Schedule 5#

built-up area: built-up area, in relation to a length of road, means an area in which either of the following is present for a distance of at least 500m or, if the length of road is shorter than 500m, for the whole road— (a) buildings, not over 100m apart, on land next to the road; (b) street lights not over 100m apart.
bus: bus means a motor vehicle built mainly to carry people that seats over 12 adults (including the driver).
bus lane: bus lane see section 154.
bus only lane: bus only lane see section 154A(6).
bus zone: bus zone see section 183.
camera-detected seatbelt offence notice: camera-detected seatbelt offence notice, for a camera-detected offence against section 264 or 264A, means— (a) a written notice from the commissioner or chief executive alleging the camera-detected offence; or (b) an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for the camera-detected offence.
centre of the road: centre of the road, for a driver on a two-way road, means the far right side of the part of the road used by traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver.
changes direction: changes direction see section 45.
children’s crossing: children’s crossing see section 80.
continuing road: continuing road, for a T-intersection, means the road (except a road-related area) that meets the terminating road at the T-intersection.
crash: crash includes— (a) a collision between 2 or more vehicles; or (b) another accident or incident involving a vehicle in which a person is killed or injured, property is damaged, or an animal in someone’s charge is killed or injured.
crossing: crossing means— (a) a bicycle crossing; or (b) a children’s crossing; or (c) a level crossing; or (d) a marked foot crossing; or (e) a pedestrian crossing.
dividing line: dividing line means a road marking formed by a line, or 2 parallel lines, whether broken or continuous, designed to indicate the parts of the road to be used by vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
dividing strip: dividing strip means an area or structure that divides a road lengthways, but does not include a nature strip, bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
do not overtake turning vehicle sign: do not overtake turning vehicle sign means a sign shown in a diagram in schedule 4 as a Do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
drive: drive includes be in control of.
driver: driver see sections 16 and 19.
driver’s vehicle: driver’s vehicle for a driver, means the vehicle being driven by the driver.
edge line: edge line, for a road, means a line marked along the road at or near the far left or far right side of the road (except any road-related area of the road).
electric-powered vehicle: electric-powered vehicle see section 203C(3).
emergency response vehicle: emergency response vehicle means— (a) a vehicle being used, including when parked, by— (i) the department; or (ii) the Queensland Ambulance Service; or (iii) Queensland Fire and Rescue established under the Fire Services Act 1990; or (iv) the Queensland Police Service; or (v) Rural Fire Service Queensland established under the Fire Services Act 1990; or (vi) the State Emergency Service under the State Emergency Service Act 2024; or (vii) the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator established under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland); or (b) a motor breakdown service vehicle; or (c) a tow truck.
emergency stopping lane: emergency stopping lane see section 95.
emergency vehicle: emergency vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is— (a) an emergency worker; and (b) driving the vehicle in the course of performing duties as an emergency worker.
emergency worker: emergency worker means— (a) an officer of the Queensland Ambulance Service or an ambulance service of another State; or (b) a fire officer under the Fire Services Act 1990 or a fire and rescue service of another State; or (c) an officer or employee of another entity with the written permission of the commissioner.
EN 1078: EN 1078 means the standard titled ‘EN 1078:2012 Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates’, published by the European Committee for Standardization.
end bicycle path road marking: end bicycle path road marking see section 239.
end separated footpath road marking: end separated footpath road marking see section 239.
enter: enter, an intersection or crossing, for the driver of a vehicle or a train, means enter the intersection or crossing with any part of the vehicle or train.
freeway: freeway see section 177.
front fog light: front fog light see section 217.
give way: give way, for a driver or pedestrian, means— (a) if the driver or pedestrian is stopped—remain stationary until it is safe to proceed; or (b) in any other case—slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision.
give way line: give way line means a broken line that is marked across all or part of a road and is not part of a bicycle crossing or marked foot crossing.
green bicycle crossing light: green bicycle crossing light means an illuminated green bicycle symbol as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
green pedestrian light: green pedestrian light means— (a) an illuminated green pedestrian symbol; or (b) the word ‘walk’ illuminated in green (whether or not flashing).
green pedestrian symbol: green pedestrian symbol means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian as shown in the diagram in green in schedule 4.
green traffic arrow: green traffic arrow means an illuminated green arrow.
green traffic light: green traffic light means an illuminated green disc.
halfway around: halfway around, for a roundabout, see section 110.
hazard warning lights: hazard warning lights means a pair of yellow direction indicator lights that— (a) are fitted to a vehicle under— (i) the heavy vehicle standards under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland); or (ii) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021; and (b) display regular flashes of light at the same time, and at the same rate, as each other.
high-beam: high-beam, for a headlight fitted to a vehicle, means that the headlight is built or adjusted so, when the vehicle is standing on level ground, the top of the main beam of light projected is above the headlight’s low-beam.

