Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations
(1) If a driver drives through a break in a dividing strip that has no stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, the driver must give way to –
(a) any tram on the dividing strip; and
(b) any vehicle travelling on the part of the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle to which a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, applies).
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
Note 1: Dividing strip, give way line, stop line and tram are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a stop sign or stop line, and rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a give way sign or give way line.
Note 3: For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision – see the definition in the dictionary.
(2) In this rule,
"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
Note: Bus and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary.
Example 1
Giving way when driving through a break in a median strip
Vehicle B must give way to vehicle A
Example 2
Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to leave a service road
Vehicle B must give way to vehicle A
Example 3
Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to enter service road
Vehicle B must give way to vehicle A
Note to examples: A median strip is a particular kind of dividing strip – see the definition of median strip in the dictionary.
