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What is changing direction

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Schedule 3Australian Road Rules
Part 5Change of direction and stop signals
Division 1Change of direction signals

45 What is changing direction

(1) A driver changes direction if the driver changes direction to the left or the driver changes direction to the right.

(2) A driver changes direction to the left by doing any of the following:

(a)

turning left;

(b)

changing marked lanes to the left;

(c)

diverging to the left;

(d)

entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the left;

(e)

moving to the left to, or from, a stationary position;

(f) turning left into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area;

(g) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the right – leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

Notes

1 Marked lane and median strip parking area are defined in the dictionary.

2 For the meaning of left, see rule 351(1).

(3) A driver changes direction to the right by doing any of the following:

(a)

turning right;

(b)

changing marked lanes to the right;

(c)

diverging to the right;

(d)

entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the right;

(e)

moving to the right from a stationary position;

(f) turning right into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area;

(g)

making a U-turn;

(h) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the left – leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

Notes

1 U-turn is defined in the dictionary.

2 For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).

Examples for subrules (2)(g) and (3)(h)

Example 1

Driver indicating change of direction at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the right and the driver is proceeding straight ahead onto the terminating road

Example 2

Driver indicating change of direction at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the left and the driver is proceeding straight ahead onto the terminating road

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