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In forceGiving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic
Schedule 3Australian Road Rules
Part 11Keeping left, overtaking and other driving rules
Division 4Driving in marked lanes or lines of traffic
149 Giving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic
A driver in a line of traffic that is merging with one or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver must give way to a vehicle in another line of traffic if any part of the vehicle is ahead of the driver's vehicle.
Offence provision.
Notes
1 Driver's vehicle is defined in the dictionary.
2 For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision – see the definition in the dictionary.
Example
Giving way when lines of traffic merge into a single line of traffic
In this example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.
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