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Stopping for a yellow bicycle crossing light

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Schedule 3Australian Road Rules
Part 15Additional rules for bicycle riders

261 Stopping for a yellow bicycle crossing light

(1)

The rider of a bicycle approaching or at an intersection, or another place on a road or road-related area, with bicycle crossing lights must comply with this rule.

Offence provision.

Note

Bicycle,

bicycle crossing lights and

intersection are defined in the dictionary and rider is defined in rule 15.

(2)

If the bicycle crossing lights show a yellow bicycle crossing light and the rider has not already started crossing the intersection or place, the rider must not start to cross until:

(a)

the bicycle crossing lights change to green; or

(b)

there is no red or yellow bicycle crossing light showing.

Notes

1 Yellow bicycle crossing light includes a flashing yellow bicycle crossing light

– see the definition in the dictionary.

2 Green bicycle crossing light and red bicycle crossing light are defined in the

dictionary.

Yellow bicycle crossing light

(3)

In this rule:

road includes any shoulder of the road.

Note

Road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

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