hook turn: hook turn see sections 34 and 35.
intersection: intersection means the area where 2 or more roads (except any road-related area) meet, and includes— (a) any area of the roads where vehicles travelling on different roads might collide; and (b) the place, other than a road-related area, where a slip lane between the roads meets the road into which traffic on the slip lane may turn.
land: land includes premises or a part of premises.
left change of direction signal: left change of direction signal means a change of direction signal given in accordance with section 47.
left traffic lane arrows: left traffic lane arrows means traffic lane arrows applying to a marked lane that indicate only a direction to the left.
length of road: length of road includes— (a) a marked lane or a part of a marked lane; and (b) another part of a length of road.
level crossing: level crossing see section 120.
line of traffic: line of traffic means— (a) 2 or more vehicles, other than vehicles in a marked lane, travelling in line on a road, whether or not the vehicles are moving; or (b) a single vehicle, other than a vehicle in a marked lane or a vehicle that is part of a line of traffic under paragraph (a), that is travelling along a road, whether or not the vehicle is moving.

low-beam: low-beam, for a headlight fitted to a vehicle, means that the headlight is built or adjusted so, when the vehicle is standing on level ground, the top of the main beam of light projected is— (a) not higher than the centre of the headlight, when measured 8m in front of the vehicle; and (b) not over 1m higher than the level where the vehicle is standing, when measured 25m in front of the vehicle.
mail zone: mail zone see section 186.
marked foot crossing: marked foot crossing means an area of a road— (a) at a place with pedestrian lights facing pedestrians crossing the road and traffic lights that would face vehicles driving on the road; and (b) indicated by a different road surface, or between 2 parallel continuous or broken lines, or rows of pavement markers, on the road surface substantially from 1 side of the road to the other.
marked lane: marked lane means an area of a road marked by continuous or broken lines, or rows of pavement markers, on the road surface that is designed for use by a single line of vehicles.
mechanical signalling device: mechanical signalling device means a mechanical signalling device complying with the requirements for a mechanical signalling device under— (a) the heavy vehicle standards under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland); or (b) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021.
median strip: median strip means a dividing strip designed or developed to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
median strip parking area: median strip parking area means a parking area on, or in, a median strip.

motor breakdown service vehicle: motor breakdown service vehicle means a vehicle— (a) clearly marked as a vehicle that provides a service for another vehicle that is disabled on a road; and (b) fitted with a yellow warning light.
multi-lane road: multi-lane road, for a driver, means a one-way road, or a two-way road, with 2 or more marked lanes (except bicycle lanes) that are— (a) on the side of the dividing line or median strip where the driver is driving; and (b) for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction.
nature strip: nature strip, except in section 13(1), means an area between a road (except a road-related area) and adjacent land, but does not include a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
night: night means the period between sunset on a day and sunrise on the next day.
no bicycles road marking: no bicycles road marking means a road marking consisting of a bicycle symbol with a diagonal line across it, or the words ‘no bicycles’, or both the symbol and the words.
obstruction: obstruction includes a traffic hazard, but does not include a vehicle only because the vehicle is stopped in traffic or is travelling more slowly than other vehicles.
oncoming vehicle: oncoming vehicle, for a driver, means a vehicle approaching the driver travelling in the opposite direction to the direction in which the driver is driving.
one-way road: one-way road means a road with 1 or more marked lanes, all of which are for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction.
O type licence: O type licence see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021, section 7.
overhead lane control device: overhead lane control device means an overhead lane control sign or signal.
overhead lane control sign: overhead lane control sign means a traffic sign displaying a red diagonal cross that is installed on a structure over a road or part of a road.

