ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 73
Giving way at a T-intersection
ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 73
Giving way at a T-intersection
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(1) A driver at a T-intersection without
traffic lights or a stop sign , stop line, give way sign or give way line,
must give way in accordance with this rule.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Notes
1 "Give way line", stop line , T-intersection and traffic lights
are defined in the dictionary.
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.
3 Rule 75(1)(d) requires a driver at a T-intersection to
give way when crossing the continuing road to enter a road related area or
adjacent land.
(2) If the driver is turning left (except if the
driver is using a slip lane) or right from the terminating road into the
continuing road, the driver must give way to—
(a) any vehicle travelling on the
continuing road (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at
the T-intersection); and
(b) any pedestrian who is crossing
the continuing road at or near the intersection.
Notes
1 "Continuing road", slip lane and terminating road are defined
in the dictionary.
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2 In relation to paragraph (b), rule 353(1) specifies that a
driver is not required to give way to a pedestrian who is crossing the
terminating road, and rule 353(2) provides that a pedestrian who is only
crossing a part of a road is considered to be crossing the road.
Examples
In example 1, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.
In example 2, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.
(3) If the driver is turning left from the
terminating road into the continuing road using a slip lane, the driver must
give way to—
(a) any vehicle travelling on the
continuing road (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at
the T-intersection); and
(b) any pedestrian on the slip lane.
(4) If the driver is turning left (except if the
driver is using a slip lane) from the continuing road into the terminating
road, the driver must give way to any pedestrian who is crossing the
terminating road at or near the intersection.
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Example
In this example, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.
Note
Rule 353(1) specifies that a driver is not required to give way to a
pedestrian who is crossing the continuing road, and rule 353(2) provides that
a pedestrian who is only crossing a part of a road is considered to be
crossing the road.
(5) If the driver is turning from the
continuing road into the terminating road using a slip lane, the driver must
give way to—
(a) any vehicle approaching from the
right (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at the
T-intersection); and
(b) any pedestrian on the slip lane.
(6) If the driver is turning right from the
continuing road into the terminating road, the driver must give way to—
(a) any oncoming vehicle that is
travelling through the intersection on the continuing road or turning left at
the intersection; and
(b) any pedestrian who is crossing
the terminating road at or near the intersection.
Notes
1 Oncoming vehicle is defined in the dictionary.
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2 In relation to paragraph (b), rule 353(1) specifies that a
driver is not required to give way to a pedestrian who is crossing the
continuing road, and rule 353(2) provides that a pedestrian who is only
crossing a part of a road is considered to be crossing the road.
(7) In this rule—
(a) turning left from the
continuing road into the terminating road , for a driver, includes, where the
continuing road curves to the right at a T-intersection, leaving the
continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road; and
(b) turning right from the
continuing road into the terminating road , for a driver, includes, where the
continuing road curves to the left at a T-intersection, leaving the
continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.
Note
Straight ahead is defined in the dictionary.
Examples
Example 5 shows a T-intersection where the continuing road (which is marked
with broken white lines) goes around a corner. Vehicle B is leaving the
continuing road to enter the terminating road. In examples 4 and 5, vehicle B
must give way to vehicle A.
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In example 6, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.
In example 7, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.
