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Prepared by the Transport Department Designed by the Information Services Department Printed by the Government Logistics Department Copyright Reserved ‛Pursuant to the Road Traffic Ordinance, a failure on the part of any person to observe any rule or follow any advice in the Road Usersʼ Code is in itself not an offence, but any such failure may be taken into account in any proceedings (whether civil or criminal, and including proceedings for an offence under the Road Traffic Ordinance) when deciding if a road user was at fault or not and to what extent, and may also be relied on for establishing or negativing any liability under any of these proceedings. It should however be noted that many of the rules in the Road Usersʼ Code directly reflect the law and a person not observing these rules may be committing an offence. Changes in legislation may render parts of the Code incorrect. In all instances, the prevailing legislation takes precedence.ʼ G.N. 2056 Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374) (Notice under section 109(1)) ROAD USERS’ CODE Pursuant to section 109(1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374), the Road Users’ Code (issued in May 2000) is hereby revised. The revised Road Users’ Code is set out in the Schedule below. SCHEDULE ROAD USERS’ CODE (Rev. 2020)
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Prepared by the Transport Department Designed by the Information Services Department Printed by the Government Logistics Department Copyright Reserved

‛Pursuant to the Road Traffic Ordinance, a failure on the part of any person to observe any rule or follow any advice in the Road Usersʼ Code is in itself not an offence, but any such failure may be taken into account in any proceedings (whether civil or criminal, and including proceedings for an offence under the Road Traffic Ordinance) when deciding if a road user was at fault or not and to what extent, and may also be relied on for establishing or negativing any liability under any of these proceedings.

It should however be noted that many of the rules in the Road Usersʼ Code directly reflect the law and a person not observing these rules may be committing an offence.

Changes in legislation may render parts of the Code incorrect. In all instances, the prevailing legislation takes precedence.ʼ

G.N. 2056

Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374)

(Notice under section 109(1))

ROAD USERS’ CODE

Pursuant to section 109(1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374), the Road Users’ Code (issued in May 2000) is hereby revised.

The revised Road Users’ Code is set out in the Schedule below.

SCHEDULE

ROAD USERS’ CODE (Rev. 2020)

The

Gov

ernm

ent o

f the

Hon

g Ko

ng S

peci

al A

dmin

istra

tive

Regi

on

Road

Use

rs’ C

ode

2

This

book

con

tain

s a

wid

e ra

nge

of ru

les, a

dvice

and

in

form

atio

n fo

r all t

ypes

of

road

use

rs c

over

ing

mos

t ro

ad a

nd tr

affic

con

ditio

ns.

It is

divid

ed in

to c

hapt

ers

for

diffe

rent

type

s of

road

use

rs

with

add

itiona

l cha

pter

s co

verin

g sp

ecial

topi

cs. E

ach

chap

ter c

onta

ins

a nu

mbe

r of

topi

cs. S

ome

of th

ese

topi

cs

are

inte

r-rela

ted,

whi

le so

me

are

self-

cont

ained

.

It is

not j

ust a

boo

k fo

r cas

ual

read

ing.

It is

a b

ook

to b

e us

ed, t

o be

dip

ped

into

, and

to

be

refe

rred

to c

onst

antly

.

To g

et th

e be

st fr

om th

e bo

ok,

first

iden

tify

whi

ch c

hapt

ers

and

topi

cs m

eet y

our n

eeds

. Re

ad th

em c

aref

ully

and

mak

e su

re y

ou u

nder

stan

d th

e ru

les,

advic

e an

d in

form

atio

n gi

ven.

So

me

of th

e to

pics

may

not

be

of d

irect

inte

rest

to y

ou,

depe

ndin

g on

you

r nee

ds.

You

may

wish

to re

ad s

ome

of

the

othe

r cha

pter

s so

that

you

ca

n un

ders

tand

the

need

s of

ot

her r

oad

user

s or

as

prep

arat

ion

for t

he fu

ture

.

Chap

ter 1

Fo

r All

Roa

d U

sers

Ever

yone

sho

uld

read

this

ch

apte

r. It

give

s an

in

trodu

ctio

n ab

out t

he R

oad

User

s’ C

ode

with

rules

, adv

ice

and

info

rmat

ion,

inclu

ding

the

traffic

law

for a

ll roa

d us

ers.

Chap

ter 2

Fo

r Ped

estr

ians

Ever

yone

sho

uld

read

this

ch

apte

r. Ru

les a

nd a

dvice

for

usin

g pa

vem

ents

and

road

s,

cros

sing

the

road

and

usin

g cr

ossin

g pl

aces

are

give

n. T

he

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de a

nd h

ow

to u

se it

are

fully

exp

laine

d.

Ther

e is

also

advic

e fo

r use

rs

of h

andc

arts

and

thos

e in

ch

arge

of a

nim

als.

Chap

ter 3

Fo

r Pas

seng

ers

Ever

yone

sho

uld

read

this

ch

apte

r. It

cont

ains

rules

and

ad

vice

for u

sing

publ

ic tra

nspo

rt as

well

as

advic

e fo

r pr

ivate

car

pas

seng

ers.

Chap

ter 4

Fo

r Cyc

lists

This

self-

cont

ained

cha

pter

co

vers

the

basic

nee

ds fo

r no

vice

as w

ell a

s ex

perie

nced

cy

clist

s. A

dvice

is g

iven

on

selec

ting

and

main

tain

ing

a sa

fe c

ycle,

pre

parin

g yo

urse

lf fo

r the

road

and

ridi

ng o

n th

e ro

ad.

Cyc

lists

may

als

o fin

d so

me

of th

e to

pics

in

Cha

pter

5 o

f int

eres

t.

Chap

ter 5

Fo

r All

Driv

ers

All d

river

s an

d rid

ers

of

mot

or v

ehic

les

shou

ld re

ad

this

sel

f-co

ntai

ned

chap

ter.

It de

scrib

es m

any

of th

e tra

ffic

situa

tions

and

road

feat

ures

an

d gi

ves

rules

and

adv

ice fo

r sa

fe b

ehav

iour

. Muc

h of

the

know

ledge

and

und

erst

andi

ng

that

lear

ner d

river

s w

ill ne

ed

to d

emon

stra

te in

the

writ

ten

and

prac

tical

drivi

ng te

sts

can

be g

ained

from

this

chap

ter.

Chap

ter 6

Fo

r Pro

fess

iona

l Driv

ers

This

chap

ter g

ives

addi

tiona

l ru

les fo

r driv

ers

of c

omm

ercia

l ve

hicle

s an

d fo

r tra

nspo

rt of

go

ods.

It is

inte

nded

to b

e re

ad in

ad

ditio

n to

Cha

pter

5.

Chap

ter 7

Fo

r Rid

ers

of M

otor

Cyc

les

and

Mot

or T

ricyc

les

This

chap

ter g

ives

addi

tiona

l ru

les fo

r rid

ers

of m

otor

cyc

les

and

mot

or tr

icycle

s. S

ome

rules

and

adv

ice a

re a

lso

give

n fo

r the

ir pa

ssen

gers

.

It is

inte

nded

to b

e re

ad in

ad

ditio

n to

Cha

pter

5.

Chap

ter 8

Th

e La

ngua

ge o

f the

Roa

d

Ever

yone

sho

uld

read

this

ch

apte

r. It

desc

ribes

the

diffe

rent

sig

nals

used

by

road

us

ers

to c

omm

unica

te w

ith

each

oth

er. I

t also

feat

ures

m

ost o

f the

traf

fic s

igns

, tra

ffic

light

sig

nals

and

road

m

arkin

gs y

ou w

ill fin

d on

the

road

s of

Hon

g Ko

ng a

nd

give

s th

eir m

eani

ngs.

Chap

ter 9

C

hild

ren

and

Elde

rly

Peop

le a

s R

oad

Use

rs

Child

ren

are

road

use

rs to

o bu

t the

y m

ay n

ot b

e ab

le to

fo

llow

the

rules

and

adv

ice

give

n to

pas

seng

ers,

pe

dest

rians

and

cyc

lists

as

appr

opria

te. T

his

chap

ter i

s in

tend

ed fo

r tho

se re

spon

sible

for c

hild

ren

as ro

ad u

sers

so

that

they

can

gui

de c

hild

ren

on th

e ro

ad, o

r tea

ch c

hild

ren

thos

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

from

th

e Ro

ad U

sers

ʼ Cod

e ap

prop

riate

to th

eir n

eeds

and

de

velo

pmen

t. It

also

cont

ains

advic

e fo

r eld

erly

peop

le as

pe

dest

rians

and

pas

seng

ers

of p

ublic

tran

spor

t.

Chap

ter 1

0

Emer

genc

ies

Ever

yone

sho

uld

read

this

ch

apte

r. It

give

s ad

vice

to

drive

rs o

n w

hat t

o do

in a

n em

erge

ncy,

such

as

a tra

ffic

accid

ent o

r veh

icle

brea

kdow

n. It

also

give

s ad

vice

to a

nyon

e w

ho a

rrive

s at

the

scen

e of

an

accid

ent,

so th

ey c

an h

elp p

reve

nt

furth

er in

jurie

s an

d gi

ve a

id to

an

y in

jure

d pe

rson

s an

d ot

hers

invo

lved

in th

e ac

ciden

t.

