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ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017

Table of Provisions

PART 1--INTRODUCTORY

Division 1--General

  • 1 Objectives
  • 1A Authorising provision
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Revocations

Division 2--Some features of these Rules

  • 4 Definitions
  • 5 Diagrams
  • 6 Examples
  • 7 Headings
  • 8 Notes
  • 9 Reader's Guide
  • 10 Offences

PART 2--APPLICATION OF RULES

Division 1--Roads and road related areas

Division 2--Road users and vehicles

PART 3--SPEED-LIMITS

  • 20 Obeying the speed-limit
  • 21 Speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies
  • 22 Speed-limit in a speed-limited area
  • 23 Speed-limit in a school zone
  • 24 Speed-limit in a shared zone
  • 25 Speed-limit elsewhere

PART 4--MAKING TURNS

Division 1--Left turns at intersections

Division 2--Right turns (except hook turns) at intersections

Division 3--Hook turns at intersections

Division 4--U-turns

PART 5--CHANGE OF DIRECTION AND STOP SIGNALS

Division 1--Change of direction signals

  • 44 Division does not apply to entering or leaving a roundabout or lane filtering or repositioning
  • 45 What is changing direction
  • 46 Giving a left change of direction signal
  • 47 How to give a left change of direction signal
  • 48 Giving a right change of direction signal
  • 49 How to give a right change of direction signal
  • 50 How to give a right change of direction signal by giving a hand signal
  • 51 When use of direction indicator lights permitted

Division 2--Stop signals

PART 6--TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TWIN RED LIGHTS

Division 1--Obeying traffic lights

  • 56 Stopping for a red traffic light or arrow
  • 57 Stopping for a yellow traffic light or arrow
  • 58 Exceptions to stopping for a red or yellow traffic light
  • 59 Proceeding through a red traffic light
  • 60 Proceeding through a red traffic arrow
  • 60A Proceeding through a bicycle storage area before a red traffic light or arrow
  • 61 Proceeding when traffic lights or arrows at an intersection change to yellow or red

Division 2--Giving way at traffic lights

Division 3--Twin red lights (except at level crossings)

PART 7--GIVING WAY

Division 1--Giving way at a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver

Division 2--Giving way at an intersection without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver

Division 3--Entering or leaving road related areas and adjacent land

Division 4--Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles

Division 5--Crossing and shared zones

  • 80 Stopping at a children's crossing
  • 81 Giving way at a pedestrian crossing
  • 82 Overtaking or passing a vehicle at a children's crossing or pedestrian crossing
  • 83 Giving way to pedestrians in a shared zone

Division 6--Other give way rules

PART 8--TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS

Division 1--Traffic signs and road markings at intersections and other places

  • 88 Left turn signs
  • 89 Right turn signs
  • 90 No turns signs
  • 91 No left turn and no right turn signs
  • 92 Traffic lane arrows

Division 2--Traffic signs and road markings generally

Division 3--Signs for trucks, buses andother large vehicles

  • 102 Clearance and low clearance signs
  • 103 Load limit signs
  • 104 No trucks signs
  • 105 Trucks must enter signs
  • 106 No buses signs
  • 107 Buses must enter signs
  • 108 Trucks and buses low gear signs

PART 9--ROUNDABOUTS

PART 10--LEVEL CROSSINGS

PART 11--KEEPING LEFT, OVERTAKING AND OTHER DRIVING RULES

Division 1--General

Division 2--Keeping to the left

Division 3--Overtaking

Division 4--Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic

Division 5--Obeying overhead lane control devices applying to marked lanes

Division 6--Driving in marked lanes designatedfor special purposes

Division 7--Passing trams and safety zones

PART 12--RESTRICTIONS ON STOPPING AND PARKING

Division 1--General

Division 2--No stopping and no parking signs and road markings

Division 3--Stopping at intersections and crossing

Division 4--Stopping on clearways and freeways and in emergency stopping lanes

Division 5--Stopping in zones for particular vehicles

Division 6--Other places where stopping is restricted

Division 7--Permissive parking signs and parking fees

Division 8--Parallel parking

Division 9--Angle parking

Division 10--Other parking related rules

PART 13--LIGHTS AND WARNING DEVICES

Division 1--Lights on vehicles (except bicycles, electric scooters, animals and animal‑drawn vehicles)

  • 214 Division does not apply to riders of bicycles, electric scooters, animals or animal‑drawn vehicles
  • 215 Using lights when driving at night or in hazardous weather conditions
  • 216 Towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions
  • 217 Using fog lights
  • 218 Using headlights on high-beam
  • 219 Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users
  • 220 Using lights on vehicles that are stopped
  • 221 Using hazard warning lights
  • 222 Using warning lights on buses carrying children