overhead lane control signal: overhead lane control signal means— (a) an illuminated red diagonal cross (whether or not flashing); or (b) an illuminated white, green or yellow arrow pointing downwards or indicating 1 or more directions; or (c) a speed limit sign (variable illuminated message sign).
overhead lane control signals: overhead lane control signals means a device on a structure over a road, or part of a road, that is designed to display an overhead lane control signal, or 2 or more overhead lane control signals.
oversize warning sign: oversize warning sign means a sign that— (a) displays the word ‘oversize’ in black, upper-case and non-reflective letters that— (i) are at least 200mm high and at least 125mm from the top and bottom of the sign; and (ii) are in typeface series C(N); and (iii) comply with AS 1744 Forms of letters and numerals (known as standard alphabets for road signs); and (b) is at least 450mm high and at least 1,200mm long, whether or not it is split; and (c) for a split sign—does not have a border between the 2 parts of the sign; and (d) except for the part of its surface required to be made of retroreflective material, is made of rigid, flat and weatherproof material unless, for a sign attached to the rear of a vehicle, the vehicle’s load makes it impractical to have a rigid warning sign; and (e) is clean enough to be easily read by other road users.
overtake: overtake, for a driver, means the action of— (a) approaching from behind another driver travelling in the same marked lane or line of traffic; and

moving into an adjacent marked lane or a part of a road where there is room for a line of traffic, whether or not the lane or part of the road is for drivers travelling in the same direction; and

passing the other driver while travelling in the adjacent marked lane or line of traffic.

painted island: means an area of a road that— (a) has painted on it stripes or chevrons in white or another colour that contrasts with the colour of the road; and (b) is surrounded either— (i) by a line or lines (whether broken or continuous); or (ii) partly by a combination of a line or lines (whether broken or continuous) and partly by a kerb or by a structure on or next to the road.
parking area: means a length of road or area designed for parking vehicles.
parking control sign: means any of the following— (a) a bicycle parking sign; (b) a bus zone sign; (c) a clearway sign; (d) a loading zone sign; (e) a mail zone sign; (f) a motorbike parking sign; (g) a no parking sign; (h) a no stopping sign; (i) a people with disabilities parking sign; (j) a permissive parking sign; (k) a permit zone sign; (l) a taxi zone sign; (m) a truck zone sign; (n) a works zone sign.
part of the road used by the main body of moving vehicles: means the area of the road, except— (a) a road-related area; and (b) if the road has 1 or more service roads—the area of a service road.
path speed limit sign: for part 3, see section 24B(6).
pavement marker: means a raised marker or stud attached to the road to— (a) augment the visibility of a painted road marking or painted island; or (b) mark a marked lane, bicycle crossing or marked foot crossing, whether or not a painted road marking is also used.
pedestrian crossing: see section 81.
pedestrian level crossing: see section 235A(1).
pedestrian lights: means a device designed to show, at different times, a green or red pedestrian light.
pedestrian symbol: means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian.
people with disabilities road marking: see section 203.
people with disabilities symbol: means a picture of a person seated in a wheelchair as shown in the diagrams in schedule 4.
permit zone: see section 185.
PMD-permitted bicycle lane: see section 252C(2).
police vehicle: means a vehicle driven by a police officer of the Queensland Police Service, or the police service of the Commonwealth or another State, in the course of the police officer’s duty.
portable warning triangle: means a device that complies with AS 3790–1992.
postal vehicle: means a vehicle driven by a person who is— (a) a postal worker; and (b) driving the vehicle in the course of performing duties as a postal worker.
postal worker: means a person who delivers letter mail and parcels within Australia as an employee or contractor of Australia Post.
quad bike: means a 4-wheeled motor vehicle that is ridden in the same way as a 2-wheeled motor vehicle.
red bicycle crossing light: means an illuminated red bicycle symbol (whether or not flashing) as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
red B light: means an illuminated red B.
red pedestrian light: means— (a) an illuminated red pedestrian symbol (whether or not flashing); or (b) the words ‘don’t walk’ illuminated in red (whether or not flashing).
red pedestrian symbol: means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian as shown in the diagram in red in schedule 4.
red T light: means an illuminated red T.
red traffic arrow: means an illuminated red arrow.
red traffic light: means an illuminated red disc.
ride: for the rider of a motorbike or animal-drawn vehicle, includes be in control of.
rider: see section 17.
right change of direction signal: means a change of direction signal given in accordance with section 49.
right traffic lane arrows: means traffic lane arrows applying to a marked lane that indicate only a direction to the right.
road: see section 11.

