Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes

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A driver on a multi‑lane road must not move from 1 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 this regulation; or

(d)

either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane in which the driver is permitted to drive under this regulation 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 this regulation; or

(f)

the driver is lane filtering in accordance with section 151A.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

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147 Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes