Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc.
158 Exceptions to driving in special purpose lanes etc.
The driver of any vehicle may drive for up to the permitted distance in a bicycle lane, bus lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane if it is necessary for the driver to drive in the lane—
to enter or leave the road; or
to turn at an intersection; or
(c) to enter a part of the road of one kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road, the shoulder of the road or an emergency stopping lane); or
to overtake a vehicle that is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal; or
Rule 158(1)(e) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 59.
to enter a marked lane, or part of the road where there is room for a line of traffic (other than motor bikes, bicycles, electric scooters, motorised wheelchairs or animals), from the side of the road.
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