Bus lane
154 Bus lane
A driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not drive in a bus lane, unless the driver is permitted to drive in the bus lane under section 158 (Exceptions to driving in special purpose lane etc).
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
In this regulation:
bus lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane—
beginning at a bus lane sign (whether or not there is also a bus lane road marking) and ending at the nearest of the following:
an end bus lane sign;
a traffic sign that indicates the beginning of another special purpose lane; or
beginning at a bus lane road marking (if there is no bus lane sign) and ending at the next intersection.
In this section:
bus lane road marking means a road marking consisting of—
the letters ‘BL’; or
the words ‘bus lane’; or
the words ‘bus only’.
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