Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_86
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 86
Character Range: 137036–138001

86  Giving way in median turning bays
 (1) A driver entering a median turning bay must give way to any oncoming vehicle already in the turning bay.
Offence provision.
Note 1: Oncoming vehicle is defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: 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:
median turning bay means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane:
 (a) to which a median turning lane sign applies; or
 (b) where traffic lane arrows applying to the lane indicate that vehicles travelling in opposite directions must turn right.
Note: Marked lane and traffic lane arrows are defined in the dictionary.

      Median turning lane sign

Note for diagram: There is another permitted version of the median turning lane sign—see the diagram in Schedule 3.
Example

      Giving way in a median turning bay

In the example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.