Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_159
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 159
Character Range: 220994–223026

159  Marked lanes required to be used by particular kinds of vehicles
 (1) If information on or with a traffic sign applying to a length of road indicates that a vehicle of a particular kind must drive in a particular marked lane, a driver driving a vehicle of that kind on the length of road must drive in the indicated lane, unless the driver is:
 (a) avoiding an obstruction; or
 (b) obeying a traffic control device applying to the indicated lane; or
 (c) permitted to drive in the indicated lane and also another marked lane under another provision of the Australian Road Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction.
Offence provision.
Note 1: Length of road, marked lane, obstruction, traffic control device, traffic sign and with are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: An overhead lane control device may require a driver to leave a marked lane—see rule 152.
Note 3: Drivers of certain long vehicles are permitted to use 2 marked lanes when turning at an intersection—see rule 28 (left turns) and rule 32 (right turns).
 (2) A traffic sign mentioned in this rule that is on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following:
 (a) a traffic sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the first traffic sign no longer applies;
 (b) the next intersection on the road;
 (c) if the road ends at a T–intersection or dead end—the end of the road.
Note 1: Intersection, road marking, T–intersection and traffic sign are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Rule 322(1) and (2) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign on a road.
Examples of a traffic sign mentioned in the rule and a traffic sign indicating that the first traffic sign no longer applies

Trucks use left lane sign  End trucks use left lane sign

Note for diagrams: There is another permitted version of the trucks use left lane sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Division 7—Passing trams and safety zones
Note: Bus, tram, tram tracks and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary.