ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 30 Division does not apply to certain turns

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 30

r. 30

    (1)     This Division does not apply to face="Symbol">¾

        (a)     a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign ; or

        (b)     the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3; or

        (c)     a driver making a U-turn; or

        (d)     a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.

Notes

1     "Bicycle", intersection and U-turn are defined in the dictionary and roundabout is defined in rule 109.

2     Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.

3     For the meaning of "right", see rule 351(2).

    (2)     This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road related area or adjacent land, or from a road related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.

Notes

1     Adjacent land is defined in the dictionary and road related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre—see the definitions.

2     Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

    (3)     In this rule—

"road" does not include a road related area.

Note

A "road related area" includes the shoulder of a road—see rule 13.