Road Rules 2019

This Division does not apply to – a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign; or the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3; or a driver making a U-turn; or a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.Bicycle, intersection and U-turn are defined in the dictionary and roundabout is defined in rule 109. Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout. For the meaning of right, see rule 351(2).

This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road-related area or adjacent land, or from a road-related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.Adjacent landis defined in the dictionary and road-related area is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road-related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre – see the definitions. Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road-related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

In this rule – road does not include a road-related area. A road-related area includes the shoulder of a road – see rule 13.