Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 72

72 Giving way at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout)

(1) A driver at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout) who is not facing traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, must give way in accordance with this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) If the driver is going straight ahead, the driver must give way to any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line).

Examples—

(3) If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane), the driver must give way to—

(a) any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and

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

Examples—

(4) If the driver is turning left using a slip lane, the driver must give way to—

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

(b) any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the slip lane.

Example—

(5) If the driver is turning right, the driver must give way to—

(a) any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and

(b) any oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead or turning left at the intersection (except a vehicle turning left using a slip lane or a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and

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

Examples—