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AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 150 Driving on or across a continuous white edge line

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 150

Driving on or across a continuous white edge line

150 Driving on or across a continuous white edge line

(1) A driver must not drive on or over a continuous white edge line on a road unless the driver is:
(a) turning at an intersection, or
(b) entering or leaving the road, or
(c) entering a part of the road of one kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road, a shoulder of the road or an emergency stopping lane), or
(d) overtaking a vehicle that is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal, or
(e) driving a slow-moving vehicle, or
(f) stopping at the side of the road (including any shoulder of the road), or
(g) driving a vehicle that is too wide, or too long, to drive on the road without driving on or over the edge line, or
(h) permitted to drive on or over the edge line under another law of this jurisdiction.
: Offence provision.
Note 1 :
"Centre of the road" ,
"edge line" ,
"intersection" ,
"overtake" ,
"right change of direction signal" ,
"service road" and
"U-turn" are defined in the dictionary,
"emergency stopping lane" is defined in rule 95, and
"shoulder" is defined in rule 12.
Note 2 : A driver must not stop at the side of a road marked with a continuous yellow edge line--see rule 169.
(2) This rule does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal.
Note :
"Bicycle" is defined in the dictionary.