Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations
(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 rule or rule 158.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. |
Note 1: Bicycle is defined in the dictionary. |
Note 2: Rule 158 provides additional exceptions applying to this rule, and also provides a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against this rule. |
(2) If stopping or parking is permitted at a place in a bicycle lane under another law of this jurisdiction, a driver may drive for up to 50 metres in the bicycle lane to stop or park at that place.
Note: Part 12 deals with parking and restricted stopping areas. |
(3) A driver may drive for up to 50 metres in a bicycle lane if –
(a) the driver is driving a public bus, public minibus, or taxi, and is dropping off or picking up, passengers; and
(b) there is not another law of this jurisdiction prohibiting the driver from driving in the bicycle lane.
Note: Public bus, public minibus and taxi are defined in the dictionary.
(4) A bicycle lane is a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane –
(a) beginning at a bicycle lane sign applying to the lane; and
(b) ending at the nearest of the following:
(i) an end bicycle lane sign applying to the lane;
(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.
Note: Continuing road, intersection, marked lane and T-intersection are defined in the dictionary.
Bicycle lane sign
End bicycle lane sign
Note for diagrams: There are a number of other permitted versions of the bicycle lane sign, and another permitted version of the end bicycle lane sign - see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
