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ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Citation  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Terms and abbreviations used  
  • 3A Electric rideable devices

PART 2 -- Application  

  • 4 Scope of regulations  
  • 4A Minister may declare Code requirements do not apply  
  • 4B Minister may designate shared zones  
  • 5 Infringement notices not to be issued to children under 14  
  • 7 Requirement to give way, effect of  
  • 8A Requirement to stop as near as practicable to place, effect of  
  • 8 Offence against local laws not offence against this Code  
  • 9 Penalties  
  • 10 Repeal

PART 3 -- Speed restrictions  

  • 11 Speed limits generally  
  • 11A “When blank” signs  
  • 12 Minimum speeds on freeways  
  • 13 Heavy vehicles and vehicles towing trailers  
  • 14 Heavy vehicle speed zones  
  • 15 Speed restrictions for electric rideable devices  
  • 16 Speed restriction on bridge  
  • 17 Penalties for speeding  
  • 18 Reckless driving generally  
  • 18A Evasive action in relation to speed camera

PART 4 -- Making turns

Division 1 -- Left turns at intersections  

  • 19 Application of Division  
  • 20 Left turns (single lanes)  
  • 21 Left turns (multiple lanes)  
  • 22 Making left turn as indicated by turn line

Division 2 -- Right turns (other than hook turns) at intersections  

  • 23 Application of Division  
  • 24 Right turns (two‑way, single lanes)  
  • 25 Right turns (one‑way, single lanes)  
  • 26 Right turns from multi‑lane carriageway  
  • 27 Making a right turn (generally)

Division 3 -- Hook turns by bicycles or electric rideable devices at intersections  

  • 28 Optional hook turn by bicycle or electric rideable device rider  
  • 29 Bicycle or electric rideable device rider making hook turn contrary to sign

Division 4 -- U turns  

  • 30 U turns on carriageway  
  • 31 U turns at intersection  
  • 32 U turns generally

Division 5 -- Turns from a carriageway to land abutting the carriageway  

  • 33 Turns to enter abutting land

PART 5 -- Turning and stop signals  

  • 34 Terms used  
  • 35 When drivers are to give signals  
  • 36 How drivers are to give signals  
  • 37 How long should hand signals be given  
  • 38 Use of signalling devices

PART 6 -- Traffic‑control signals (traffic lights and twin alternating red lights)

Division 1 -- Obeying traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)  

  • 39 Proceeding when faced with circular green signal or green arrow  
  • 39A Effect of traffic‑control signal accompanied by “one vehicle per green each lane” sign  
  • 40 Stopping for circular red signal or red arrow  
  • 41A Motor vehicles not to enter bicycle storage area  
  • 41 Stopping for circular yellow signal or yellow arrow  
  • 42 Green arrow with red or yellow signal, effect of  
  • 43 Turning left on red signal  
  • 43A Effect of green bicycle light with red or yellow signals  
  • 43B Effect of red bicycle light with green arrow signal  
  • 44 What to do if signals change when intersection congested etc.

Division 2 -- Giving way at traffic‑control signals (traffic lights)  

  • 45 Right of way during turns at intersection with traffic‑control signals  
  • 46 Giving way at intersection with traffic‑control signals not operating or only partly operating  
  • 47 Giving way at flashing yellow traffic arrow at intersection  
  • 48 Giving way at crossing (other than at intersection) with flashing yellow traffic‑control signal

Division 3 -- Twin alternating red lights  

  • 49 Stopping for twin alternating red lights (except at level crossings)

PART 7 -- Giving way

Division 1 -- Places with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line applying to the driver  

  • 50 Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at intersection without traffic‑control signals  
  • 51 Stopping and giving way at stop sign or stop line at other places  
  • 52 Giving way at give way sign or give way line at intersection  
  • 53 Giving way at give way sign at bridge or length of narrow carriageway  
  • 54 Giving way at give way sign or give way line at other places

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

  • 55 Giving way at intersection (except T‑intersection or roundabout)  
  • 56 Giving way at T‑intersection

Division 3 -- Entering or leaving land abutting a carriageway or road  

  • 57 Giving way when entering carriageway from land abutting carriageway or road  
  • 58 Giving way when entering land abutting carriageway or road from carriageway