How

to u

se th

is B

ook

3

Chap

ter 1

Fo

r All

Roa

d U

sers

4

The

Road

Use

rsʼ C

ode

5

The

Road

Use

rsʼ C

ode

an

d th

e La

w

Chap

ter 2

Fo

r Ped

estr

ians

6

Usin

g Ro

ads

and

Pa

vem

ents

8

The

Road

Cro

ssin

g

Code

10

Usin

g th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

12

Cros

sing

Road

s ne

ar

Park

ed V

ehicl

es 1

3 Cr

ossin

g at

or n

ear a

Ju

nctio

n w

ith n

o Tr

affic

Li

ghts

14

Cros

sing

Plac

es 1

5 Us

ing

ʻZeb

raʼ C

ross

ings

16

Usin

g ʻG

reen

Man’

Cros

sings

17

Pede

stria

n Li

ghts

18

Cros

sing

the

Road

at

Traf

fic L

ight

Jun

ctio

ns 2

0 No

-Cro

ssin

g Zo

nes

21

Hand

carts

, Ani

mals

, M

arch

ing

Gro

ups

22

Pers

ons

with

Disa

biliti

es

Chap

ter 3

Fo

r Pas

seng

ers

24

Publ

ic Tr

ansp

ort

25

Usin

g Bu

ses

26

Usin

g Li

ght R

ail V

ehicl

es

or T

ram

s 2

7 Us

ing

Publ

ic Li

ght

Buse

s, T

axis

or P

rivat

e Ca

rs 2

8 Pe

rson

s w

ith D

isabi

lities

Chap

ter 4

Fo

r Cyc

lists

29

Cycli

ng 3

0 Yo

u an

d Yo

ur C

ycle

31

Safe

Cyc

ling

32

Givi

ng S

igna

ls 3

3 Ri

ding

on

the

Road

36

Turn

ing

and

Junc

tions

37

Usin

g Ro

unda

bout

s 3

8 Cy

clew

ays

Chap

ter 5

Fo

r All

Driv

ers

41

Drivi

ng 4

2 Sa

fety

Che

cks

43

Seat

Belt

s 4

5 Ch

ild S

afet

y in

Car

s 4

6 Ai

rbag

s 4

7 Dr

iver E

duca

tion

49

Befo

re M

ovin

g O

ff 5

0 O

n th

e Ro

ad 5

4 St

oppi

ng D

istan

ce 5

5 Ho

w F

ast

56

Ove

rtakin

g 5

8 Pe

dest

rians

60

Cycli

sts

61

Oth

er R

oad

User

s 6

2 W

hite

Lin

es a

nd

Traf

fic L

anes

63

Doub

le W

hite

Lin

es 6

4 Li

ght R

ail L

anes

65

Bus

Lane

s 6

6 O

ne-W

ay R

oads

67

Narro

w R

oads

, St

eep

Hills

68

Dual

Carri

agew

ays

69

Road

s w

ith F

aste

r Tra

ffic 7

0 Ex

pres

sway

s an

d

Trun

k Ro

ads

73

Tunn

el Ar

eas

and

Co

ntro

l Are

as 7

4 Ju

nctio

ns 7

8 Tr

affic

Lig

ht J

unct

ions

79

Stop

and

G

ive W

ay J

unct

ions

80

Roun

dabo

uts

82

Junc

tions

with

Dua

l Ca

rriag

eway

s 8

4 ʻZ

ebra

ʼ Cro

ssin

gs 8

5 ʻG

reen

Man

ʼ Cro

ssin

gs 8

6 Br

ight

Sun

light

, Dr

iving

at N

ight

87

Rain

, Fog

, Win

d 8

8 Ro

ad W

orks

89

Road

Wor

ks o

n Du

al Ca

rriag

eway

s/in

Tun

nels

90

Whe

re N

ot to

Sto

p

92

Whe

re N

ot to

Par

k 9

4 W

here

to P

ark

95

Park

ing

Chap

ter 6

Fo

r Pro

fess

iona

l Driv

ers

96

Com

mer

cial V

ehicl

es 9

8 Lo

ads,

Lon

g Ve

hicle

s,

Tow

ing

99

Rest

rictio

ns

Chap

ter 7

Fo

r Rid

ers

of M

otor

Cyc

les

and

Mot

or T

ricyc

les

100

Befo

re Y

ou R

ide

101

Ridi

ng A

long

102

Posit

ioni

ng 10

3 Si

gnals

, Pas

seng

ers,

an

d Ca

rryin

g Lo

ads

Chap

ter 8

Th

e La

ngua

ge o

f the

Roa

d 10

4 Si

gnals

106

Traf

fic L

ight

s 10

7 Tr

affic

Lig

hts

for D

river

s an

d Cy

clist

s 10

8 La

ne S

igna

ls 10

9 Si

gnin

g Sy

stem

111

Traf

fic S

igns

givi

ng

Ord

ers

115

Traf

fic S

igna

ls gi

ving

O

rder

s 11

6 Tr

affic

Sig

ns g

iving

W

arni

ng

119

Tem

pora

ry S

igns

and

Ro

ad M

arkin

gs 12

1 Di

rect

ion

Sign

s 12

2 Tr

affic

Sig

ns g

iving

In

form

atio

n 12

4 Ro

ad M

arkin

gs g

iving

W

arni

ng a

nd In

form

atio

n 12

5 Ro

ad M

arkin

gs g

iving

O

rder

s 12

8 St

rate

gic

Rout

e Nu

mbe

rs

Chap

ter 9

C

hild

ren

and

Elde

rly P

eopl

e as

Roa

d U

sers

130

Child

ren

on th

e Ro

ad 13

2 El

derly

Peo

ple

on th

e Ro

ad

Chap

ter 1

0 Em

erge

ncie

s13

3 Br

eakd

owns

and

Em

erge

ncies

134

War

ning

oth

er D

river

s 13

5 Tr

affic

Acc

iden

ts 13

7 In

an

Emer

genc

y 13

8 Fi

rst A

id o

n th

e Ro

ad

Con

tent

s

Tra

ffic

Acci

dent

sIn

an

emer

genc

y at

the

site

of a

traf

fic a

ccid

ent,

go to

13

7 W

hat t

o do

138

Firs

t aid

Fur

ther

Ref

eren

ce

Mat

eria

ls

For A

ll R

oad

Use

rs

4

Intr

oduc

tion

The

safe

and

effic

ient u

se o

f th

e ro

ad s

yste

m d

epen

ds o

n all

road

use

rs fo

llow

ing

the

sam

e ru

les o

f beh

avio

ur.

Som

e of

the

rules

are

also

laid

do

wn

by la

w. T

hese

rules

help

yo

u av

oid

dang

erou

s be

havio

ur. T

hey

also

let y

ou

know

wha

t beh

avio

ur y

ou c

an

expe

ct fr

om o

ther

road

use

rs

and

wha

t beh

avio

ur th

ey c

an

expe

ct fr

om y

ou.

How

ever

, rul

es a

re n

ot

enou

gh. Y

ou a

lso n

eed

to

unde

rsta

nd th

e da

nger

s of

tra

ffic a

nd th

e di

fficul

ties

othe

rs m

ay h

ave

in u

sing

the

road

. You

nee

d to

und

erst

and

how

to c

ope

with

diffe

rent

tra

ffic c

ondi

tions

and

road

fe

atur

es. Y

ou a

lso n

eed

to

know

the

ʻlang

uage

of t

he

road

ʼ – th

e di

ffere

nt s

igna

ls us

ed b

y ro

ad u

sers

to

com

mun

icate

with

eac

h ot

her

and

the

mea

ning

s of

traf

fic

signs

, tra

ffic lig

ht s

igna

ls an

d ro

ad m

arkin

gs.

The

Road

Use

rsʼ C

ode

lays

dow

n th

e ru

les o

f beh

avio

ur

and

give

s ad

vice

on w

hen

and

how

to fo

llow

them

.

The

Road

Use

rsʼ C

ode

also

give

s sa

fety

adv

ice, a

nd

expl

ains

and

give

s ad

vice

on

diffe

rent

traf

fic c

ondi

tions

and

ro

ad fe

atur

es, i

nclu

ding

traf

fic

signs

, tra

ffic lig

ht s

igna

ls an

d ro

ad m

arkin

gs th

at y

ou w

ill co

me

acro

ss w

hen

drivi

ng o

r ou

t walk

ing.

You

shou

ld b

e fa

milia

r with

the

rules

and

adv

ice g

iven

in th

e lat

est e

ditio

n of

the

Road

Us

ersʼ

Cod

e an

d fo

llow

them

w

hene

ver y

ou a

re o

n or

nea

r a

road

.

You

shou

ld m

ake

allow

ance

an

d be

pre

pare

d fo

r oth

er

road

use

rs w

ho m

ay m

ake

mist

akes

or d

o no

t fol

low

the

rules

and

adv

ice g

iven

in th

e Ro

ad U

sers

ʼ Cod

e.

Rul

es a

nd a

dvic

e fo

r all

road

use

rs

Avoi

d an

y be

havio

ur lik

ely to

pu

t any

per

son

in d

ange

r, to

ca

use

dam

age

to p

ublic

or

priva

te p

rope

rty, o

r to

obst

ruct

ot

her r

oad

user

s.

Do n

ot o

bstru

ct o

ther

road

us

ers

or m

ake

their

pas

sage

da

nger

ous

by th

row

ing,

de

posit

ing

or le

avin

g an

y ob

ject o

r sub

stan

ce o

n th

e pa

vem

ent o

r the

road

way

. If

you

are

unab

le to

avo

id

crea

ting

an o

bstru

ctio

n in

th

at w

ay, t

ake

the

nece

ssar

y st

eps

to re

mov

e it

as s

oon

as

pos

sible.

In c

ase

an

obst

ruct

ion

cann

ot b

e re

mov

ed im

med

iately

, you

sh

ould

give

war

ning

to o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

.

You

shou

ld m

ake

allow

ance

fo

r and

/or h

elp c

hild

ren,

di

sabl

ed p

erso

ns o

r eld

erly

peop

le an

d ot

hers

who

may

ha

ve d

ifficu

lty in

get

ting

arou

nd s

uch

as p

eopl

e w

ith

inju

ries

or tr

avell

ing

with

ch

ildre

n or

lugg

age.

