the driver's handbook

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R O A d R U L E S
The Driver’s Handbook
NOT PERMITTED ON FREEWAYS AND
EXPRESSWAYS
You must not:
• make U-turns
• reverse
• park or stop other than in emergencies.
Generally pedestrians, bicycles, animals and
animal-drawn vehicles are prohibited from using
freeways and expressways unless otherwise
indicated.
Leaving a freeway or expressway
If you are not going to the end of the freeway or
expressway, you will leave by an exit road:
• watch for signs warning you that the exit is near
• move into the appropriate lane in good time
• give a signal as early as you can
• keep indicating when you join the exit road and
then reduce speed in the exit road
• take care – when you have been driving for a
while at a steady fast speed, it is hard to
judge slower speeds - 80 km/h may seem like 60
km/h. Check your speedometer.
On a freeway or expressway
• The right lane must be kept for overtaking
unless the road is congested, and you
must move out of it when you can.
• Do not move out to overtake without first
checking your rear-view and side mirrors
and signalling your intention.
• When changing lanes, Give Way to
vehicles in other lanes.
• Look over your shoulder to check your
blind spot (which is not covered by your
mirrors) as a final check before
changing lanes.
• Take care – traffic coming from behind
may be moving faster than you think
• Maintain a safe distance from other
vehicles at all times, but especially
when overtaking.
• Watch for other vehicles merging at entry
roads and adjust your speed if necessary.
To help other vehicles enter the freeway/
expressway, change lanes if it is safe.