the driver's handbook

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R O A d R U L E S
Path of
a Green
vehicle
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Green vehicle for
complying with a rule
Green vehicle for
complying with
a rule
Path of
a Red
vehicle
Driver must
give way
Red vehicle for
disobeying a rule
Road sign
Yellow
starbursts as
indicators
Arrows
representing
the colour of
traffic lights
How to read the diagrams
Diagrams are included to help you understand particular rules in this
section of the handbook. Some diagrams have plan (overhead) or
ordered views of vehicles.
Plan (overhead) views of roads and vehicles are used in many cases
to illustrate rules.
• In some diagrams, a red vehicle shows where the driver is
disobeying or breaking a rule. A green vehicle shows a driver who
is obeying or complying with a rule.
• In others, a red vehicle shows where a driver must give way to
pedestrians, bicycles or other vehicles. The red vehicle is marked
with a letter ‘B’ on the roof while the other vehicle is green and
marked with the letter ‘A’.
A solid green arrow shows the path of a green vehicle and a broken
red arrow shows the path of a red vehicle.
The yellow starbursts at the corners of the vehicles show flashing
indicator lights.
Short green and red arrows positioned off the road at intersections
show the colour of the traffic lights as seen from that direction.