Traf

fic s

igns

, tra

ffic

light

si

gnal

s an

d ro

ad m

arki

ngs

Know

you

r tra

ffic s

igns

, tra

ffic

light

sig

nals

and

road

m

arkin

gs, a

nd a

ct o

n th

em.

They

are

illus

trate

d th

roug

hout

th

is bo

ok –

ofte

n w

ith th

e as

socia

ted

traffic

or r

oad

feat

ures

.

The

traffic

sig

ns, t

raffic

light

sig

nals

and

road

mar

kings

co

mm

only

foun

d on

the

road

s ar

e illu

stra

ted

in C

hapt

er 8

.

The

Roa

d U

sers’ C

ode

Sign

als

Know

the

mea

ning

of s

igna

ls,

inclu

ding

arm

sig

nals,

give

n by

driv

ers

(inclu

ding

ride

rs o

f m

otor

cyc

les a

nd m

otor

tri

cycle

s) a

nd c

yclis

ts. L

ook

out f

or th

eir s

igna

ls an

d ta

ke

nece

ssar

y ac

tion

prom

ptly

(For

info

rmat

ion

abou

t sig

nals,

se

e Ch

apte

r 8).

You

mus

t pro

mpt

ly ob

ey

all s

igna

ls gi

ven

by p

olice

of

ficer

s, tr

affic

war

dens

, or

oth

er a

utho

rised

per

sons

(fo

r exa

mpl

e, th

e au

thor

ised

pers

onne

l at t

unne

l are

a or

co

ntro

l are

a, o

r sch

ool

cros

sing

patro

ls).

Chap

ter 1

For

All

Roa

d U

sers

For A

ll R

oad

Use

rs

5

The

Roa

d U

sers

’ Cod

e an

d th

e La

wTh

e firs

t edi

tion

of th

e Ro

ad

User

s’ C

ode

was

app

rove

d by

th

e fo

rmer

Gov

erno

r in

Coun

cil

and

Legis

lative

Cou

ncil u

nder

se

ction

109

of t

he R

oad

Traf

fic

Ord

inanc

e (C

ap. 3

74) in

198

7 an

d th

e Co

de h

as s

ince

been

up

date

d fro

m tim

e to

time.

The

alter

atio

ns o

f thi

s ed

ition

have

bee

n ap

prov

ed b

y th

e Se

cret

ary

for T

rans

port

and

Hous

ing

unde

r sec

tion

109

of

the

Road

Tra

ffic O

rdin

ance

and

su

bseq

uent

ly lai

d be

fore

the

Legi

slativ

e Co

uncil

.

Roa

d us

ers

are

rem

inde

d of

th

e st

atem

ent o

n th

e in

side

of

the

fron

t cov

er.

The

traffic

sig

ns, t

raffic

light

sig

nals,

road

mar

kings

and

sig

nals

illust

rate

d in

this

book

ar

e pr

escr

ibed

by

vario

us

Regu

latio

ns o

r are

aut

horis

ed

by th

e Co

mm

issio

ner f

or

Tran

spor

t.

For t

he p

reci

se w

ordi

ng o

f th

e la

w a

nd re

pres

enta

tion

of p

resc

ribed

traf

fic s

igns

/ro

ad m

arki

ngs

and

traf

fic

light

sig

nals

, the

follo

win

g O

rdin

ance

s, R

egul

atio

ns

and

Byl

aws

shou

ld b

e re

ferr

ed to

:

• Ro

ad T

raffic

Ord

inan

ce

(Cap

. 374

)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Con

stru

ctio

n an

d M

ainte

nanc

e of

Ve

hicle

s) R

egul

atio

ns

(Cap

. 374

A)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Driv

ing

Lice

nces

) Reg

ulat

ions

(C

ap. 3

74B)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Par

king)

Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 374

C)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Pub

lic S

ervic

e Ve

hicle

s) R

egul

atio

ns

(Cap

. 374

D)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Reg

istra

tion

and

Lice

nsin

g of

Veh

icles

) Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 374

E)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(S

afet

y Eq

uipm

ent)

Regu

latio

ns (C

ap. 3

74F)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Tra

ffic C

ontro

l) Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 374

G)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(V

illage

Veh

icles

) Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 374

N)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Par

king

on

Priva

te R

oads

) Reg

ulat

ions

(C

ap. 3

74O

)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Exp

ress

way

) Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 374

Q)

• Ro

ad T

raffic

(Driv

ing-

offe

nce

Poin

ts) O

rdin

ance

(C

ap. 3

75)

• Fi

xed

Pena

lty

(Traf

fic C

ontra

vent

ions

) O

rdin

ance

(Cap

. 237

) and

Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 237

A)

• Fi

xed

Pena

lty (C

rimin

al Pr

ocee

ding

s) O

rdin

ance

(C

ap. 2

40) a

nd R

egul

atio

ns

(Cap

. 240

A)

• M

otor

Veh

icles

Insu

ranc

e

(Thi

rd P

arty

Risk

s)

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 2

72) a

nd

Regu

latio

ns (C

ap. 2

72A)

• Ho

usin

g (Tr

affic

) By-

laws

(Cap

. 283

A) a

nd H

ousin

g (Tr

affic

Con

trave

ntio

ns)

(Fixe

d Pe

nalty

) Byla

w

(Cap

. 283

C)

• Ro

ad T

unne

ls (G

over

nmen

t) O

rdin

ance

(Cap

. 368

) and

Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 368

A)

• Di

scov

ery

Bay

Tunn

el Li

nk

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 5

20),

Regu

latio

n (C

ap. 5

20A)

and

By

law (C

ap. 5

20B)

• Ta

i Lam

Tun

nel a

nd Y

uen

Long

App

roac

h Ro

ad

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 4

74),

Regu

latio

n (C

ap. 4

74B)

and

By

law (C

ap. 4

74C)

• Ts

ing

Ma

Cont

rol A

rea

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 4

98),

Ts

ing

Ma

Cont

rol A

rea

(Tolls

, Fee

s an

d Ch

arge

s)

Regu

latio

n (C

ap. 4

98A)

an

d Ts

ing

Ma

Cont

rol A

rea

(Gen

eral)

Reg

ulat

ion

(C

ap. 4

98B)

• Ts

ing

Sha

Cont

rol A

rea

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 5

94),

Ts

ing

Sha

Cont

rol A

rea

(G

ener

al) R

egul

atio

n

(Cap

. 594

A) a

nd T

sing

Sha

Cont

rol A

rea

(Tolls

, Fee

s an

d Ch

arge

s) R

egul

atio

n (C

ap. 5

94B)

• W

este

rn H

arbo

ur C

ross

ing

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 4

36),

Regu

latio

n (C

ap. 4

36C)

an

d By

law (C

ap. 4

36D)

• Tr

amw

ay O

rdin

ance

(C

ap. 1

07),

Prev

entio

n of

Nu

isanc

es a

nd R

egul

atio

n of

Tra

vellin

g Ru

les

(Cap

. 107

A) a

nd T

ram

way

Re

gulat

ions

(Cap

. 107

B)

• Pu

blic

Bus

Serv

ices

Ord

inan

ce (C

ap. 2

30) a

nd

Regu

latio

ns (C

ap. 2

30A)

• M

otor

Veh

icle

Idlin

g

(Fixe

d Pe

nalty

) Ord

inan

ce

(Cap

. 611

) and

Reg

ulat

ion

(Cap

. 611

A)

Oth

er O

rdin

ance

s,

Regu

latio

ns a

nd B

ylaw

s no

t lis

ted

abov

e m

ay a

lso c

onta

in

laws

appl

icabl

e to

road

use

rs.

For p

erso

ns c

arry

ing

out

road

and

oth

er w

orks

All r

oad

wor

ks a

nd w

orks

ad

jacen

t to

the

road

cre

ate

inco

nven

ience

and

are

a

pote

ntial

haz

ard

to th

e sa

fety

of

all r

oad

user

s an

d th

ose

carry

ing

out t

he w

orks

. Rul

es

and

advic

e fo

r per

sons

re

spon

sible

for c

arry

ing

out

wor

ks o

n th

e ro

ad c

an b

e fo

und

in th

e ʻC

ode

of P

ract

ice

for t

he L

ight

ing,

Sig

ning

and

G

uard

ing

of R

oad

Wor

ksʼ

publ

ished

by

the

High

way

s De

partm

ent.

For P

edes

tria

ns

6

Usi

ng R

oads

and

Pav

emen

tsCh

apte

r 2 F

or P

edes

tria

ns

Befo

re y

ou g

o ou

t

Try

not t

o go

out

unl

ess

you

are

fit a

nd a

ble

to c

arry

out

yo

ur jo

urne

y sa

fely.

Avoi

d go

ing

out i

f you

are

un

der t

he in

fluen

ce o

f drin

k or

dr

ugs.

Wea

r glas

ses

or

hear

ing

aids

if yo

u ne

ed th

em

whe

n ou

t on

the

road

. Alw

ays

wea

r or c

arry

som

ethi

ng w

hite

or

light

-col

oure

d or

refle

ctive

in

the

dark

or i

n po

or lig

ht.

This

is pa

rticu

larly

impo

rtant

on

road

s w

ithou

t pav

emen

ts.

Refle

ctive

mat

erial

can

be

seen

in h

eadl

ight

s fro

m u

p to

th

ree

times

the

dist

ance

of

ordi

nary

clo

thes

; flu

ores

cent

m

ater

ial is

hig

hly

cons

picu

ous

in d

aylig

ht a

nd a

t dus

k bu

t is

of lit

tle u

se in

the

dark

.

