Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_140
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 140
Character Range: 193714–194263

140  No overtaking unless safe to do so
  A driver must not overtake a vehicle unless:
 (a) the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic; and
 (b) the driver can safely overtake the vehicle.
Offence provision.
Note 1: Approaching, overtake and traffic are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: A driver is not permitted to overtake another vehicle by crossing a single continuous dividing line only, a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing line or 2 parallel continuous dividing lines—see rules 134(2) and 132(2).