South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 147

147—Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line separating the lanes

SA NOTE—

For South Australia, see regulation 11B of the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .

Note 1—

"Marked lane", "multi-lane road", "obstruction", "special purpose lane" and "traffic control device are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

An overhead lane control device may require a driver to leave a marked lane—see rule 152.

Note 3—

Drivers of certain long vehicles are permitted to use 2 marked lanes when turning at an intersection—see rule 28 (left turns) and rule 32 (right turns).

Note 4—

Rule 95 deals with driving in emergency stopping lanes, and Division 6 of this Part deals with driving in other special purpose lanes.

        (1)         A driver on a multi-lane road must not move from one marked lane to another marked lane by crossing a continuous line separating the lanes unless—

            (a)         the driver is avoiding an obstruction; or

            (b)         the driver is obeying a traffic control device applying to the first marked lane; or

            (c)         the driver is permitted to drive in both marked lanes under another provision of the Australian Road Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction; or

            (d)         either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane in which the driver is permitted to drive under the Australian Road Rules and the driver is moving to or from the special purpose lane; or

            (e)         either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane during specified times only and the driver—

                  (i)         is moving to or from that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane; and

                  (ii)         is permitted to drive in that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane under the Australian Road Rules ; or

            (f)         the driver is lane filtering in accordance with rule 151AA.

Note—

"Lane filtering" is defined in rule 151A.

Offence provision.

        (2)         Subrule (1)(f) does not apply if another law of this jurisdiction does not permit a driver to lane filter.