Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A driver who is
required to give a signal of intention to turn right or left, or to drive a
public bus out from a bus embayment shall, where the vehicle is equipped with
the appropriate flashing light signalling device or illuminated indicator in
working order, give the signal by means of that flashing light signalling
device or illuminated indicator.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 2 PU
(2) A driver who is
required to give a signal of intention to turn right shall, where the vehicle
is not equipped with an appropriate flashing light signalling device or
illuminated indicator in working order, give the signal —
(a) by
means of a hand-shaped signalling device; or
(b) by
fully extending his or her right arm and hand horizontally beyond the right
side of the vehicle and approximately at right angles to the centre line of
the vehicle.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 2 PU
Example
Giving a hand signal for turning (inc. diverging) to the right
(3) A rider of a
bicycle who is required to give a signal of intention to turn left, shall give
a signal by fully extending his or her left arm and hand horizontally beyond
the left side of the vehicle and approximately at right angles to the centre
line of the vehicle.
Modified penalty: 2 PU
(4) A driver who is
required to give a signal of intention to stop or to reduce speed suddenly
shall, where the vehicle is equipped with a stop light or lights in working
order, give the signal by means of that stop light or those lights.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 2 PU
(5) A driver who is
required to give a signal of intention to stop or to reduce speed suddenly
shall, where the vehicle is not equipped with a stop light or lights in
working order, give the signal —
(a) by
means of a hand-shaped signalling device; or
(b) by
extending his or her right arm beyond the right side of the vehicle with the
upper arm horizontal and the forearm and fingers pointing upwards.
Points: 2 Modified
penalty: 2 PU
Example
Giving a hand signal for stopping or reducing speed suddenly
(6) Despite
subregulation (5), the rider of a motor cycle may give the hand signal to
stop or to reduce speed suddenly by extending the left arm and hand at right
angles from the left side of the motor cycle, with the upper arm horizontal
and the forearm and hand pointing upwards, and with the hand open and the palm
facing the direction of travel.
(7) Nothing in this
regulation —
(a)
prevents a driver who complies with subregulation (1) or (4) from
also giving the arm and hand signal that he or she would be required to give
if the vehicle were not equipped with the appropriate flashing light
signalling device, illuminated indicator or stop light or lights as the case
may be; or
(b)
requires the driver of a vehicle, which is not a bicycle, to give a signal of
intention to turn left if the vehicle is not equipped with a flashing light
signalling device or illuminated indicator capable of being used to give such
a signal.