road marking: means a word, figure, symbol, mark, line, pavement marker, or something else, on the surface of a road or path to direct or warn traffic, but does not include a painted island.
road-related area: see section 13.
road user: see section 14.
roadworks: means— (a) construction or maintenance of a road or road transport infrastructure; or (b) road cleaning; or (c) installation or maintenance of a traffic control device, traffic-related item or traffic monitoring device; or (d) a road surface survey test.
roundabout: see section 109.
safety zone: see section 162.
school bus: see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018, schedule 9.
school zone: see section 23.
separated footpath: see section 239.
separated footpath road marking: see section 239.
service road: means the part of a road that— (a) is separated from other parts of the road by a dividing strip that is not designed or developed, wholly or mainly, to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions; and (b) is— (i) designed or developed to be used, wholly or mainly, by traffic servicing adjacent land; or (ii) indicated to be a service road by information on or with a traffic control device on the road.
shared path: see section 242.

shared zone: shared zone see section 24.
shoulder: shoulder see section 13.
slip lane: slip lane means an area of road for vehicles turning left that is separated, at some point, from other parts of the road by a painted island or traffic island, but not by a median strip.
Snell B-95: Snell B-95 means the standard titled '1995 Standard for protective headgear', published by the Snell Memorial Foundation.
special purpose lane: special purpose lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, that is a bicycle lane, bus lane, emergency stopping lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane.
speed limited area: speed limited area see section 22.
speed limit path marking: speed limit path marking, for part 3, see section 24B(6).
stop: stop, in part 12 and for a driver, includes park, but does not include stop to reverse the driver's vehicle into a parking bay or other parking space.
stop line: stop line means a continuous line that— (a) is marked across all or part of a road; and (b) is not part of a bicycle crossing, a marked foot crossing, a keep clear marking or a bicycle storage area for hook turns.
straight ahead: straight ahead includes substantially straight ahead.
taxi: taxi means— (a) for section 182—a taxi under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994; or (b) otherwise—a taxi or limousine under that Act.
taxi zone: taxi zone see section 182.
terminating road: terminating road, for a T-intersection, means— (a) if a road (except a road-related area) at the intersection is designated by traffic signs or road markings, or in another way, as a road that ends at the intersection—that road; or (b) in any other case—a road (except a road-related area) that ends at the intersection.
T-intersection: T-intersection means an intersection, other than a roundabout, where 2 roads meet (whether or not at right angles) and 1 of the roads ends.
T light: T light means a red, white or yellow T light.
T lights: T lights means a device designed to show a T light, or 2 or more T lights at different times.
traffic: traffic includes vehicles and pedestrians.
traffic arrow: traffic arrow means a green, white or red traffic arrow, or a yellow traffic arrow (whether or not flashing).
traffic arrows: traffic arrows means a device designed to show a traffic arrow, or 2 or more traffic arrows at different times.
traffic control device: traffic control device means a traffic sign, road marking, traffic signals, or other device, to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road.
traffic island: traffic island means a structure on a road to direct traffic, but does not include a road marking or painted island.
traffic lane arrows: traffic lane arrows means a traffic sign, road marking or device that displays arrows indicating 1 or more directions and is designed to apply to 1 or more marked lanes, but does not include traffic arrows.
traffic light: traffic light means a green traffic light, or a red or yellow traffic light (whether or not flashing).
traffic lights: traffic lights means a device designed to show a traffic light, or 2 or more traffic lights in a vertical arrangement and at different times, and includes any traffic arrows installed with or near the device.
traffic lights pole: traffic lights pole means a pole or other structure on which traffic lights are installed.
traffic-related item: traffic-related item means any of the following— (a) a do not overtake turning vehicle sign; (b) a give way to buses sign; (c) a fire hydrant indicator or fire plug indicator.
traffic sign: traffic sign means a board, plate, screen, or another device, whether or not illuminated, displaying words, figures, symbols or anything else to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road, and includes a children crossing flag, a hand-held stop sign, a parking control sign and a variable illuminated message sign, but does not include traffic signals.
traffic signals: traffic signals means bicycle crossing lights, B lights, overhead lane control signals, pedestrian lights, T lights, traffic arrows, traffic lights or twin red or yellow lights.
tram lane: tram lane see section 155.
tram recovery vehicle: tram recovery vehicle means a vehicle used by a tram operator to access and recover disabled trams for which the tram operator is responsible.
tram stop: tram stop means a place on a road at which there is a sign indicating that trams will stop to enable people to get on or off.
tram tracks: tram tracks includes a rail designed for a light rail vehicle to run on.
tramway: tramway see section 155A.
transit lane: transit lane see section 156.
travelling along tram tracks: travelling along tram tracks, for a bus, means being driven along the area where the tram tracks are laid.
truck lane: truck lane see section 157.
truck zone: truck zone see section 180.
turning lane: turning lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, for vehicles travelling in 1 direction to which— (a) a left turn only sign, a left lane must turn left sign or left traffic lane arrows apply; or (b) a right turn only sign, a right lane must turn right sign or right traffic lane arrows apply; or (c) a U-turn permitted sign or U-turn traffic lane arrows apply.