Division 2--Lights on animal-drawn vehicles

  • 223 Using lights when riding an animal-drawn vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions

Division 3--Horns and radar detectors

  • 224 Using horns and similar warning devices
  • 225 Using radar detectors and similar devices

Division 4--Portable warning triangles for heavy vehicles

  • 226 Heavy vehicles to be equipped with portable warning triangles
  • 227 Using portable warning triangles

PART 14--RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS

Division 1--General

Division 2--Rules for persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices and wheeled toys

Division 3--Rules for persons travelling onelectric personal transporters

PART 15--ADDITIONAL RULES FOR RIDERS OF BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS

Division 1--Rules for riders of bicycles and electric scooters

Division 2--Additional rules for riders of electric scooters

PART 16--RULES FOR PERSONS TRAVELLING IN OR ON VEHICLES

  • 263 Application of Part to persons in or on trams
  • 263A Requirement that seatbelt etc. be properly adjusted and fastened
  • 263B Driver or passenger in motor vehicle must not occupy the same seating position as another person
  • 264 Drivers must comply with seatbelt requirements
  • 264A Driver must ensure passengers comply with seatbelt requirements
  • 265 Passengers 16 years old or older must comply with seatbelt requirements
  • 266 Driver must ensure passengers under 16 years old are appropriately secured
  • 266A Appropriate securing of passengers under 16 years old
  • 267 Exemptions from wearing seatbelts—certificate exempting person
  • 267A Exemption from wearing seatbelt—seating position not fitted with seatbelt
  • 267B Exemption from wearing seatbelt—passenger in police vehicle etc.
  • 267C Exemption from wearing seatbelt—other exemptions
  • 268 How persons must travel in or on a motor vehicle
  • 269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc.
  • 270 Wearing motor bike helmets
  • 271 Riding on motor bikes and motor cycles
  • 272 Interfering with the driver's control of the vehicle etc.

PART 17--ADDITIONAL RULES FOR DRIVERS OF TRAMS AND PUBLIC BUSES AND, IN THE CASE OF B LIGHTS, FOR DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES PERMITTED TO DRIVE IN A BUS LANE

Division 1--Trams

  • 273 Division also applies to tram recovery vehicles and public buses travelling along tram tracks
  • 274 Stopping for a red T light
  • 275 Stopping for a yellow T light
  • 276 Exception to stopping for a red or yellow T light
  • 277 Proceeding after stopping for a red or yellow T light
  • 278 Proceeding when a red traffic light and a white T light or white traffic arrow is showing
  • 279 Proceeding when a white T light or white traffic arrow is no longer showing

Division 2--Public buses

  • 280 Application of Division
  • 281 Stopping for a red B light
  • 282 Stopping for a yellow B light
  • 283 Exception to stopping for a red or yellow B light
  • 284 Proceeding after stopping for a red or yellow B light
  • 285 Proceeding when a red traffic light and a white B light or white traffic arrow is showing
  • 286 Proceeding when a white B light or white traffic arrow is no longer showing

PART 18--MISCELLANEOUS ROAD RULES

Division 1--Miscellaneous rules for drivers

Division 2--Rules for people in charge of animals

  • 301 Leading an animal while in or on a vehicle
  • 302 Rider of an animal on a footpath or nature strip to give way to pedestrians
  • 303 Riding an animal alongside more than one other rider
  • 303AA Riding an animal-drawn vehicle in the animal‑drawn vehicle prohibited area
  • 303A Horse riding helmets to be worn by riders under 18

Division 3--Obeying directions

  • 304 Direction by a police officer or authorised person

PART 18A--USE OF DEVICES IN OR ON VEHICLES, WHEELED RECREATIONAL DEVICES AND ELECTRIC PERSONAL TRANSPORTERS

Division 1--Interpretation

Division 2--Operation of devices in motor vehicles

  • 304H Operation of inbuilt devices, mounted devices and motor bike helmet devices in motor vehicles
  • 304I Operation of wearable devices in motor vehicles
  • 304J Touching or looking at portable devices in motor vehicles
  • 304K Operation of portable devices other than by touching by fully licensed drivers
  • 304KA Operation of portable devices other than by touching by other drivers

Division 3--Operation of devices in relation to bicycles, electric scooters and vehicles that are not motor vehicles

Division 4--Operation of devices in relation to wheeled recreational devices and electric personal transporters

PART 19--EXEMPTIONS

PART 20--TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND TRAFFIC‑RELATED ITEMS

Division 1--General

Division 2--Application of traffic control devices to lengths of roads and areas

Division 3--Application of traffic control devices to persons

PART 21--GENERAL

PART 22--ADDITIONAL VICTORIAN ROAD RULES

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