersections and crossings
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- 170 Stopping in or near an intersection
- 171 Stopping on or near a children's crossing
- 172 Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection)
- 173 Stopping on or near a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection)
- 174 Stopping at or near bicycle crossing lights (except at an intersection)
- 175 Stopping on or near a level crossing
Division 4 - Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping lanes
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- 176 Stopping on a clearway
- 177 Stopping on a freeway
- 178 Stopping in an emergency stopping lane
Division 5 - Stopping in zones for particular vehicles
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- 179 Stopping in a loading zone
- 180 Stopping in a truck zone
- 181 Stopping in a works zone
- 182 Stopping in a taxi zone
- 183 Stopping in a bus zone
- 184 Stopping in a minibus zone
- 185 Stopping in a permit zone
- 186 Stopping in a mail zone
Division 6 - Other places where stopping is restricted
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- 187 Stopping in a bicycle lane, bus lane, tram lane, transit lane, truck lane or on tram tracks
- 188 Stopping in a shared zone
- 189 Double parking
- 190 Stopping in or near a safety zone
- 191 Stopping near an obstruction
- 192 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel etc
- 193 Stopping on a crest or curve outside a built-up area
- 194 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc
- 195 Stopping at or near a bus stop
- 196 Stopping at or near a tram stop
- 197 Stopping on a path, dividing strip or nature strip
- 198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc
- 199 Stopping near a postbox
- 200 Stopping on roads--heavy and long vehicles
- 201 Stopping on a road with bicycle parking sign
- 202 Stopping on a road with motor bike parking sign
- 203 Stopping in a parking area for people with disabilities
Division 7 - Permissive parking signs and parking fees
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- 204 Meaning of certain information on or with permissive parking signs
- 205 Parking for longer than indicated
- 206 Time extension for people with disabilities
- 207 Parking where fees are payable
Division 8 - Parallel parking
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- 208 Parallel parking on a road (except in a median strip parking area)
- 209 Parallel parking in a median strip parking area
Division 9 - Angle parking
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Division 10 - Other parking related rules
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- 211 Parking in parking bays
- 212 Entering and leaving a median strip parking area
- 213 Making a motor vehicle secure
PART 13 - LIGHTS AND WARNING DEVICES
Division 1 - Lights on vehicles (except bicycles, animals and animal-drawn vehicles)
- 214 Division does not apply to riders of bicycles, animals or animal-drawn vehicles
- 215 Using lights when driving at night or in hazardous weather conditions
- 216 Towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions
- 217 Using rear fog lights
- 218 Using headlights on high-beam
- 219 Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users
- 220 Using lights on vehicles that are stopped
- 221 Using hazard warning lights
- 222 Using warning lights on buses carrying children
Division 2 - Lights on animal-drawn vehicles
- 223 Using lights when riding an animal-drawn vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions
Division 3 - Horns and radar detectors
- 224 Using horns and similar warning devices
- 225 Using radar detectors and similar devices
Division 4 - Portable warning triangles for heavy vehicles
- 226 Heavy vehicles to be equipped with portable warning triangles
- 227 Using portable warning triangles
PART 14 - RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS
Division 1 - General
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- 228 No pedestrians signs
- 229 Pedestrians on a road with a road access sign
- 230 Crossing a road--general
- 231 Crossing a road at pedestrian lights
- 232 Crossing a road at traffic lights
- 233 Crossing a road to or from a tram
- 234 Crossing a road on or near a crossing for pedestrians
- 235 Crossing a level crossing
- 236 Pedestrians not to cause a traffic hazard or obstruction
- 237 Getting on or into a moving vehicle
- 238 Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)
- 239 Pedestrians on a bicycle path or separated footpath
Division 2 - Rules for persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices and wheeled toys
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- 240 Wheeled recreational devices and toys not to be used on certain roads
- 241 Travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy on a road
- 242 Travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy on a footpath or shared path
- 243 Travelling on rollerblades etc on a bicycle path or separated footpath
- 244 Holding onto a moving vehicle
PART 15 - ADDITIONAL RULES FOR BICYCLE RIDERS
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- 245 Riding a bicycle
- 246 Carrying people on a bicycle
- 247 Riding in a bicycle lane on a road
- 248 No riding across a road on a crossing
- 249 Riding on a separated footpath
- 250 Riding on a footpath or shared path
- 251 Riding to the left of oncoming bicycle riders on a path
- 252 No bicycles signs and markings
- 253 Bicycle riders not to cause a traffic hazard
- 254 Bicycles being towed etc
- 255 Riding too close to the rear of a motor vehicle
- 256 Bicycle helmets
- 257 Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer
- 258 Equipment on a bicycle
- 259 Riding at night
- 260 Stopping for a red bicycle crossing light
- 261 Stopping for a yellow bicycle crossing light
