Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Variation Regulations 2016 (SA)

South Australia

Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Variation Regulations 2016

under the Road Traffic Act 1961

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014

4            Substitution of regulation 13

13          Other vehicles not permitted in red painted or lined lanes marked "bus only"

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Variation Regulations 2016.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014

4—Substitution of regulation 13

Regulation 13—delete the regulation and substitute:

13—Other vehicles not permitted in red painted or lined lanes marked "bus only"

(1)Despite anything in Part 11 (Keeping left, overtaking and other driving rules) or Part 12 (Restrictions on stopping and parking) of the Rules, a driver (except the driver of a public bus) must not drive or stop in a bus only lane.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

(2)Subregulation (1) does not apply to the driver of a police vehicle in the circumstances described in rule 305 (Exemption for drivers of police vehicles) or to the driver of an emergency vehicle in the circumstances described in rule 306 (Exemption for drivers of emergency vehicles).

(3)Part 20 (Traffic control devices and traffic‑related items) of the Rules applies in relation to a bus only lane road marking as if this regulation formed part of the Rules.

(4)In this regulation—

bus only lane means a bus lane or other marked lane (or portion of such a lane)—

(a)that is painted red in colour and marked with the words "bus only" in white letters; or

(b)that—

(i)is painted red in colour from the commencement of the lane or portion of lane for a distance of at least 12.5 metres, and marked (on that red painted area) with the words "bus only" in white letters; and

(ii)thereafter has—

(A)a red line at least 150mm in width marked on or immediately inside the lane boundary on each side of the lane; and

(B)further lengths of the lane painted red in colour, and marked "bus only" in white letters in accordance with subparagraph (i), at regular intervals (being intervals not exceeding 200 metres from the end of 1 painted length of lane to the commencement of the next);

bus only lane road marking means a road marking described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of bus only lane.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Administrator

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 8 September 2016

No 218 of 2016

MTR/16/053