Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 137

137 Keeping off a dividing strip

(1) A driver must not drive on a dividing strip, except as permitted under this section or section 139 (4) or 139A (3) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A driver may drive on a dividing strip that is at the same level as the road, and marked at each side by a continuous line—

(a) to enter or leave the road; or

(b) to enter or leave an area on the dividing strip to which a parking control sign applies if the driver is permitted to park in the area.

(2A) For subsection (2) , a dividing strip is taken to be at the same level as the road even if the dividing strip contains 1 or more pavement bars or markers.

(3) In this section—

"dividing strip" does not include a painted island.

"pavement bar" means a raised rectangular block, with an approximately hemispherical cross-section, attached to an area of road, including, for example, a dividing strip—

(a) perpendicular to the direction of travel of vehicles on the road; and

(b) to—

(i) augment the visibility of the area; and

(ii) discourage, but not prohibit, movement of a vehicle in or across the area.