Out

and

abo

ut

Whe

n us

ing

any

road

s an

d pa

vem

ents

, you

mus

t tak

e pr

oper

car

e no

t to

put y

ours

elf

or a

ny o

ther

per

son

in d

ange

r. To

use

the

road

s sa

fely,

you

sh

ould

read

and

follo

w th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

in th

is ch

apte

r.

Whe

re th

ere

is a

pave

men

t or

foot

path

, use

it. D

o no

t ste

p on

to, s

tand

or w

alk o

n th

e ro

adw

ay if

at a

ll pos

sible.

W

hen

usin

g th

e pa

vem

ent,

keep

aw

ay fr

om th

e ke

rb.

Avoi

d w

alkin

g clo

se to

the

kerb

with

you

r bac

k to

the

traffic

.

Look

out

for e

ntra

nces

and

ex

its o

f driv

eway

s. B

efor

e cr

ossin

g a

drive

way

, loo

k all

ar

ound

for a

ppro

achi

ng tr

affic

an

d lis

ten.

If th

ere

is no

ap

proa

chin

g tra

ffic lik

ely to

us

e th

e dr

ivew

ay, w

alk

stra

ight

acr

oss

it. D

o no

t loi

ter

in a

driv

eway

.

You

mus

t not

ent

er o

r walk

in

a tu

nnel

area

or c

ontro

l ar

ea, e

xcep

t tak

ing

or

aligh

ting

from

a fr

anch

ised

bus

at a

bus

sto

p. T

raffic

sig

ns a

re e

rect

ed to

mar

k

the

begi

nnin

g an

d en

d of

tu

nnel

area

or c

ontro

l are

a (s

ee p

age

73 fo

r the

sig

ns).

You

mus

t not

ent

er o

r walk

w

ithin

the

boun

darie

s of

an

expr

essw

ay o

r lig

ht ra

il are

a.

Traf

fic s

igns

are

ere

cted

to

indi

cate

their

sta

rt an

d en

d po

ints

(see

pag

es 7

1 an

d

111

for t

he s

igns

).

You

mus

t not

walk

pas

t a

traffic

sig

n ba

nnin

g pe

dest

rians

or w

alk in

the

road

to w

hich

the

ban

appl

ies.

Thes

e sig

ns a

re o

ften

foun

d ne

ar e

levat

ed ro

ads,

flyo

vers

an

d un

derp

asse

s. E

ven

if th

ere

is no

suc

h sig

n, d

o no

t en

ter o

r walk

alo

ng s

uch

road

s un

less

ther

e is

a sp

ecial

ly pr

ovid

ed p

avem

ent.

Wal

king

at n

ight

Whe

n w

alkin

g at

nig

ht, t

ry to

ke

ep to

the

pave

men

t are

as

with

the

best

stre

et lig

htin

g.

At n

ight

, alth

ough

you

can

se

e th

e he

adlig

hts

of a

ve

hicle

, the

driv

er o

ften

cann

ot s

ee y

ou. W

hen

the

road

sur

face

is w

et a

nd s

hiny

, re

flect

ions

and

glar

e ca

n m

ake

it ev

en m

ore

diffic

ult f

or

the

drive

r to

see

you.

Drive

rs b

ecom

e tir

ed m

ore

easil

y at

nig

ht a

nd th

eir

abilit

ies to

con

cent

rate

and

se

e de

cline

. It i

s als

o di

fficul

t fo

r ped

estri

ans

to ju

dge

the

spee

d an

d di

stan

ce o

f ap

proa

chin

g tra

ffic.

Ther

e is

a te

nden

cy a

t nig

ht

for d

river

s to

be

mom

enta

rily

and

parti

ally

blin

ded

by th

e he

adlig

hts

of a

ppro

achi

ng

vehi

cles.

Thi

s m

eans

, for

ex

ampl

e, th

at it

is e

ven

mor

e da

nger

ous

to s

tand

on

the

road

way

bet

wee

n tra

ffic la

nes

at n

ight

than

in th

e da

ytim

e.

Whe

n it

rain

s

Visib

ility

will

be re

duce

d by

ra

in. I

t help

s if

your

rain

coat

, ot

her c

loth

es a

nd u

mbr

ella

ar

e of

a lig

ht, b

right

col

our

that

sho

w u

p ea

sily

on ra

iny

or

fogg

y da

ys.

Road

sur

face

s be

com

e sli

pper

y w

hen

it ra

ins.

Bra

king

and

stop

ping

dist

ance

s of

ca

rs a

nd o

ther

veh

icles

in

crea

se a

nd s

o th

ey c

anno

t st

op q

uick

ly. Y

ou a

re a

lso

mor

e lik

ely to

slip

.

War

ning

sig

n –

Bew

are

of

reve

rsin

g ve

hicle

s

The

sign

is in

stall

ed o

n cu

l-de

-sac

or n

arro

w s

ervic

e ro

ad w

here

ther

e is

frequ

ent

reve

rsin

g of

goo

ds v

ehicl

es

into

or o

ut o

f the

road

. You

m

ay b

e fo

rced

to w

alk o

n

the

road

way

due

to n

arro

w

foot

path

. Loo

k all

aro

und

for

traffic

, in

parti

cular

, rev

ersin

g ve

hicle

s, a

nd ta

ke s

pecia

l ca

re o

f chi

ldre

n/th

e eld

erly.

For P

edes

tria

ns

7

Clo

sed

pave

men

ts

If th

e pa

vem

ent i

s clo

sed

or

bloc

ked

due

to ro

ad w

orks

, lo

ok o

ut fo

r tem

pora

ry

dive

rsio

n sig

ns o

r alte

rnat

ive

rout

es.

If th

ere

is no

alte

rnat

ive to

th

e pa

vem

ent a

nd y

ou h

ave

to

ste

p on

to th

e ro

adw

ay,

you

shou

ld fo

llow

the

advic

e fo

r walk

ing

on ro

adw

ay. I

f the

bl

ocka

ge o

r clo

sure

is fo

r a

long

dist

ance

, cro

ss to

the

othe

r sid

e of

the

road

fo

llow

ing

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de (s

ee p

age

8). I

f the

ob

stru

ctio

n is

only

for a

sho

rt di

stan

ce, i

t may

be

safe

r to

walk

on

the

road

way

with

out

cros

sing

to th

e ot

her s

ide,

ev

en th

ough

this

may

mea

n w

alkin

g w

ith th

e tra

ffic fr

om

behi

nd.

Look

all a

roun

d fo

r tra

ffic

befo

re s

tepp

ing

onto

the

road

way

; ofte

n w

atch

out

for

traffic

from

beh

ind

you

and

retu

rn to

the

open

pav

emen

t as

soo

n as

pos

sible.

Whe

re th

ere

is n

o pa

vem

ent

If th

ere

is no

pav

emen

t on

eithe

r sid

e of

the

road

, use

the

right

-han

d sid

e of

the

road

as

muc

h as

pos

sible

to fa

ce

onco

min

g tra

ffic, a

nd if

pr

actic

able

keep

off

the

road

way

and

walk

on

the

verg

e. If

it is

nece

ssar

y to

sta

nd o

r w

alk o

n th

e ro

adw

ay, d

o so

in

a po

sitio

n w

here

you

can

see

th

e ap

proa

ch o

f tra

ffic a

nd

whe

re a

ppro

achi

ng d

river

s ca

n als

o se

e yo

u. O

n a

norm

al tw

o-w

ay ro

ad, t

his

is th

e rig

ht-

hand

sid

e fa

cing

onco

min

g tra

ffic.

Keep

as

close

as

poss

ible

to

the

side

of th

e ro

ad. W

hen

walk

ing

with

oth

ers,

kee

p in

sin

gle

file if

pos

sible,

pa

rticu

larly

in h

eavy

traf

fic o

r in

poo

r visi

bility

. Tak

e sp

ecial

ca

re a

t rig

ht-h

and

bend

s an

d on

the

brow

of a

hill

whe

re

visib

ility

is po

or.

Walk

on

the

side

of th

e ro

ad

whe

re y

ou c

an ta

ke re

fuge

by

step

ping

off

the

road

if tr

affic

co

mes

. If t

his

mea

ns w

alkin

g w

ith y

our b

ack

to th

e tra

ffic,

keep

look

ing

behi

nd y

ou to

w

atch

out

for t

raffic

and

kee

p lis

teni

ng a

t all t

imes

. Mak

e su

re a

ppro

achi

ng d

river

s ca

n se

e yo

u.

Foot

path

adj

oini

ng c

ycle

way

Do n

ot w

alk o

n cy

clew

ays

whi

ch a

re fo

r cyc

les. W

alk

only

on fo

otpa

th a

nd k

eep

away

from

the

edge

of

cycle

way

. Loo

k ou

t for

cyc

lists

if

you

need

to s

tep

onto

or

cros

s a

cycle

way

(see

pag

es

38 a

nd 3

9 fo

r inf

orm

atio

n on

th

e tra

ffic s

igns

and

road

m

arkin

gs u

sed

to m

ark

foot

path

s an

d cy

clew

ays).

Emer

genc

y ve

hicl

es

Keep

off

the

road

way

if y

ou

see

or h

ear t

he a

ppro

ach

of

ambu

lance

s, fi

re e

ngin

es,

polic

e or

oth

er e

mer

genc

y ve

hicle

s w

ith th

eir lig

hts

flash

ing

or th

eir tw

o-to

ne h

orns

or

sire

ns s

ound

ing.

If c

ross

ing

the

road

, try

to c

ompl

ete

your

cr

ossin

g, o

r ret

urn

to th

e pa

vem

ent o

r sid

e of

the

road

as

soo

n as

pos

sible.

