ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 113
ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 113
113 . Restriction on use of right lane
(1) In this
regulation —
marked lane does not include —
(a) a
lane set aside exclusively for vehicles making a left or right turn; or
(b) a
special purpose lane; or
(c) any
other lane that is not for the use of general traffic on the carriageway; or
(d) a
slow vehicle turn out lane;
right lane , in relation to 2 or more marked lanes
that are available exclusively for vehicles travelling in the same direction,
means the marked lane that is further or furthest to the right side of the
carriageway;
slow vehicle turn out lane means a lane or a part
of a lane to which a “slow vehicle turn out lane” sign applies.
Slow vehicle turn out sign
(2) This regulation
applies to a driver driving on a carriageway that has 2 or more marked lanes
available exclusively for vehicles travelling in the same direction
where —
(a) the
speed limit is 90 km/h or more (or, if the driver is in a speed zone that
begins with a variable illuminated speed limit sign, the speed limit
applicable to the zone when the driver enters the zone is 90 km/h or more); or
(b) a
“keep left unless overtaking” sign applies to that part of the
carriageway,
or both.
(3) A driver must not
drive the vehicle in the right lane unless —
(a) the
driver is turning right, or making a U turn from the centre of the road,
and is giving a right turn signal; or
(b) the
driver is overtaking; or
(c) a
“left lane must turn left” sign or left traffic arrows apply to
any other lane, and the driver is not turning left; or
(d) the
driver is required to drive in the right lane under regulation 137; or
(e) the
driver is avoiding an obstruction; or
(f) the
traffic in each other lane travelling in the same direction is congested; or
(g)
there are only 2 marked lanes and the left lane is a slow vehicle turn out
lane.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 1 PU
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Left lane must turn left sign
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(4) A “keep left
unless overtaking” sign applies to a length of carriageway beginning at
the sign and ending at the nearest of the following:
(a) an
“end keep left unless overtaking” sign;
(b) a
road sign or road marking that indicates the carriageway is no longer a
multi‑lane carriageway;
(c) if
the carriageway ends at a T‑intersection or dead end — the
end of the carriageway.
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Keep left unless overtaking sign
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End keep left unless overtaking sign
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(5) The CEO, by notice
published in the Gazette —
(a) may
declare that this regulation does not apply to the driving of a vehicle on a
carriageway described in the notice; and
(b) may
vary or revoke a previous notice under this subregulation.
[Regulation 113 amended: Gazette
13 Nov 2009 p. 4586‑8; 23 Dec 2014
p. 4928; SL 2020/184 r. 11; SL 2020/253 r. 28.]