the driver's handbook

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R O A d R U L E S
Bicycle lanes
A bicycle lane is a lane indicated by a bicycle lane sign and lane line
for the exclusive use of bicycle riders during the times stated on the
signs. If there are no times stated, it applies at all times.
The Driver’s Handbook
While the bicycle lane is in operation, you must not:
• park or stop a vehicle in a bicycle lane
• drive a vehicle (including a motorcycle) in a bicycle lane,
except when:
– entering or leaving the road from private property, a parking
area or another road
– overtaking a vehicle turning right or making a U-turn from the
centre of a road
– avoiding an obstruction.
In each case the maximum distance you may drive in the bicycle lane
is 50 metres.
Bicycle riders must, if practicable, use a bicycle lane if one is available,
but may move out of the bicycle lane to avoid debris, pot holes, an
obstacle, or to overtake another bicycle.
Edge lines
You may only cross a continuous edge line including a line that
separates where vehicles park when:
• turning at an intersection
• entering or leaving a road
• entering a part of a road of one kind from a part of a road of another
kind, for example, moving into an emergency stopping lane
• overtaking a vehicle that is turning right
• driving a slow moving vehicle
• stopping at the side of the road
• driving a vehicle that is too wide or too long to drive without driving
on or over the edge line
• The maximum distance you may drive across an edge line to enter
or leave or overtake on the left of a vehicle intending to turn right is
100 metres.