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ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 73

73 .         Traffic lane arrows

        (1)         Subject to subregulation (2), if a driver is driving in a marked lane at an intersection and there are traffic lane arrows applying to the lane, the driver shall —

            (a)         if the arrows indicate a single direction — drive in that direction; or

            (b)         if the arrows indicate 2 or more directions — drive in one of those directions.

        Points: 2         Modified penalty: 2 PU

        (2)         Subregulation (1) does not apply to a driver if —

            (a)         the intersection is a roundabout; or

            (b)         traffic lane arrows indicate a direction to the right (whether or not they also indicate another direction) and the driver is making a U turn at the intersection.

        Examples

Example 1

Traffic lane arrows on the surface of marked lanes


Example 2

Traffic lane arrows on a traffic sign


        [Regulation 73 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5820.]



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