Division 4Keeping clear of and giving way to particular vehicles#
76Keeping clear of trams travelling in tram lanes etc.#
- (1)A driver must not move into the path of an approaching tram travelling in a tram lane, or on tram tracks marked along the left side of the tracks by a broken or continuous yellow line parallel to the tracks.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
If a driver is in the path of an approaching tram travelling in a tram lane, or on tram tracks marked along the left side of the tracks by a broken or continuous yellow line parallel to the tracks, the driver must move out of the path of the tram as soon as the driver can do so safely.
In this section—
- tram
- tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
77Giving way to buses#
A driver driving on a length of road in a built-up area where the speed limit applying to the driver is not more than 70km/h, in the left lane or left line of traffic, or in a bicycle lane on the far left side of the road, must give way to a bus in front of the driver if—
- (a) the bus has stopped, or is moving slowly, at the far left side of the road or in a bus-stop bay; and
- (b) the bus displays a give way to buses sign and the right direction indicator lights of the bus are operating; and
- (c) the bus is about to enter or proceed in the lane or line of traffic in which the driver is driving.
In this section—
- left lane, of a road, means—
- the marked lane nearest to the far left side of the road (the first lane) or, if the first lane is a bicycle lane, the marked lane next to the first lane; or if there is an obstruction in the first lane (for example, a parked car or roadworks) and the first lane is not a bicycle lane—the marked lane next to the first lane.
- left line of traffic, for a road, means the line of traffic nearest to the far left side of the road.
78Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles#
A driver must not move into the path of an approaching police vehicle or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.
If a driver is in the path of an approaching police vehicle or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm, the driver must move out of the path of the vehicle as soon as the driver can do so safely.
This section applies to the driver despite any other section of this regulation.
78AApproaching and passing emergency response vehicles#
This section applies to a driver, other than the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, approaching an emergency response vehicle that is—
- (a) parked on a road on which the driver is driving; and
- (b) displaying a flashing warning light.
If the driver is driving on a multi-lane road, the driver must not drive past the emergency response vehicle unless—
- (a) the driver passes the emergency response vehicle in a clear lane of the road leaving at least 1 other clear lane between the driver’s vehicle and the emergency response vehicle; or
- (b) if the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3) apply to the driver when passing the emergency response vehicle—
- (i) the driver’s vehicle is a sufficient distance from the emergency response vehicle, an associated parked vehicle or an associated person to avoid a collision with the vehicle or person; and
- (ii) the driver drives at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any associated person.
For subsection (2)(b), the circumstances are—
- (a) it is not safe or practicable for the driver to drive past the emergency response vehicle leaving at least 1 clear lane; or
- (b) the driver is complying with a direction of—
- (i) an authorised officer; or
- (ii) an authorised officer under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland); or
- (c) the driver is turning at an intersection; or
- (d) the driver is entering or leaving a roundabout; or
- (e) there are roadworks near the emergency response vehicle and the driver has not passed the end of the roadworks.
If the driver is driving on a road that is not a multi-lane road, the driver must not drive past the emergency response vehicle unless, when passing the emergency response vehicle—
- (a) the driver’s vehicle is a sufficient distance from the emergency response vehicle, an associated parked vehicle or an associated person to avoid a collision with the vehicle or person; and
- (b) the driver drives at a speed that does not put at risk the safety of any associated person.
The driver does not commit an offence against this section if the driver is driving on a road divided by a median strip and the emergency response vehicle is on the other side of the road beyond the median strip.
In this section—
- approaching, for a driver, means approaching from any direction.
- associated parked vehicle, in relation to an emergency response vehicle that is parked on a road and displaying a flashing warning light, means—
- another vehicle, other than an emergency response vehicle, parked on the road in the immediate vicinity of the emergency response vehicle; or another emergency response vehicle that is parked on the road in the immediate vicinity of the emergency response vehicle and not displaying a flashing warning light.
- associated person, in relation to an emergency response vehicle that is parked on a road and displaying a flashing warning light, includes—
- the driver and a passenger of the emergency response vehicle; and the driver and a passenger of an associated parked vehicle; and another person in the immediate vicinity of the emergency response vehicle.
- clear lane, for a multi-lane road, means a marked lane of the road, other than a bicycle lane, if no part of an emergency response vehicle that is parked on the road and displaying a
flashing warning light, an associated parked vehicle or an associated person is in the lane.
79Giving way to police and emergency vehicles#
- (1)A driver must give way to a police vehicle or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.
- (2)This section applies to the driver despite any other section that would otherwise require the driver of a police vehicle or emergency vehicle to give way to the driver.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
79AGiving way to escorted vehicles#
- (1)A driver must give way to an oversize vehicle that is being escorted by a pilot or escort vehicle.
- (2)This section applies to the driver despite any other section that would otherwise require the driver of an oversize vehicle to give way to the driver.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
