Road_to_Solo_driving_handbook (2)

Rules and responsibilities
Sharing the road with trams
Young, inexperienced drivers are
involved in more tram-pedestrian
crashes than more experienced drivers.
Remember these general rules about
sharing the road with trams.
• Do not pass a tram stopped at a
tram stop unless there is a safety
zone. You must stop level with the
rear of the tram, and not drive past
while the tram doors are open
• You may only overtake a stopped
tram if there are no pedestrians
on the road and the tram doors
are closed or if a uniformed tram
employee signals you through.
However, you must not exceed
10 km/h while passing the tram
• You must give way to a tram moving
into or across a roundabout
• You must not pass on the right of a
tram unless the tram tracks are at
or near the far left side of the road
• Buses travelling along tram tracks
must be treated as trams.
Broken yellow lines next to
tram tracks
These lines on roads give trams priority
at all times.
• You can cross a broken yellow line
and drive on tram tracks at any
time, however you must keep out
of the path of trams
• You must not delay a tram
• If you want to turn right, allow the
tram to pass you, or keep going
and turn right further on
• Do not pull out in front of a tram
and do not delay a tram.
Broken yellow
lines next to
tram tracks
mean the tram
has priority at
all times.
fig 78.
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