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[Solved] NSW road rules: Stay behind turners on single lane roads? (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by WaterWaiver@aussie.zone to c/cars@aussie.zone

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Imagine you're in the blue car, wanting to turn left:

Green is turning right. There is only one lane.

Two options I see:

(1) Stay behind the green car, to the left (and behind the crossing) until they leave.

(2) Pull up to the left of the green car (as if there were two lanes).

I assume (1) is correct given there is technically only one lane, but I can't find any materials on the NSW site or driving handbook about it and (2) is something I see other people do.

(I have my license test next week)

EDIT: Solved, option (2) is the right one. see https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/roads-safety-and-rules/sharing-road-overtaking-and-merging/overtaking-safely

The only time you can overtake on the left is when the vehicle you’re overtaking is:

waiting to turn right or make a U-turn from the centre of the road

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[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

To me this is effectively overtaking on the left. According to NSW government:

"The only time you can overtake on the left is when the vehicle you're overtaking is:

waiting to turn right or make a U-turn from the centre of the road.
stopped.
travelling on a multi-lane road."

In this scenario because the road is not multi-laned it doesn't seem permitted.

I'd probably add people break road rules all the time both knowingly and unknowingly .

Source : https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/roads-safety-and-rules/sharing-road-overtaking-and-merging/overtaking-safely#:~:text=The%20only%20time%20you%20can,on%20a%20multi%2Dlane%20road.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Your quoted & linked text actually addresses this exact situation:

The only time you can overtake on the left is when the vehicle you’re overtaking is:

waiting to turn right or make a U-turn from the centre of the road

Thankyou :) It looks like I am supposed to use option (2) after all.

[–] Tau@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

n this scenario because the road is not multi-laned it doesn’t seem permitted.

That list should have 'or' separating the options, only one of them has to be true to qualify as an exception instead of all of them. I swear NSW likes to make things more confusing in what is supposed to be clear language explanations of the rules - the actual road rules are often easier to understand (as they are in this case).

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

Agree the link you posted is much clearer.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I was out driving now and tried option (1), it didn't seem to work.

I'm still the blue car and it was a slightly different intersection (without a crossing):

The person behind me (red) moved up next to me.

At that point I felt like I would be a hazard if I kept still, so I continued forwards (as per option (2)).

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd probably add you can't sit directly behind the green car either ... That's a pedestrian crossing and you would be effective blocking it.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Ninja edited the post with more diagrams, this time around there was no crossing.