No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle
141 No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle
A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not overtake a vehicle to the left of the vehicle unless—
the driver is driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be safely overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle, or
the vehicle is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle, or
the vehicle is stationary and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle, or
the driver is lane filtering in accordance with rule 151A.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note.
Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1, centre of the road, marked lane, multi-lane road, overtake, right change of direction signal and U-turn are defined in the Dictionary and lane filtering is defined in rule 151A.
The rider of a bicycle must not ride past, or overtake, to the left of a vehicle that is turning left and is giving a left change of direction signal.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note.
Left change of direction signal is defined in the Dictionary.
In this rule—
turning right does not include making a hook turn.
vehicle does not include a tram, a bus travelling along tram tracks, or any vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
Note 1.
Bus, tram and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2.
Part 4, Division 3 deals with making hook turns.
Note 3.
Division 7 of this Part deals with overtaking and passing trams (and buses travelling along tram tracks). Rule 143 deals with overtaking or passing a vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
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