New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 149

149 Giving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic

A driver in a line of traffic that is merging with one or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver must give way to a vehicle in another line of traffic if any part of the vehicle is ahead of the driver's vehicle.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

Note 1--:
"Driver's 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.

Example--:

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