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TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES) REGULATIONS 1999 (S.R. 1999, NO. 131) - REG 43

Starting and making turns
(1)  A driver turning left from a road into a road-related area or adjacent land, or from a road-related area into a road, must comply with Division 1 as if the driver were turning left at an intersection.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note 1 : Adjacent land is defined in the dictionary, and road-related area is defined in rule 13 . Adjacent land or a road-related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre - see the definitions. Some shopping centres may include roads - see the definition of road in rule 12 .

Note 2 : For the meaning of left and right , see rule 351(1) and (2) .

(2)  A driver turning right from a road into a road-related area or adjacent land, or from a road-related area into a road, must comply with Division 2 as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3)  In this rule,
road does not include a road-related area.

Note 1 : A road-related area includes the shoulder of a road - see rule 13 .

Note 2 : Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road-related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road-related area or adjacent land from a road.

Note 3 : Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.



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