Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 31

31 Starting a right turn from a road (except a multi-lane road)

(1) A driver turning right at an intersection from a road (except a multi-lane road) must approach and enter the intersection in accordance with this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) If the road has a dividing line or median strip, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the dividing line or median strip.

(3) If the road does not have a dividing line or median strip and is not a one-way road, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the centre of the road.

(4) If the road is a one-way road, the driver must approach and enter the intersection from as near as practicable to the far right side of the road.

(4A) Subsections (2) , (3) and (4) also apply to a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device who approaches and enters an intersection from a bicycle storage area.

(4B) Despite subsections (2) , (3) and (4) , if there is space in a bicycle storage area for 2 riders of bicycles or personal mobility devices, or a rider of a bicycle and a rider of a personal mobility device, to be next to each other, the rider on the left may approach and enter the intersection as near as practicable to the left side of the other rider, but only if that other rider approaches and enters the intersection in accordance with this section.

(5) In this section—

"road" does not include a road-related area.

Examples—