If y

ou a

re

still

on th

e pa

vem

ent,

do n

ot

star

t to

cros

s un

til yo

u ar

e su

re

that

all t

he e

mer

genc

y ve

hicle

s ha

ve p

asse

d an

d no

mor

e tra

ffic is

com

ing.

Em

erge

ncy

vehi

cles

may

not

follo

w a

ll the

tra

ffic ru

les o

r obe

y all

the

traffic

sig

ns a

nd s

igna

ls if

life is

at

risk

.

Out

side

fire

stat

ions

and

oth

er

plac

es h

ousin

g em

erge

ncy

vehi

cles,

ther

e m

ay b

e sp

ecial

tra

ffic lig

ht s

igna

ls (w

ig-w

ag

signa

l – tw

o ho

rizon

tal t

raffic

sig

nal a

spec

ts s

how

ing

alter

natin

g re

d fla

shin

g lig

ht,

see

page

106

) whi

ch w

ill be

sw

itche

d on

in a

n em

erge

ncy

to s

top

the

traffic

and

allo

w th

e em

erge

ncy

vehi

cles

to le

ave.

W

hen

the

two

red

light

s ar

e fla

shin

g, k

eep

clear

of t

he

drive

way

in fr

ont o

f the

sta

tion

as s

oon

as p

ossib

le un

til th

e lig

hts

are

off.

For P

edes

tria

ns

8

Step

1 –

Firs

t fin

d a

safe

pl

ace

to c

ross

, the

n st

op

It is

safe

r to

cros

s a

road

us

ing

near

by fo

otbr

idge

s,

subw

ays,

ʻZeb

raʼ o

r ʻG

reen

m

anʼ c

ross

ings

, or w

here

th

ere

is a

polic

e of

ficer

, tra

ffic

war

den

or s

choo

l cro

ssin

g pa

trol c

ontro

lling

a cr

ossin

g pl

ace.

If yo

u ca

nnot

find

any

suc

h cr

ossin

g pl

ace,

cho

ose

a pl

ace

whe

re y

ou c

an s

ee

clear

ly alo

ng th

e ro

ads

in a

ll di

rect

ions

, a p

lace

whe

re y

ou

can

also

see

any

traffic

whe

n it

is a

long

way

off,

and

the

drive

rs c

an a

lso s

ee y

ou

clear

ly. K

eep

walk

ing

on

pave

men

t unt

il you

find

a

safe

plac

e to

cro

ss.

Step

2 –

Sta

nd o

n th

e pa

vem

ent n

ear t

he k

erb

You

shou

ld s

top

befo

re

cros

sing

even

if y

ou th

ink

noth

ing

is co

min

g, ju

st to

be

sure

it is

abs

olut

ely s

afe.

You

ca

n se

e th

ings

muc

h be

tter i

f yo

u st

op a

nd h

ave

a go

od

long

look

.

Do n

ot s

tand

too

near

the

edge

of t

he p

avem

ent.

Stop

a

little

way

bac

k fro

m th

e ke

rb –

w

here

you

will

be a

way

from

tra

ffic, b

ut w

here

you

can

still

se

e if

anyt

hing

is c

omin

g.

If th

ere

is no

pav

emen

t, st

and

back

from

the

edge

of t

he

road

but

whe

re y

ou c

an s

till

see

traffic

.

Step

3 –

Loo

k al

l aro

und

for

traf

fic a

nd li

sten

Look

car

eful

ly alo

ng e

very

ro

ad b

ecau

se tr

affic

may

be

com

ing

from

all d

irect

ions

. An

d lis

ten

too,

bec

ause

you

ca

n so

met

imes

hea

r tra

ffic

befo

re y

ou c

an s

ee it

. Loo

k ou

t for

veh

icles

and

not

e w

hich

way

they

are

mov

ing,

an

d ho

w fa

st. L

ook

out f

or

stat

iona

ry v

ehicl

es th

at m

ay

star

t to

mov

e.

Look

out

for m

otor

cyc

les a

nd

cycle

s as

they

are

not

so

easy

to

be

seen

as

cars

bec

ause

of

their

relat

ively

small

size

. A

cycle

may

be

less

easil

y no

ticed

bec

ause

it

appr

oach

es s

ilent

ly, w

hile

a m

otor

cyc

le m

ay ta

ke y

ou b

y su

rpris

e be

caus

e it

acce

lerat

es m

ore

quick

ly th

an

othe

r tra

ffic. L

isten

ing

is us

ually

help

ful in

det

ectin

g m

otor

cyc

les. H

owev

er,

elect

ric/h

ybrid

veh

icles

in

cludi

ng m

otor

cyc

les m

ay

oper

ate

very

qui

etly.

You

nee

d to

look

out

for t

hem

in

addi

tion

to lis

teni

ng.

If it

is no

isy a

roun

d yo

u,

parti

cular

ly ne

ar c

onst

ruct

ion

wor

ks, i

t may

be

diffic

ult t

o he

ar, s

o ta

ke e

xtra

car

e w

hen

look

ing

out f

or tr

affic

.

Step

4 –

If tr

affic

is c

omin

g,

let i

t pas

s. L

ook

all a

roun

d ag

ain

If th

ere

is tra

ffic a

ppro

achi

ng,

let it

pas

s. T

hen

look

aro

und

and

liste

n ag

ain to

mak

e su

re

no o

ther

traf

fic is

com

ing.

You

have

to d

ecid

e w

heth

er

you

can

cros

s th

e ro

ad

with

out p

uttin

g yo

urse

lf in

da

nger

. You

hav

e to

judg

e th

e di

stan

ce, s

peed

, dire

ctio

n an

d ac

tions

of a

ppro

achi

ng

vehi

cles

with

rega

rd to

the

time

you

need

to c

ross

the

road

. Do

not e

xpec

t a d

river

to

slo

w d

own

for y

ou. L

ook

at

vehi

cles

to s

ee if

they

are

sp

eedi

ng u

p or

slo

win

g do

wn,

w

heth

er th

ey a

re o

verta

king

or

chan

ging

lane

s. D

o no

t ex

pect

driv

ers

will

keep

to th

e sp

eed

limit.

Loo

k fo

r any

sig

nals

from

driv

ers,

eith

er

hand

sig

nals,

flas

hing

in

dica

tors

, or r

ever

sing

light

s th

at m

ay w

arn

of a

driv

erʼs

ac

tions

, but

be

care

ful in

cas

e th

e sig

nal is

an

erro

r or t

he

drive

r for

gets

to s

igna

l. Lo

ok

at th

e dr

ivers

to s

ee if

they

ha

ve s

een

you.

The

Roa

d C

ross

ing

Cod

eTh

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

is

a gu

ide

for a

ll ped

estri

ans.

It

is a

guid

e fo

r cro

ssin

g all

ro

ads,

inclu

ding

the

less

busy

ro

ads

in h

ousin

g es

tate

s.

You

shou

ld fo

llow

the

Code

w

hene

ver y

ou n

eed

to c

ross

or

ste

p on

to a

road

way

eve

n

if yo

u ar

e us

ing

a pe

dest

rian

cros

sing.

If yo

u ar

e re

spon

sible

for a

ch

ild, a

lso s

ee C

hapt

er 9

on

advic

e fo

r chi

ldre

n.

Ther

e ar

e six

bas

ic st

eps

that

ne

ed to

be

unde

rsto

od a

nd

appl

ied:

Step

1 –

Firs

t fin

d a

safe

pl

ace

to c

ross

, the

n st

op.

Step

2 –

Sta

nd o

n th

e pa

vem

ent n

ear t

he k

erb.

Step

3 –

Loo

k all

aro

und

for

traffic

and

liste

n.

Step

4 –

If tr

affic

is c

omin

g,

let it

pas

s. L

ook

all a

roun

d ag

ain.

Step

5 –

Whe

n th

ere

is no

tra

ffic n

ear y

ou, w

alk s

traig

ht

acro

ss th

e ro

ad.

Step

6 –

Kee

p lo

okin

g an

d lis

teni

ng fo

r tra

ffic w

hile

cros

sing.

For P

edes

tria

ns

9

Step

5 –

Whe

n th

ere

is n

o tr

affic

nea

r you

, wal

k st

raig

ht a

cros

s th

e ro

ad

Whe

n th

ere

is no

traf

fic n

ear

you,

it is

saf

e to

cro

ss. I

f tra

ffic

is ap

proa

chin

g in

the

dist

ance

, how

ever

, do

not

cros

s un

less

you

are

certa

in

ther

e is

plen

ty o

f tim

e. E

ven

if tra

ffic is

a lo

ng w

ay o

ff, it

may

be

com

ing

very

fast

.

Allo

w m

ore

time

to c

ross

the

road

if y

ou c

anno

t see

or h

ear

very

well

due

to p

oor v

isibi

lity,

noise

or b

ad w

eath

er.

Decid

e th

e m

omen

t tha

t the

tra

ffic s

ituat

ion

is sa

fe e

noug

h an

d w

ill re

main

so

to g

ive y

ou

enou

gh ti

me

to c

ross

. Sta

rt w

alkin

g af

ter c

heck

ing

all

dire

ctio

ns th

at n

othi

ng n

ew

has

happ

ened

.

Let t

he d

river

s kn

ow a

nd re

act

to y

our c

ross

ing.

Whe

n it

is sa

fe, w

alk s

traig

ht

acro

ss th

e ro

ad a

nd n

ot a

t an

angl

e.

Cros

s th

e fu

ll wid

th o

f the

ro

ad in

one

go

to th

e ot

her

side

or to

a tr

affic

islan

d. D

o no

t cro

ss o

ne tr

affic

lane

at a

tim

e an

d do

not

wait

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

road

oth

er th

an

on a

n isl

and.

