Division 3Entering or leaving road-related areas and adjacent land#

  1. (1)A driver entering a road from a road-related area, or adjacent land, without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line must give way to all of the following—
  2. (a)a vehicle travelling on the road or turning into the road, except a vehicle turning right into the road from a road-related area or adjacent land;
  3. (b)a pedestrian on the road;
  4. (c)a vehicle or a pedestrian on a road-related area that the driver crosses to enter the road;
  5. (d)for a driver entering the road from a road-related area—
  6. (i)a pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on the road-related area; and
  7. (ii)another vehicle ahead of the driver’s vehicle or approaching from the left or right.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

  1. (2)In this section—

road does not include a road-related area.

In this example, vehicle B must give way to the pedestrian on the footpath and to vehicle A.

  1. (1)A driver entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a place on a road without traffic lights or a stop sign, stop line, give way sign or give way line must give way to—
  2. (a)any pedestrian on the road; and
  3. (b)any vehicle or pedestrian on any road-related area that the driver crosses or enters; and
  4. (c)if the driver is turning right from the road—any oncoming vehicle on the road that is going straight ahead or turning left; and
  5. (d)if the road the driver is leaving ends at a T-intersection opposite the road-related area or adjacent land and the driver is crossing the continuing road—any vehicle on the continuing road.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

  1. (2)In this section—

road does not include a road-related area.

In each example, vehicle B must give way to vehicle A. In example 1, vehicle B must also give way to the pedestrian on the footpath.

Drawings from the original pages

Source: Qld Road Rules 2009 · pages 90–92 Open PDF at this page Search this document