turn line: turn line means a road marking, at an intersection, consisting of a line (whether broken or continuous) that is designed to indicate how a turn is to be made at the intersection.
twin red lights: twin red lights means a device showing, in a horizontal or diagonal arrangement, 2 illuminated red discs that flash alternately.
twin yellow lights: twin yellow lights means a device showing, in a horizontal or diagonal arrangement, 2 illuminated yellow discs that flash alternately.
two-way road: two-way road means a road for use by vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
UN ECE 22: UN ECE 22 means the standard titled ‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of protective helmets and of their visors for drivers and passengers of motor cycles and mopeds’, published by the United Nations.
US standard 16 CFR part 1203: US standard 16 CFR part 1203 means the standard titled ‘Safety standard for bicycle helmets’, published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
utility off-road vehicle: utility off-road vehicle means a vehicle conditionally registered under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 as a utility off-road vehicle, other than an amphibious vehicle.
U-turn: U-turn means a turn made by a driver so that the driver’s vehicle faces in approximately the opposite direction from which it was facing immediately before the turn was made, but does not include a turn made at a roundabout.
U-turn traffic lane arrows: U-turn traffic lane arrows means traffic lane arrows applying to a marked lane that indicate only a U-turn direction.
variable illuminated message device: variable illuminated message device means a device designed to display, and to change or turn off from time to time by electronic or optical means, illuminated words, figures, symbols, or anything else, to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road, but does not include traffic signals.
variable illuminated message sign: variable illuminated message sign means the illuminated words, figures, symbols, or other things, displayed at any relevant time on a variable illuminated message device.

vehicle: vehicle see section 15.
warning light: means a light that displays regular flashes of blue, red, magenta or yellow light; but does not include a direction indicator light or hazard warning light.
white B light: white B light means an illuminated white B as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
white T light: white T light means an illuminated white T as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
white traffic arrow: white traffic arrow means an illuminated white arrow.
window: window, in relation to a vehicle, includes any sunroof fitted to the vehicle.
with: with, for information about the application of a traffic control device, includes accompanying or reasonably associated with the device.
yellow bicycle crossing light: yellow bicycle crossing light means an illuminated yellow bicycle symbol (whether or not flashing) as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
yellow B light: yellow B light means an illuminated yellow B.
yellow T light: yellow T light means an illuminated yellow T.
yellow traffic arrow: yellow traffic arrow means an illuminated yellow arrow.
yellow traffic light: yellow traffic light means an illuminated yellow disc.