Division 2Giving way at an intersection without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line#

72Giving way at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout)#

1. (1)A driver at an intersection (except a T-intersection or roundabout) who is not facing traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, must give way in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

1. (2)If the driver is going straight ahead, the driver must give way to any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line).

1. (3)If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane), the driver must give way to—
2. (a)any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and
3. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, at or near the intersection crossing the road the driver is entering.

1. (4)If the driver is turning left using a slip lane, the driver must give way to—
2. (a)any vehicle approaching from the right or turning right at the intersection into the road the driver is entering (except a vehicle making a U-turn at the intersection); and
3. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the slip lane.

1. (5)If the driver is turning right, the driver must give way to—
2. (a)any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and
3. (b)any oncoming vehicle that is going straight ahead or turning left at the intersection (except a vehicle turning left using a slip lane or a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and
4. (c)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, at or near the intersection crossing the road the driver is entering.

73Giving way at a T-intersection#

1. (1)A driver at a T-intersection who is not facing traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line, must give way in accordance with this section.
2. (2)If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane) or right from the terminating road into the continuing road, the driver must give way to—
3. (a)any vehicle travelling on the continuing road except—
4. (i)a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line; or
5. (ii)a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at the T-intersection; and
6. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, crossing the continuing road at or near the intersection.
7. (3)If the driver is turning left from the terminating road into the continuing road using a slip lane, the driver must give way to—
8. (a)any vehicle travelling on the continuing road (except a vehicle making a U-turn on the continuing road at the T-intersection); and
9. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the slip lane.
10. (4)If the driver is turning left (except if the driver is using a slip lane) from the continuing road into the terminating road, the driver must give way to any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, crossing the terminating road at or near the intersection.
11. (5)If the driver is turning from the continuing road into the terminating road using a slip lane, the driver must give way to—
12. (a)any vehicle approaching from the right (except a vehicle making a U-turn from the terminating road at the T-intersection); and
13. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the slip lane.
14. (6)If the driver is turning right from the continuing road into the terminating road, the driver must give way to—
15. (a)any oncoming vehicle that is travelling through the intersection on the continuing road or turning left at the intersection (except a vehicle approaching or at a place with a stop sign, stop line, give way sign, or give way line); and
16. (b)any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, crossing the terminating road at or near the intersection.

Example 6#

Example 7#

Driver turning right from the continuing road giving way to an oncoming vehicle turning left from the continuing road#

Driver turning right from the continuing road giving way to a pedestrian crossing the terminating road#

In example 6, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A.

In example 7, the vehicle must give way to the pedestrian.

1. (7)In this section—
2. (a)turning left from the continuing road into the terminating road, for a driver, includes, where the continuing road curves to the right at a T-intersection, leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road; and
3. (b)turning right from the continuing road into the terminating road, for a driver, includes, where the continuing road curves to the left at a T-intersection, leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

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