Step

6 –

Kee

p lo

okin

g an

d lis

teni

ng fo

r tra

ffic

whi

le

cros

sing

Walk

so

that

you

can

kee

p lo

okin

g an

d lis

teni

ng fo

r tra

ffic.

Do n

ot ru

n. It

is d

ifficu

lt to

ke

ep lo

okin

g all

aro

und

and

to

liste

n w

hile

you

are

runn

ing,

an

d yo

u m

ay tr

ip in

fron

t of a

ve

hicle

.

Keep

look

ing

and

liste

ning

for

vehi

cles

that

com

e in

to s

ight

or

com

e ne

ar y

ou a

fter y

ou

have

sta

rted

to c

ross

and

for

any

whi

ch y

ou m

ay n

ot h

ave

seen

ear

lier.

Do n

ot lo

iter o

r mov

e un

nece

ssar

ily s

low

ly w

hen

cros

sing

the

road

, par

ticul

arly

on a

ped

estri

an c

ross

ing.

Do

not

car

ry o

ut a

ny o

ther

ac

tivitie

s, s

uch

as e

atin

g,

drin

king,

play

ing

mob

ile

gam

es, u

sing

mob

ile p

hone

, lis

teni

ng to

any

aud

io d

evice

or

talki

ng w

hile

cros

sing

the

road

. Give

all y

our a

ttent

ion

to

the

traffic

.

If so

met

hing

une

xpec

ted

happ

ens,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e cir

cum

stan

ces

and

choi

ces

avail

able,

sto

p, w

alk o

n, o

r st

ep b

ack

as q

uick

ly as

po

ssib

le. T

ry to

let t

he d

river

s kn

ow w

hat y

ou in

tend

to d

o.

Use

the

cent

re lin

e or

the

traffic

lane

line

as a

sto

ppin

g pl

ace

in a

n em

erge

ncy.

If cr

ossin

g in

fron

t of a

veh

icle

that

has

sto

pped

to a

llow

you

to

cro

ss, k

eep

look

ing

all

arou

nd a

nd lis

teni

ng a

s yo

u w

alk a

nd b

e su

re to

che

ck

traffic

on

the

othe

r lan

e w

hen

you

reac

h th

e ed

ge o

f the

st

oppe

d ve

hicle

, in

case

an

othe

r veh

icle

does

not

sto

p an

d su

dden

ly pa

sses

the

stop

ped

vehi

cle.

Stop

ping

dis

tanc

es fo

r veh

icle

sAn

impo

rtant

asp

ect i

n ju

dgin

g if

it is

safe

to c

ross

a

road

is th

e st

oppi

ng

dist

ance

.

The

dist

ance

a v

ehicl

e tra

vels

whi

le a

drive

r is

thin

king

afte

r he/

she

has

seen

and

reco

gnise

d da

nger

an

d be

fore

he/

she

reac

ts is

ca

lled

the

thin

king

dist

ance

. Af

ter t

he d

river

reac

ts b

y ap

plyin

g th

e br

akes

, it t

akes

tim

e fo

r the

veh

icle

to s

low

do

wn

and

stop

. The

di

stan

ce tr

avell

ed d

urin

g th

is tim

e is

the

brak

ing

dist

ance

. Th

e st

oppi

ng d

istan

ce is

the

thin

king

dist

ance

plu

s th

e br

akin

g di

stan

ce.

The

fast

er a

veh

icle

is tra

vellin

g or

the

heav

ier it

is,

the

long

er th

e br

akin

g di

stan

ce. O

n w

et ro

ads,

all

vehi

cles

need

a m

uch

long

er

brak

ing

dist

ance

.

(See

pag

e 54

for m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on s

topp

ing

dist

ance

.)

brak

ing

dist

ance

Stop

ping

di

stan

ce

thin

king

dist

ance

For P

edes

tria

ns

10

Cro

ssin

g w

here

ther

e is

an

isla

nd o

n th

e ro

ad

Oth

er th

an th

e lo

catio

ns m

entio

ned

in S

tep

1, it

is s

afer

to

cros

s a

road

usin

g isl

ands

. Use

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de to

cr

oss

to th

e isl

and.

Sto

p th

ere

and

use

the

Code

aga

in to

cr

oss

the

seco

nd p

art o

f the

road

.

Alw

ays

mak

e su

re th

at th

ere

will

be s

uffic

ient s

pace

on

the

islan

d fo

r you

to w

ait s

afely

and

not

too

close

to th

e tra

ffic.

If th

e isl

and

is cr

owde

d w

ith p

eopl

e w

aitin

g to

cro

ss, w

ait

until

it is

free

befo

re c

ross

ing.

Use

only

kerb

ed is

lands

. Do

not w

ait in

are

as o

f roa

dway

ha

tche

d w

ith w

hite

lines

or o

n th

e ro

adw

ay a

djac

ent t

o an

isl

and.

Do

not u

se is

lands

or c

entra

l res

erva

tions

that

hav

e gu

ard

rails

unl

ess

ther

e ar

e ga

ps p

rovid

ed fo

r use

by

pede

stria

ns.

Cro

ssin

g a

bus

lane

Vehi

cles

in b

us la

nes

may

be

goin

g fa

ster

than

traf

fic in

ot

her l

anes

, and

som

e bu

s lan

es m

ay b

e in

the

oppo

site

dire

ctio

n to

nor

mal

traffic

. Do

not

wait

on

the

whi

te lin

e be

twee

n th

e bu

s lan

e an

d th

e ot

her l

ane,

but

cro

ss th

e ro

ad

in o

ne g

o.

Sign

war

ning

ped

estri

ans

of

a bu

s lan

e w

ith a

dvice

to lo

ok

left.

The

sign

may

var

y to

give

th

e ad

vice

ʻLO

OK

RIG

HTʼ.

Cro

ssin

g tr

am tr

acks

Tram

s ca

nnot

sw

erve

to a

void

yo

u if,

for e

xam

ple,

you

fall.

Look

out

for o

ther

veh

icles

as

som

e tra

ffic la

nes

are

used

by

both

tram

s an

d ot

her v

ehicl

es.

If us

ing

a tra

m s

top

islan

d or

a

strip

divi

ding

the

tram

line

from

the

rest

of t

he ro

ad, l

ook

out f

or tr

ams

and

othe

r ve

hicle

s co

min

g fro

m b

oth

dire

ctio

ns. D

o no

t cro

ss

imm

ediat

ely b

ehin

d or

in fr

ont

of a

tram

.

Cro

ssin

g lig

ht ra

il tr

acks

Ligh

t rail

veh

icles

also

can

not

swer

ve to

avo

id y

ou. W

hen

cros

sing

light

rail t

rack

s, u

se

prop

er c

ross

ing

facil

ities

such

as

foot

brid

ges

or ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cr

ossin

gs. W

here

no

prop

er

cros

sing

facil

ities

are

avail

able

near

by, y

ou s

houl

d fo

llow

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de a

nd

exer

cise

extra

car

e.

Usi

ng th

e R

oad

Cro

ssin

g C

ode

For P

edes

tria

ns

11

Cro

ssin

g a

one-

way

road

Chec

k w

hich

way

the

traffic

is

goin

g. O

n on

e-w

ay ro

ads,

th

ere

may

be

mor

e th

an o

ne

lane

of tr

affic

goi

ng in

the

sam

e di

rect

ion.

Do

not c

ross

un

til it

is sa

fe to

cro

ss a

ll the

lan

es o

f tra

ffic. C

ontin

ue to

lo

ok a

ll aro

und

whi

le cr

ossin

g as

ther

e m

ay b

e a

vehi

cle

reve

rsin

g or

trav

ellin

g th

e w

rong

way

.

Cro

ssin

g a

busy

road

Unles

s th

ere

is a

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g, d

o no

t cro

ss if

the

traffic

flow

is h

eavy

with

out

muc

h va

riatio

n an

d th

e ga

ps

in th

e tra

ffic a

re to

o fe

w o

r too

sh

ort t

o cr

oss

safe

ly. If

the

traffic

flow

var

ies, b

e pa

tient

an

d w

ait fo

r a s

afe

gap

in th

e tra

ffic. D

o no

t cro

ss b

etw

een

stop

ped

vehi

cles

or th

ose

mov

ing

slow

ly in

a q

ueue

.

Cro

ssin

g a

road

with

fast

tr

affic

Use

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de

but c

ross

onl

y if

ther

e is

no

traffic

app

roac

hing

.

Cro

ssin

g a

road

at n

ight

At n

ight

, it i

s m

ore

diffic

ult f

or

drive

rs to

see

you

and

for y

ou

to ju

dge

spee

ds o

f com

ing

traffic

. Try

to c

ross

nea

r a

stre

et lig

ht s

o th

at d

river

s w

ill be

abl

e to

see

you

mor

e ea

sily.

Cro

ssin

g a

road

dur

ing

poor

wea

ther

Take

ext

ra c

are

in p

oor

wea

ther

con

ditio

ns,

parti

cular

ly du

ring

heav

y ra

in

or in

mist

or f

og. I

t is

mor

e di

fficul

t for

driv

ers

to s

ee y

ou

and

for y

ou to

see

mov

ing

vehi

cles.

If th

e ro

ad is

slip

pery,

cr

oss

only

if th

ere

is no

traf

fic

appr

oach

ing.

Allo

w y

ours

elf

mor

e tim

e to

cro

ss c

aref

ully.

Gua

rd ra

ils

Gua

rd ra

ils a

nd p

edes

trian

ba

rrier

s ar

e of

ten

prov

ided

at

plac

es w

here

ste

ppin

g on

to o

r cro

ssin

g th

e ro

ad

wou

ld b

e di

fficul

t or

dang

erou

s. T

he tr

affic

may

be

par

ticul

arly

busy

or t

here

m

ay b

e a

hidd

en h

azar

d.