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

  • 59 Giving way to public buses  
  • 60 Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles

Division 5 -- Crossings and shared zones  

  • 61 Children’s crossings  
  • 62 Pedestrian crossings  
  • 63 Overtaking or passing vehicle at children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing  
  • 64 Giving way to pedestrians in shared zone

Division 6 -- Other give way requirements  

  • 65 Giving way when driving through break in median strip  
  • 66 Giving way on painted island  
  • 67 Giving way in median turning bay  
  • 68 Giving way when moving from boundary of carriageway, or parking area on or in median strip

PART 8 -- Traffic signs and road markings

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

  • 69 Left turn only signs  
  • 70 Right turn only signs  
  • 71 No turns signs  
  • 72 No left turn and no right turn signs  
  • 73 Traffic lane arrows

Division 2 -- Traffic signs and road markings generally  

  • 74 No overtaking or passing signs  
  • 75 No overtaking on bridge sign  
  • 76 Emergency stopping lane only signs  
  • 76A Emergency stopping bay signs  
  • 77 Keep clear markings  
  • 78 Road access signs  
  • 79 Further restrictions on freeways  
  • 80 One‑way signs  
  • 81 Keep left and keep right signs  
  • 82 No entry signs  
  • 83 Hand‑held stop signs

Division 3 -- Signs for trucks, buses and other large vehicles  

  • 84 Clearance and low clearance signs  
  • 85 Load limit signs  
  • 86 No trucks signs  
  • 87 Trucks must enter signs  
  • 88 No buses signs  
  • 89 Buses must enter signs  
  • 90 Trucks and buses low gear signs  
  • 91A Safety ramp and arrester bed signs

PART 9 -- Roundabouts  

  • 91 Terms used  
  • 92 Entering multi‑lane roundabout  
  • 93 Indicating left when entering roundabout  
  • 94 Indicating right when entering roundabout  
  • 95 Right of way in roundabout  
  • 96 Driving through roundabout  
  • 97 Obeying marked arrows when driving in or leaving roundabout  
  • 98 Indicating when changing lanes or lines of traffic in roundabout  
  • 99 Indicating left when leaving roundabout  
  • 100 Rider of bicycle, electric rideable device or animal to give way to vehicle leaving roundabout

PART 10 -- Level crossings  

  • 101 Stopping at level crossing  
  • 102 Approaching trains  
  • 103 Giving way at level crossing  
  • 104 What to do if traffic is congested  
  • 105 Leaving level crossing  
  • 106 Stopping at level crossing when vehicle is carrying dangerous goods  
  • 107 Driving around boom gates

PART 11 -- Keeping left, overtaking and other driving provisions

Division 1 -- General  

  • 108 Obstruction of vehicles and pedestrians  
  • 109 Keeping safe distance behind vehicles  
  • 110 Keeping minimum distance between long vehicles  
  • 111 No entry to choked intersection

Division 2 -- Keeping to the left  

  • 112 Keeping as far left as practicable  
  • 113 Restriction on use of right lane  
  • 114 Keeping to left of oncoming vehicles  
  • 115 Keeping to left of marked or unmarked two‑way carriageway  
  • 116 Keeping to left of continuous dividing lines  
  • 117 Keeping to left of median strip  
  • 118 Service roads  
  • 119 Driving on or across median strip, painted island etc.  
  • 120 Avoiding obstructions on carriageway

Division 3 -- Overtaking  

  • 121 No overtaking unless safe to do so  
  • 122 Overtaking  
  • 123 Passing or overtaking vehicle displaying do not overtake turning vehicle sign  
  • 124 Keeping safe distance when overtaking  
  • 124A Keeping safe distance when passing rideable device  
  • 125 Courtesy when overtaking

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

  • 126 Driving in single lane on carriageway  
  • 127 Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes  
  • 128 Giving way when lines of traffic merge into single line of traffic  
  • 129 Driving on or across continuous white edge line  
  • 130 Riding certain vehicles alongside more than 1 other rider  
  • 130A Rider of motor cycle not to ride next to other vehicles except in certain circumstances  
  • 130B When rider of a motor cycle is lawfully lane filtering

