Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A driver on a
two-way carriageway without a dividing line or median strip may drive to the
right of the carriageway or into the other carriageway to avoid an obstruction
if —
(a) the
driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic;
(b) it
is necessary and reasonable, in all the circumstances, for the driver to drive
in that manner to avoid the obstruction; and
(c) the
driver can do so safely.
(2) A driver on a
two-way carriageway with a dividing line may drive to the right of the
dividing line to avoid an obstruction if —
(a) the
driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic;
(b) it
is necessary and reasonable, in all the circumstances, for the driver to drive
to the right of the dividing line to avoid the obstruction; and
(c) the
driver can do so safely.
(3) In
subregulation (2), if the dividing line is a single continuous dividing
line to the left of a broken dividing line, a single continuous dividing line
only or 2 parallel continuous dividing lines, the hazard in driving to
the right of such a dividing line must be taken into account in deciding
whether it is reasonable to drive to the right of the dividing line.
(4) A driver may drive
on a dividing strip, or on or over a single continuous line, or 2 parallel
continuous lines, or on or over a painted island, to avoid an obstruction
if —
(a) the
driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic;
(b) it
is necessary and reasonable to drive on the dividing strip or painted island
to avoid the obstruction; and
(c) the
driver can do so safely.
[Regulation 120 amended in Gazette
23 Sep 2003 p. 4168.]