AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 95

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 95

95—Emergency stopping lane only signs

        (1)         A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless—

            (a)         the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver's vehicle is disabled; or

            (b)         the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another law of this jurisdiction.

Offence provision.

Note 1—

"Driver's vehicle" is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

Rule 178 deals with stopping in an emergency stopping lane.

        (2)         This rule does not apply to the rider of a bicycle.

Note 1—

"Bicycle" is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

If a no bicycles sign applies to the emergency stopping lane, the rider must not ride in the lane—see rule 252.

        (3)         In this rule—

"emergency stopping lane" means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign applies.

Note 1—

"Marked lane" is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

Rule 329 explains when a traffic control device applies to a marked lane.

Emergency stopping lane only sign

Note for diagram—

The sign may have an arrow pointing in a different direction—see rule 316(4).