- 262 Proceeding when bicycle crossing lights change to yellow or red
PART 16 - RULES FOR PERSONS TRAVELLING IN OR ON VEHICLES
- 263 Application of Part to persons in or on trams
- 264 Wearing of seatbelts by drivers
- 265 Wearing of seatbelts by passengers 16 years old, or older
- 266 Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old
- 267 Exemptions from wearing seatbelts
- 268 How persons must travel in or on a motor vehicle
- 269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc
- 270 Wearing motor bike helmets
- 271 Riding on motor bikes
- 272 Interfering with the driver's control of the vehicle etc
PART 17 - ADDITIONAL RULES FOR DRIVERS OF TRAMS AND PUBLIC BUSES
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Division 1 - Trams
Note
- 273 Division also applies to public buses travelling along tram tracks
- 274 Stopping for a red T light
- 275 Stopping for a yellow T light
- 276 Exception to stopping for a red or yellow T light
- 277 Proceeding after stopping for a red or yellow T light
- 278 Proceeding when a red traffic light and a white T light or white traffic arrow is showing
- 279 Proceeding when a white T light or white traffic arrow is no longer showing
Division 2 - Public buses
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- 280 Division does not apply to public buses travelling along tram tracks
- 281 Stopping for a red B light
- 282 Stopping for a yellow B light
- 283 Exception to stopping for a red or yellow B light
- 284 Proceeding after stopping for a red or yellow B light
- 285 Proceeding when a red traffic light and a white B light or white traffic arrow is showing
- 286 Proceeding when a white B light or white traffic arrow is no longer showing
PART 18 - MISCELLANEOUS ROAD RULES
Division 1 - Miscellaneous rules for drivers
- 287 Duties of a driver involved in a crash
- 288 Driving on a path
- 289 Driving on a nature strip
- 290 Driving on a traffic island
- 291 Making unnecessary noise or smoke
- 292 Insecure or overhanging load
- 293 Removing fallen etc things from the road
- 294 Keeping control of a vehicle being towed
- 295 Motor vehicle towing another vehicle with a towline
- 296 Driving a vehicle in reverse
- 297 Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc
- 298 Driving with a person in a trailer
- 299 Television receivers and visual display units in motor vehicles
- 300 Use of hand-held mobile phones
Division 2 - Rules for people in charge of animals
- 301 Leading an animal while driving a vehicle
- 302 Rider of an animal on a footpath or nature strip to give way to pedestrians
- 303 Riding an animal alongside more than 1 other rider
Division 3 - Obeying directions
- 304 Direction by a police officer or authorised person
PART 19 - EXEMPTIONS
- 305 Exemption for drivers of police vehicles
- 306 Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles
- 307 Stopping and parking exemption for police and emergency vehicles and authorised persons
- 308 Exemption for police officers and emergency workers on foot
- 309 Exemption for drivers of trams etc
- 310 Exemption for road workers etc
- 311 Exemption for oversize vehicles
- 312 Exemption for tow truck drivers
- 313 Exemption for postal vehicles
PART 20 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND TRAFFIC-RELATED ITEMS
Division 1 - General
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- 314 Diagrams of traffic control devices, traffic-related items and symbols
- 315 Legal effect of traffic control devices mentioned in the Australian Road Rules
- 316 When do traffic control devices comply substantially with the Australian Road Rules
- 317 Information on or with traffic control devices
- 318 Limited effect of certain traffic control devices
- 319 Legal effect of traffic-related items mentioned in the Australian Road Rules
- 320 When do traffic-related items comply substantially with the Australian Road Rules
- 321 Meaning of information on or with traffic control devices and traffic-related items
- 322 References to traffic control devices and traffic-related items on a road etc
- 323 References to lights that are traffic signals
Division 2 - Application of traffic control devices to lengths of roads and areas
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- 324 Purpose of Division
- 325 References to traffic control devices--application to lengths of road and areas
- 326 When do traffic control devices apply to a length of road or area--the basic rules
- 327 Length of road to which a traffic sign (except a parking control sign) applies
- 328 References to a traffic control device applying to a length of road
- 329 Traffic control devices applying to a marked lane
- 330 Traffic control devices applying to a slip lane
- 331 Traffic control devices applying to an intersection
- 332 Parking control signs applying to a length of road
- 333 Parking control signs applying to a length of road in an area to which another parking control sign applies etc
- 334 How parking control signs apply to a length of road
- 335 Traffic control devices applying to an area
- 336 How separated footpath signs and separated footpath road markings apply
Division 3 - Application of traffic control devices to persons
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- 337 Purpose of Division
- 338 References to traffic control devices--application to persons
- 339 When do traffic control devices apply to a person--the basic rules
- 340 Traffic control devices (except road markings and parking control signs)
- 341 Road markings
- 342 Traffic signs (except parking control signs) applying to a length of road
- 343 Traffic signs (except parking control signs) applying to an area
- 344 Traffic control devices applying to a driver in a marked lane
- 345 Traffic control devices applying to a driver in a slip lane
- 346 Parking control signs
PART 21 - GENERAL