Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 62

62 Giving way when turning at intersection with traffic lights

(1) A driver turning at an intersection with traffic lights must give way to—

(a) any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, at or near the intersection who is crossing the road the driver is entering; and

(b) if the driver is turning left at a left turn on red after stopping sign at the intersection—

(i) any vehicle approaching from the right, turning right at the intersection into the road the driver is entering, or making a U-turn at the intersection; and

(ii) any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, at or near the intersection who is on the road the driver is leaving; and

(c) if the driver is turning right—any oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead or turning left at the intersection (except a vehicle turning left using a slip lane).

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, a driver who is turning at an intersection with traffic arrows showing a green traffic arrow need not give way to an oncoming vehicle if the driver is turning in the direction indicated by the green traffic arrow.

Examples—