Gua

rd ra

ils a

re a

lso p

rovid

ed

to g

uide

you

to a

nea

rby

cros

sing

plac

e.

You

mus

t not

clim

b ov

er o

r th

roug

h gu

ard

rails

, fen

ces,

ba

rrier

s, o

r cen

tral

rese

rvat

ion

on th

e ro

ad.

Do n

ot w

alk o

n th

e ro

ad s

ide

of g

uard

rails

. Do

not c

ross

a

road

whe

re th

ere

are

guar

d ra

ils o

r a b

arrie

r on

any

islan

d

you

may

nee

d to

use

or o

n th

e ot

her s

ide

of th

e ro

ad –

un

less

ther

e ar

e ga

ps p

rovid

ed fo

r ped

estri

ans

to c

ross

the

road

. Che

ck if

ther

e is

also

a ga

p in

the

guar

d ra

ils o

n th

e ot

her s

ide

of th

e ro

ad b

efor

e cr

ossin

g.

Not a

ll gap

s in

gua

rd ra

ils a

re th

ere

to p

rovid

e a

cros

sing

plac

e fo

r ped

estri

ans.

Bef

ore

cros

sing

the

road

usin

g a

gap,

or

at t

he e

nd o

f len

gth

of g

uard

rail,

chec

k th

at it

is a

saf

e pl

ace

to c

ross

the

road

. You

sho

uld

alway

s fo

llow

Ste

p 1

of

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de b

efor

e cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad.

For P

edes

tria

ns

12

Try

not t

o cr

oss

the

road

w

here

ther

e ar

e pa

rked

ve

hicle

s. If

you

hav

e to

do

so

beca

use

othe

r plac

es w

ould

be

mor

e da

nger

ous

then

• Ch

oose

a c

ross

ing

plac

e be

twee

n pa

rked

priv

ate

cars

rath

er th

an la

rger

ve

hicle

s su

ch a

s lo

rries

, as

it is

easie

r for

you

to s

ee

appr

oach

ing

traffic

, and

for

drive

rs to

see

you

. Cho

ose

as la

rge

a ga

p as

you

can

.

• If

ther

e ar

e pa

rked

veh

icles

on

bot

h sid

es o

f the

road

, ch

oose

a g

ap b

etw

een

cars

w

hich

has

a g

ap o

n th

e op

posit

e sid

e as

well

.

• Ch

oose

a p

lace

whe

re y

ou

can

see

a lo

ng w

ay u

p an

d do

wn

the

road

, tha

t is

choo

se to

cro

ss b

etw

een

priva

te c

ars

rath

er th

an

betw

een

lorri

es o

r van

s w

hich

will

bloc

k yo

ur v

iew

com

plet

ely.

• Ch

oose

a g

ap b

etw

een

cars

with

no

drive

rs.

• Ch

oose

a p

lace

whi

ch is

w

ell a

way

from

veh

icles

pi

ckin

g up

or d

ropp

ing

pass

enge

rs, o

r loa

ding

or

unl

oadi

ng g

oods

.

Look

for a

larg

e ga

p be

twee

n ca

rs.

Look

for a

gap

bet

wee

n ca

rs o

n bo

th s

ides

of t

he ro

ad.

Whe

n yo

u ha

ve fo

und

a sa

fe p

lace

to c

ross

, go

to th

e ou

tsid

e ed

ge o

f the

car

and

then

sto

p.

Stan

ding

at t

he o

utsid

e ed

ge o

f the

par

ked

vehi

cles

will

mak

e it

easie

r for

you

to s

ee a

ny a

ppro

achi

ng tr

affic

, and

also

for

drive

rs to

see

you

.

You

can

now

con

tinue

you

r cro

ssin

g us

ing

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de, S

teps

3 to

6.

• St

ep 3

– L

ook

all a

roun

d fo

r tra

ffic a

nd lis

ten.

• St

ep 4

– If

traf

fic is

com

ing,

let i

t pas

s. L

ook

all a

roun

d ag

ain.

• St

ep 5

– W

hen

ther

e is

no tr

affic

nea

r you

, walk

stra

ight

ac

ross

the

road

.

• St

ep 6

– K

eep

look

ing

and

liste

ning

for t

raffic

whi

le cr

ossin

g.

Look

all a

roun

d fo

r tra

ffic a

nd v

ehicl

es le

avin

g pa

rkin

g sp

aces

alo

ng th

e ro

ad. B

e ca

refu

l tha

t som

e ele

ctric

/hyb

rid v

ehicl

es

oper

ate

very

qui

etly

and

not a

ll driv

ers

use

signa

ls.

Cro

ssin

g R

oads

nea

r Par

ked

Vehi

cles

For P

edes

tria

ns

13

Try

not t

o cr

oss

at a

junc

tion

unles

s th

ere

is a

prop

er

cros

sing

plac

e. If

ther

e is

no

prop

er c

ross

ing

plac

e at

the

junc

tion,

it w

ill be

saf

er to

cr

oss

away

from

it w

here

th

ere

are

few

er tr

affic

m

ovem

ent t

o lo

ok o

ut fo

r.

Do n

ot c

ross

diag

onall

y ov

er

a ju

nctio

n or

use

the

cent

re

islan

d of

a ro

unda

bout

, unl

ess

ther

e is

a pe

dest

rian

cros

sing.

Cr

oss

one

arm

of a

junc

tion

at

a tim

e fo

llow

ing

the

Road

Cr

ossin

g Co

de. L

ook

out f

or

cros

sing

plac

es c

aref

ully,

pa

rticu

larly

acro

ss a

main

ro

ad, a

nd c

hoos

e th

e sa

fest

ro

ute,

tryin

g to

min

imise

the

num

ber o

f cro

ssin

gs. W

atch

ou

t for

turn

ing

traffic

. Driv

ers,

pa

rticu

larly

at ʻG

ive w

ayʼ o

r ʻS

topʼ

lines

, who

may

be

preo

ccup

ied in

look

ing

for a

sa

fe g

ap in

traf

fic, m

ay n

ot

give

way

to y

ou.

Take

into

acc

ount

sig

nals

give

n by

a p

olice

offic

er o

r tra

ffic w

arde

n in

con

trollin

g tra

ffic a

t a ju

nctio

n to

judg

e w

heth

er th

e tra

ffic is

goi

ng

to s

top.

If th

e po

lice

offic

er

or tr

affic

war

den

is als

o co

ntro

lling

pede

stria

ns, y

ou

mus

t wait

for h

is or

her

sig

nal

to c

ross

.

Wat

ch o

ut fo

r tra

ffic tu

rnin

g in

to th

e ro

ad, p

artic

ular

ly th

ose

roun

ding

th

e co

rner

from

beh

ind.

Loo

k ov

er y

our s

houl

der.

Do n

ot c

ross

diag

onall

y ov

er a

junc

tion.

Cr

oss

each

arm

of t

he ju

nctio

n se

para

tely.

Cro

ssin

g at

or n

ear a

Jun

ctio

n w

ith n

o Tr

affic

Lig

hts

If th

e ju

nctio

n in

clude

s on

e-w

ay ro

ad, p

ay p

artic

ular

atte

ntio

n to

the

dire

ctio

n of

com

ing

traffic

. Us

e pr

oper

cro

ssin

g pl

aces

whe

reve

r pos

sible

parti

cular

ly in

cro

ssin

g a

main

road

.

For P

edes

tria

ns

14

Usi

ng c

ross

ing

plac

es

Cros

sing

aids

are

ofte

n pr

ovid

ed to

help

you

cro

ss

busy

road

s. If

ther

e is

a cr

ossin

g pl

ace

near

by, u

se

it ev

en th

ough

you

hav

e to

w

alk fu

rther

to d

o so

.

Your

saf

ety

whe

n us

ing

cros

sing

plac

es d

epen

ds

upon

whe

ther

you

are

fo

llow

ing

Step

s 2

to 6

of t

he

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de a

nd

usin

g th

e cr

ossin

g in

the

corre

ct w

ay. F

ollo

w th

e ru

les

and

advic

e gi

ven

in th

is ch

apte

r. Yo

u do

not

nee

d

to fo

llow

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de o

nly

whe

n us

ing

a

foot

brid

ge o

r sub

way

.

Foot

brid

ges

and

subw

ays

Rul

es a

nd a

dvic

e on

cro

ssin

g pl

aces

Foot

brid

ges

– th

is pa

ge.

Subw

ays

– th

is pa

ge.

Cros

sings

con

trolle

d by

au

thor

ised

pers

ons

this

page

.

‘Zeb

ra’ c

ross

ings

oppo

site

page

.

‘Gre

en m

an’ c

ross

ings

page

16.

Cros

sing

plac

es a

t tra

ffic lig

ht

junc

tions

– p

ages

18

and

19.

Cros

sing

with

islan

ds –

pa

ge 1

0.

They

are

nor

mall

y sit

ed a

t ve

ry b

usy

plac

es w

here

cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad a

t-gra

de

wou

ld b

e pa

rticu

larly

dang

erou

s or

diffi

cult.

If yo

u ar

e un

able

to u

se

a fo

otbr

idge

or s

ubw

ay

beca

use

you

cann

ot g

o up

an

d do

wn

the

step

s, tr

y to

fin

d an

alte

rnat

ive p

edes

trian

cr

ossin

g at

oth

er p

lace.

M

any

foot

brid

ges

and

subw

ays

have

ram

ps, l

ifts

or

esc

alato

rs in

add

ition

to

step

s.

You

mus

t not

cro

ss th

e

road

with

in 1

5 m

etre

s of

a

foot

brid

ge o

r sub

way

. You

m

ust u

se th

e fo

otbr

idge

or

subw

ay if

you

wish

to c

ross

.