Division 5 -- Obeying overhead traffic‑control signals applying to marked lanes  

  • 131 Overhead traffic‑control signals

Division 6 -- Driving in marked lanes designated for special purposes  

  • 132 Bicycle lanes  
  • 133 Bus lanes  
  • 133A Busways  
  • 134 Transit lanes  
  • 135 Truck lanes  
  • 136 Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc.  
  • 137 Marked lanes required to be used by particular kinds of vehicles

Division 6A -- Stationary incident response vehicles  

  • 137A Approaching and passing stationary incident response vehicles

Division 7 -- Freight containers  

  • 138A Freight container not to be driven on prohibited road  
  • 138B Signs

PART 12 -- Restrictions on stopping and parking

Division 1 -- General  

  • 138 Stopping in an emergency etc. or to comply with another regulation  
  • 139 Application of this Part to bicycles and electric rideable devices

Division 2 -- No stopping and no parking signs, and yellow edge lines  

  • 140 No stopping signs  
  • 141 No parking signs  
  • 142 No stopping on carriageway with yellow edge line

Division 3 -- Stopping at intersections and crossings  

  • 143 Prohibited stopping places  
  • 144 Stopping on or near children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing  
  • 145 Stopping on or near marked foot crossing (except at intersection)  
  • 146 Stopping at or near bicycle crossing lights (except at intersection)  
  • 147 Stopping on or near level crossing

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

  • 148 Stopping on clearway  
  • 149 Stopping on freeway  
  • 150 Stopping in emergency stopping bay, emergency stopping lane or red X lane

Division 5 -- Stopping in zones for particular vehicles  

  • 151 Stopping in loading zone  
  • 152 Stopping in truck zone  
  • 153 Stopping in works zone etc.  
  • 154 Stopping in taxi zone or bus zone  
  • 155 Stopping in mail zone  
  • 156 Other limitations in zones

Division 6 -- Other places where stopping is restricted  

  • 157 Stopping in bus lane, transit lane, truck lane or bicycle lane  
  • 158 Stopping in shared zone  
  • 159 Double parking  
  • 160 Stopping near obstruction  
  • 161 Stopping on bridge or in tunnel etc.  
  • 162 Restriction on stopping vehicle on crests, curves etc.  
  • 163 Stopping near fire hydrant etc.  
  • 164 Stopping at or near bus stop  
  • 165 Stopping on path, dividing strip, nature strip or painted island  
  • 166 Obstructing access to and from path, driveway etc.  
  • 167 Stopping near letter box  
  • 168 Stopping on carriageway -- heavy and long vehicles  
  • 169 Stopping on carriageway with bicycle parking sign  
  • 170 Stopping on carriageway with motor cycle parking sign  
  • 171 Stopping in parking area for people with disabilities

Division 7 -- Permissive parking signs and parking fees  

  • 172 Information on or with permissive parking signs  
  • 173A Parking outside times indicated  
  • 173 Parking for longer than indicated  
  • 174 Time extension for people with disabilities  
  • 175 Parking where fees are payable

Division 8 -- Parallel parking  

  • 176 Parallel parking on carriageway (except in median strip parking area)  
  • 177 Parallel parking in median strip parking area

Division 9 -- Angle parking  

  • 178 Angle parking

Division 10 -- Other parking related provisions  

  • 179 Parking in parking bays  
  • 180 Entering and leaving median strip parking area  
  • 181 Making motor vehicle secure

PART 13 -- Lights and warning devices

Division 1 -- Lights on motor vehicles  

  • 182 Lights on moving motor vehicles  
  • 183 Using fog lights  
  • 184 Lights on towed vehicles  
  • 185 Using headlights on high‑beam  
  • 186 Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users  
  • 187 Using lights on some stopped vehicles  
  • 188 Using hazard warning lights

Division 2 -- Lights on animal‑drawn vehicles  

  • 189 Lights on animal‑drawn vehicles during hours of darkness or in hazardous weather conditions

Division 3 -- Horns  

  • 190 Use of horns etc.

