Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsRule 98(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 39(1).
(1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a one-way sign applies except in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign.
Penalty: In the case of a bicycle or an electric scooter, 3 penalty units;
In the case of any other vehicle, 10 penalty units.
Note
Length of road is defined in the dictionary.
(2) A one-way sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following—
(a) a two-way sign on the road;
(b) a keep left sign on the road;
(c) another sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the road is a two-way road;
(d) if the road ends at a T-intersection—the end of the road.
Notes
1 "Road marking", T-intersection and two-way road are defined in the dictionary.
2 There is a diagram of a keep left sign in rule 99.
Rule 98(3) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 39(2).
(3) This rule does not apply to the rider of a motor bike that is a postal vehicle, the rider of a bicycle, the rider of an electric scooter or the rider of an animal if the rider—
(a) is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path adjacent to the length of road; and
(b) is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under these Rules.
Note to rule 98(3) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 39(3).
Note
"Bicycle", electric scooter , "footpath", motor bike , nature strip and postal vehicle are defined in the dictionary. Bicycle path and separated footpath are defined in rule 239 and "shared path" is defined in rule 242.
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One-way sign |
Two-way sign |
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Notes for diagrams
1 There is another permitted version of the one-way sign and another permitted version of the two-way sign —see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
2 A one-way sign may have an arrow pointing in a different direction—see rule 316(4).
