Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 68

68 .         Giving way when moving from the boundary of a carriageway, or a parking area on or in a median strip

        (1)         A driver entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from the boundary of a carriageway shall give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 3 PU

        (2)         Despite subregulation (1), the driver of a public bus does not have to give way to a vehicle if —

            (a)         the driver of the vehicle is required to give way to the public bus under regulation 59; and

            (b)         it is safe for the public bus to enter the lane or line of traffic in which the vehicle is driving.

        (3)         A driver turning from a median strip parking area into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, shall give way to any vehicle travelling in the lane or line of traffic.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 3 PU

        [Regulation 68 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5820.]