Division 4 -- Portable warning signs for heavy vehicles  

  • 191 Portable warning signs for disabled heavy vehicles  
  • 192 Fallen loadings from heavy vehicles requiring signs  
  • 193 Restriction on flashing warning lights

PART 14 -- Pedestrians

Division 1 -- General  

  • 194 No pedestrians signs  
  • 195 Pedestrians on road with road access sign  
  • 196 Crossing carriageway -- general  
  • 197 Crossing at pedestrian lights  
  • 198 Crossing carriageway with traffic‑control signals that do not include pedestrian lights  
  • 199 Crossing carriageway on or near crossing for pedestrians  
  • 200 Crossing level crossing  
  • 201 Pedestrians not to cause obstruction  
  • 202 Getting on or into moving vehicle  
  • 203 Pedestrians travelling along carriageway (except in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy)  
  • 204 Pedestrians on part of path designated for bicycles only  
  • 205 Games on roads

Division 2 -- Persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys  

  • 206 Wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and wheeled toys prohibited on certain carriageways and where no wheeled devices signs apply  
  • 207 Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on carriageway  
  • 208 Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device, motorised scooter or wheeled toy on footpath or shared path  
  • 209 Travelling in or on wheeled recreational device or motorised scooter on separated footpath or bicycle path  
  • 209A Protective helmets to be worn on motorised scooters  
  • 209B Travel in hours of darkness or in hazardous weather  
  • 210 Towing of wheeled recreational devices, motorised scooters and toys  
  • 210A Proper control of motorised scooters

PART 15 -- Additional provisions for bicycles, electric rideable devices and electric personal transporters (EPTs)

Division 1 -- Bicycles and electric rideable devices  

  • 210B Electric rideable devices prohibited on certain carriageways  
  • 211 Riding bicycles and electric rideable devices  
  • 212 Carrying persons or animals on bicycles or electric rideable devices  
  • 213 Riding in bicycle lane  
  • 214 Riding across a crossing  
  • 215A Entering bicycle storage area on bicycle or electric rideable device  
  • 215B Giving way while entering or in bicycle storage area  
  • 215 Riding on wrong part of separated footpath  
  • 216 Paths  
  • 217 Riding to left of oncoming bicycles or electric rideable devices on path  
  • 218 No bicycles signs and markings  
  • 218A No wheeled devices signs  
  • 219 Riders of bicycles and electric rideable devices not to cause obstruction  
  • 220 Towing of bicycles or electric rideable devices  
  • 221 Riding too close behind motor vehicle  
  • 222 Riders of bicycles to wear and ensure passengers wear protective helmets  
  • 223A Passengers on bicycles to wear protective helmets  
  • 223B Riders of electric rideable devices to wear protective helmets  
  • 223 Riding with person on bicycle trailer  
  • 224 Lights and other equipment on bicycles and electric rideable devices  
  • 225 Red bicycle crossing lights  
  • 226 Stopping for yellow bicycle crossing light  
  • 227 Proceeding when bicycle crossing lights change to yellow or red  
  • 228 Minimum age to ride power assisted pedal cycle or electric rideable device  
  • 229 Proper control of bicycles and electric rideable devices  
  • 229A Electric rideable device must not have sharp protrusions

Division 2 -- Electric personal transporters (EPTs)

Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  
  • 230A Terms used  
  • 230B EPTs and EPT use areas
  • Subdivision 2 -- Provisions for EPT riders  
  • 230C EPTs to be ridden in EPT use areas only  
  • 230D Riders to be at least 12 years of age  
  • 230E EPT to be supplied and supervised by commercial operator  
  • 230F Riders to wear protective helmets  
  • 230G Towing of EPTs prohibited  
  • 230H Riding EPTs  
  • 230I No passengers or animals on EPTs  
  • 230J EPT rider not to cause obstruction
  • Subdivision 3 -- Provisions for commercial operators of EPTs  
  • 230K EPTs not to be able to exceed 10 km/h and to be fitted with warning devices  
  • 230L EPTs only to be for supervised tours or during training for supervised tours  
  • 230M Supervised tours  
  • 230N Records to be kept and supplied on demand

PART 16 -- Persons travelling on or in a vehicle

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 230 Terms used  
  • 231 Medical certificate

Division 2 -- Requirement to wear seatbelts, etc.  

