ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 43

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 43

43 .         Turning left on red signal

                Despite regulation 40, a driver may turn left at an intersection —

            (a)         at which there is a traffic‑control signal facing the driver and displaying a circular red signal, alone; and

            (b)         at or near which there is a “left turn on red permitted after stopping” sign,

                if —

            (c)         before starting to make the turn, the driver —

                  (i)         stops the vehicle as near as possible to, but without passing over, the stop line associated with the traffic‑control signal; or

                  (ii)         in the absence of a stop line, stops the vehicle, without entering the intersection, at a point adjacent to the nearest appropriate traffic‑control signal;

                and

            (d)         the driver can make the turn with safety.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 6 PU

Left turn on red after stopping sign

        [Regulation 43 amended: Gazette 9 Sep 2014 p. 3244.]