Division 2Traffic signs and road markings generally#

93No overtaking or passing signs#

(1)A driver must not—
(a)drive past a no overtaking or passing sign if any oncoming vehicle is on the bridge or length of road to which the sign applies; or
(b)overtake a vehicle on a bridge or length of road to which a no overtaking or passing sign applies.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2)A no overtaking or passing sign on a road applies to the length of road (including a length of road on a bridge) beginning at the sign and ending—
(a)if information on or with the sign indicates a distance—at that distance past the sign; or
(b)if the sign applies to a bridge—at the end of the bridge; or
(c)at an end no overtaking or passing sign on the road.

Examples—

Page 112 of Qld Road Rules 2009 showing No overtaking or passing sign — No overtaking or passing signp. 112

View this figure on page 112 of the PDF ↗

End no overtaking or passing signp. 112

End no overtaking or passing sign

94No overtaking on bridge signs#

A driver on a bridge with a no overtaking on bridge sign must not overtake a vehicle between the sign and the far end of the bridge.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

95Emergency stopping lane#

(1) A driver must not drive in an emergency stopping lane unless—

(a) the driver needs to drive in the emergency stopping lane to avoid a collision, to stop in the lane, or because the driver's vehicle is disabled; or
(b) the driver is permitted to drive in the emergency stopping lane under another section; or
(c) the driver is edge filtering in compliance with section 151B.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) This section does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device.

(3) In this regulation—

emergency stopping lane: means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, to which an emergency stopping lane only sign applies.

96Keep clear markings#

(1) A driver must not stop on an area of a road marked with a keep clear marking.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

keep clear marking: means the words 'keep clear' marked across all or part of a road, with or without continuous lines marked across all or part of the road.

97Road access signs#

(1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a road access sign applies if information on or with the sign indicates that the driver or the driver's vehicle is not permitted beyond the sign.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A road access sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign (including any road into which the length of road merges) and ending—

(a) if the sign is on a freeway—at an end freeway sign or end road access sign on the road; or
(b) if the sign is not on a freeway—at the nearer of the following—
(i) if the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the road;
(ii) an end road access sign on the road.

98One-way signs#

(1) A driver must not drive on a length of road to which a one-way sign applies except in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A one-way sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following—

(a) a two-way sign on the road;
(b) a keep left sign on the road;
(c) another sign or road marking on the road that indicates that the road is a two-way road;
(d) if the road ends at a T-intersection—the end of the road.

(3) This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal if the rider—

(a) is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path adjacent to the length of road; and
(b) is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under this regulation.

99Keep left and keep right signs#

(1) A driver driving past a keep left sign must drive to the left of the sign.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A driver driving past a keep right sign must drive to the right of the sign.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) This section does not apply to the rider of a motorbike that is a postal vehicle, a bicycle, a personal mobility device or an animal if the rider—

(a) is riding on a bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path; and is permitted to ride on the bicycle path, footpath, nature strip, separated footpath or shared path under this regulation.

100No entry signs#

A driver must not drive past a no entry sign.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

101Hand-held stop signs#

(1)A driver approaching a hand-held stop sign must stop before reaching the sign.
(2)The driver must not proceed until the holder of the sign—
(a)no longer displays the sign towards the driver; or
(b)otherwise indicates that the driver may proceed.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.