Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_84
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 84
Character Range: 133918–135448

84  Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip
 (1) If a driver drives through a break in a dividing strip that has no stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line, the driver must give way to:
 (a) any tram on the dividing strip; and
 (b) any vehicle travelling on the part of the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle to which a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, applies).
Offence provision.
Note 1: Dividing strip, give way line, stop line and tram are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Rule 68 applies to the driver if there is a stop sign or stop line, and rule 71 applies to the driver if there is a give way sign or give way line.
Note 3: For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.
 (2) In this rule:
tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
Note: Bus and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary.
Examples

      Example 1
      Giving way when driving through a break in a median strip
Example 2                                                                            Example 3

Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to leave a service road  Giving way when driving through a break in a dividing strip to enter a service road

In each of the examples, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.
Note to examples: A median strip is a particular kind of dividing strip—see the definition of median strip in the dictionary.