Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations

TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 86

      (1) A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1: Oncoming vehicle is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: 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,

"median turning bay" means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane –

(a) to which a median turning lane sign applies; or

(b) where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.

Note: Marked lane and traffic lane arrows are defined in the dictionary.

Median turning lane sign

Note for diagram: There is another permitted version of the median turning lane sign – see the diagram in Schedule 3.

Example

Giving way in a median turning bay

Vehicle B must give way to vehicle A