Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 158

158 Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc.

(1) The driver of any vehicle may drive for up to the permitted distance in a bicycle lane, bus lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane if it is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane—

(a) to enter or leave the road; or

(b) to enter a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road, the shoulder of the road or an emergency stopping lane); or

(c) to overtake a vehicle that is—

(i) turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road; and

(ii) giving a right change of direction signal; or

(d) to enter a marked lane, or a part of the road where there is room for a line of traffic (other than animals, bicycles, personal mobility devices or motorbikes) from the side of the road.

(2) The driver of any vehicle may drive in a bicycle lane, bus lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane if—

(a) it is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane to avoid an obstruction; or

(b) information on or with a traffic sign applying to the lane indicates that the driver may drive in the lane; or

(c) the driver is passing an emergency response vehicle under section 78A (2) or (4) .

(3) It is a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against a provision of this division for driving in a bicycle lane, bus lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane if—

(a) it is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane to stop at a place in the lane; and

(b) either—

(i) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this regulation; or

(ii) it is a defence under section 165 for the driver to stop at that place; and

(c) if the lane is a bicycle lane—the driver drives in the lane for no more than the permitted distance.

(4) In this section—

"permitted distance" means—

(a) for a bicycle lane or a tram lane—50m; or

(b) for any other lane—100m.