  • 232 Driver to wear seatbelt  
  • 233 Wearing of seatbelts by passengers 16 years old or older  
  • 234 Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old  
  • 235 Specific exemptions from wearing seatbelts and defences  
  • 235A Penalties for seatbelt offences by driver

Division 4 -- Exceptions  

  • 240 Exemptions  
  • 241 Police to consider safety of alleged offenders

Division 5 -- Other duties  

  • 242 Body or limbs protruding from vehicles  
  • 243 Opening doors and alighting from vehicles  
  • 244 Drivers and pillion passengers upon motor cycles to wear protective helmets  
  • 245 Motor cycle rider to be properly seated  
  • 246A Passengers on 2‑wheeled motor cycles  
  • 246B Passengers on trikes and motor cycles with sidecars  
  • 246 Interfering with driver’s control of vehicle

PART 17 -- Additional provisions for drivers of public buses etc., in bus lanes  

  • 247A Application of this Part  
  • 247 Stopping for red B light  
  • 248 Stopping for yellow B light  
  • 249 Exception to stopping for red or yellow B light  
  • 250 Proceeding after stopping for red or yellow B light  
  • 251 Proceeding when traffic‑control signal shows circular red light and white B light or white traffic arrow is showing  
  • 252 Proceeding when white B light or white arrow is no longer showing

PART 18 -- Miscellaneous provisions

Division 1 -- Miscellaneous provisions for drivers  

  • 253 Driving on paths  
  • 254 Driving on nature strip  
  • 255 Creating excessive noise  
  • 256 Putting glass etc. on roads  
  • 257 Securing of loads  
  • 258 Evidentiary provisions relating to securing of loads  
  • 259 Selling papers and cars, hitch‑hiking etc.  
  • 260 Requirement to have wheels or tracks  
  • 261 Driving backwards  
  • 263 Drivers to have uninterrupted and undistracted views etc.  
  • 264A Dogs etc. on motor cycles  
  • 264 Use of visual display units etc. in vehicle  
  • 265 Use of mobile phones

Division 2 -- Provisions for people in charge of animals  

  • 267 Leading animals  
  • 268 Rider of animal on footpath or nature strip to give way to pedestrians  
  • 269 Riding animal alongside more than one other rider  
  • 270 Proper control of animals

Division 3 -- Directions by police and authorised persons  

  • 271 Authorised person to be declared  
  • 272 Obedience to police or authorised persons  
  • 273 Directions by police

Division 4 -- Unattended and unauthorised vehicles and stock on roads  

  • 275 Unattended stock on roads  
  • 276 Restrictions on driving of stock  
  • 277 Permit for driving of stock

Division 5 -- Towing  

  • 278 Towing a vehicle, trailer etc.  
  • 279 Towed vehicles, trailers etc.

PART 19 -- Exemptions, specific local and transitional provisions

Division 1 -- Exemptions  

  • 280 Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles (police officers)  
  • 281 Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles (other)  
  • 282A Exemption for drivers of vehicles used in police driver training  
  • 282 Stopping and parking exemption for emergency vehicles, police vehicles and authorised persons  
  • 283 Exemption for police and emergency workers on foot or on patrol  
  • 284 General exemptions from seatbelt provisions  
  • 285 Exemption for road workers etc.  
  • 285A Exemption for operators of certain measuring equipment  
  • 285B Exemption for operators of “red light” cameras  
  • 286 Exemption for oversize vehicles  
  • 287 Exemption for tow truck drivers  
  • 288A Exemption for motor break‑down service vehicles  
  • 288B Exemption for Main Roads incident response service  
  • 288 Exemption for postal vehicles  
  • 289 Exemption for certain vehicles displaying flashing warning lights

Division 2 -- Specific local provisions  

  • 290 Processions and public meetings  
  • 291 Temporary closure of or restriction on use of roads  
  • 292 Restrictions on traffic in pedestrian mall  
  • 292A Directions when road under repair etc.

Division 3 -- Stop lines and give way lines  

  • 293 Stop signs and stop lines  
  • 294 Give way signs and give way lines

PART 20 -- General  

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