Use of lanes
24 Use of lanes
A driver must not drive, during a major event period, in a major event lane unless—
the driver is driving—
a vehicle that displays, in accordance with instructions given by the responsible authority, a permit issued by the responsible authority for the major event to drive the vehicle in the major event lane, or
a public bus or taxi, or
a police vehicle or an emergency vehicle, or
the driver is driving in the major event lane in the same circumstances as a driver is permitted to drive in a transit lane under rule 158 of the Road Rules 2014.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A person may ride a bicycle in a major event lane.
A major event lane is a marked lane, or part of a marked lane—
beginning at a major event lane sign, and
ending at an end major event lane sign.
In this section—
public bus means a bus within the meaning of the Passenger Transport Act 2014.
taxi has the same meaning as in the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016.
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