Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 95

95 Emergency stopping lane

(1) A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless—

(a) the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver’s vehicle is disabled; or

(b) the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another section; or

(c) the driver is edge filtering in compliance with section 151B .

Note—

Only the rider of a motorbike may edge filter.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) This section does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device.

(3) In this regulation—

"emergency stopping lane" means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign applies.

Example—