Cro

ssin

gs c

ontr

olle

d by

au

thor

ised

per

sons

The

next

saf

est p

lace

to

cros

s is

a cr

ossin

g pl

ace

cont

rolle

d by

a p

olice

offic

er,

traffic

war

den

or s

choo

l cr

ossin

g pa

trol –

they

kno

w

best

whe

n it

is sa

fe to

cro

ss.

You

shou

ld w

ait a

t the

pa

vem

ent o

f the

cro

ssin

g ne

ar

the

road

and

be

with

in th

eir

view.

You

mus

t not

cro

ss u

ntil

they

sig

nal t

hat y

ou m

ay d

o so

. Kee

p lo

okin

g an

d lis

teni

ng

for t

raffic

on

all s

ides

as

you

cros

s.

A sc

hool

cro

ssin

g pa

trol

may

dire

ct a

ny p

edes

trian

s,

not j

ust s

choo

l chi

ldre

n,

whe

n to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad. Y

ou

can

reco

gnise

a p

atro

l by

th

e sp

ecial

sig

n th

ey c

arry

to

sto

p tra

ffic.

Scho

ol c

ross

ing

patro

l sig

n

Cro

ssin

g Pl

aces

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g en

tranc

e to

sub

way

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g en

tranc

e to

foot

brid

ge

Foot

brid

ges,

sub

way

s an

d ele

vate

d w

alkw

ays

are

the

safe

st p

laces

to c

ross

bus

y ro

ads

as th

ey k

eep

pede

stria

ns w

ell a

way

from

th

e da

nger

s of

traf

fic.

For P

edes

tria

ns

15

‘Zeb

ra’ c

ross

ings

are

mar

ked

with

alte

rnat

e bl

ack

and

whi

te

strip

es o

n th

e ro

ad a

nd z

igza

g lin

es o

n bo

th s

ides

.

The

zigza

g lin

es w

arn

drive

rs

that

ther

e m

ay b

e pe

dest

rians

cr

ossin

g or

wait

ing

to c

ross

th

e ro

ad. T

hey

also

tell d

river

s th

at th

ey m

ust g

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

on

the

cros

sing.

A

yello

w b

eaco

n, u

suall

y fla

shin

g, m

arks

the

loca

tion

of

the

cros

sing.

Follo

w th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

fully

. Alw

ays

give

driv

ers

plen

ty o

f tim

e to

see

you

, slo

w d

own

and

stop

for y

ou

to c

ross

. If n

eces

sary,

put

a

small

ste

p on

the

cros

sing

to

indi

cate

to c

omin

g dr

ivers

that

yo

u w

ish to

cro

ss. U

ntil y

ou

have

ste

pped

ont

o a

ʻZeb

raʼ

cros

sing,

the

traffic

doe

s no

t ha

ve to

sto

p fo

r you

. Mak

e su

re th

at th

e tra

ffic h

as

stop

ped

befo

re s

tarti

ng to

cr

oss.

You

mus

t nev

er c

ross

on

th

e zig

zag

lines

, bec

ause

th

e dr

ivers

may

not

see

you

cr

ossin

g on

the

zigza

g lin

es

or e

lsew

here

in th

e ar

ea a

s th

eir a

ttent

ion

is on

the

cros

sing

itself

.

If yo

u ne

ed to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad a

nd th

ere

is a

ʻZeb

raʼ c

ross

ing

near

by, y

ou s

houl

d us

e it

even

thou

gh y

ou m

ay h

ave

to w

alk

furth

er to

do

so.

Chec

k bo

th d

irect

ions

of t

raffic

, and

wait

unt

il tra

ffic h

as

stop

ped

befo

re s

tarti

ng to

cro

ss.

Walk

dire

ctly

acro

ss th

e bl

ack

and

whi

te s

tripe

s. L

ook

out f

or

com

ing

vehi

cles

whi

ch m

ay b

e ov

erta

king

thos

e th

at h

ave

alrea

dy s

topp

ed b

efor

e th

e ʻZ

ebra

ʼ cro

ssin

g.

If th

ere

is an

islan

d in

the

mid

dle

of a

ʻZeb

raʼ c

ross

ing,

sto

p on

it

and

follo

w th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

and

the

rules

and

adv

ice

on th

is pa

ge a

gain

. The

nex

t par

t of t

he c

ross

ing

is a

sepa

rate

ʻZ

ebra

ʼ cro

ssin

g.

Usi

ng ʻZ

ebra’ C

ross

ings

For P

edes

tria

ns

16

Usi

ng ʻG

reen

Man

’ Cro

ssin

gs

ʻGre

en m

anʼ c

ross

ings

are

pe

dest

rian

cros

sings

with

tra

ffic lig

hts

to s

igna

l driv

ers

to

sto

p, a

nd p

edes

trian

light

s to

sig

nal p

edes

trian

s w

hen

to

cros

s.

You

will

find

‘Gre

en m

an’

cros

sings

eith

er o

n th

eir o

wn

or a

s pa

rt of

traf

fic lig

ht

junc

tions

. The

cro

ssin

g is

mar

ked

by tw

o ro

ws

of s

tuds

w

ith y

ellow

stri

ped

mar

kings

in

bet

wee

n. T

o us

e a

‘Gre

en

man

’ cro

ssin

g, fo

llow

pe

dest

rian

light

s at

pag

e 17

an

d th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

.

You

mus

t not

cro

ss w

ithin

15

met

res

on e

ither

sid

e of

the

cros

sing.

Whe

n yo

u ar

rive

at th

e cr

ossin

g, s

tand

on

the

pave

men

t nea

r the

ker

b. A

t so

me

cros

sings

, you

will

find

a pe

dest

rian

push

but

ton;

touc

h th

e pu

sh b

utto

n an

d w

ait

(som

e ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cro

ssin

gs

will

give

gre

en s

igna

l to

pede

stria

n on

ly w

hen

the

push

but

ton

is to

uche

d).

Wat

ch th

e pe

dest

rian

light

s on

th

e tra

ffic lig

ht p

ole

on th

e ot

her s

ide

of th

e ro

ad. W

hen

the

stea

dy ʻG

reen

man

ʼ lig

ht

show

s, y

ou m

ay c

ross

with

ca

re.

If th

ere

is an

islan

d in

the

mid

dle

of th

e cr

ossin

g, s

top

on it

an

d fo

llow

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de a

nd th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

on

this

page

aga

in. T

he n

ext p

art o

f the

cro

ssin

g is

a se

para

te c

ross

ing.

You

mus

t not

cro

ss o

r sta

rt

to c

ross

if th

e pe

dest

rian

light

sh

ows

a ‘R

ed m

an’.

You

mus

t als

o no

t sta

rt to

cro

ss if

the

pede

stria

n lig

ht s

how

s a

flash

ing

‘Gre

en m

an’.

If tra

ffic lig

hts

are

not w

orkin

g,

treat

the

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g as

an

ordi

nary

cau

tiona

ry

cros

sing.

Wat

ch th

e tra

ffic a

nd

follo

w th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

to c

ross

the

road

with

ex

trem

e ca

utio

n.

For P

edes

tria

ns

17

Pede

stria

n Li

ghts

Wha

t the

y m

ean

W

hat t

o do

usi

ng th

e R

oad

Cro

ssin

g C

ode

Whe

n yo

u ar

rive

If w

aitin

g to

cro

ss

If cr

ossi

ng

A ʻR

ed m

anʼ l

ight

mea

ns

that

you

mus

t not

cro

ss o

r st

art t

o cr

oss

the

road

.

Step

2

Wait

on

the

pave

men

t nea

r th

e ke

rb. I

f the

re is

a

pede

stria

n pu

sh b

utto

n,

touc

h it.

Step

s 2

and

3

Wait

on

the

pave

men

t nea

r th

e ke

rb. S

omet

imes

it ta

kes

a w

hile

for t

he lig

hts

to

chan

ge b

ut y

ou m

ust n

ot

cros

s ev

en if

ther

e is

no tr

affic

co

min

g.

Step

6

If th

e lig

hts

chan

ge to

a

ʻRed

man

ʼ, qu

ickly

finish

you

r cr

ossin

g, b

ut d

o no

t sto

p or

ru

n an

d m

ake

sure

driv

ers

can

see

you.

A ʻG

reen

man

ʼ lig

ht m

eans

th

at y

ou m

ay c

ross

the

road

if

it is

safe

to d

o so

.

Step

s 2

to 6

Look

out

for t

raffic

that

may

no

t sto

p ev

en th

ough

the

drive

r has

a re

d lig

ht.

Step

s 3

to 6

Wat

ch th

e tra

ffic a

s w

ell a

s

the

light

s. W

ait u

ntil a

ll the

tra

ffic h

as s

topp

ed.

Step

6

Look

out

for t

raffic

that

may

no

t sto

p ev

en th

ough

the

drive

r has

a re

d lig

ht.

A fla

shin

g ʻG

reen

man

ʼ lig

ht

mea

ns y

ou m

ust n

ot s

tart

to

cros

s th

e ro

ad.

Step

2

Wait

on

the

pave

men

t nea

r th

e ke

rb. I

f the

re is

a

pede

stria

n pu

sh b

utto

n,

touc

h it.

Step

2

Wait

on

the

pave

men

t nea

r th

e ke

rb.

Step

6

You

will

have

tim

e to

fini

sh

your

cro

ssin

g or

reac

h a

cent

ral r

efug

e isl

and

safe

ly.

Keep

goi

ng a

t a s

tead

y pa

ce.

For P

edes

tria

ns

18

If th

ere

is a

ʻGre

en m

anʼ

cros

sing

as p

art o

f the

traf

fic

light

sys

tem

, fol

low

the

rules

an

d ad

vice

for u

sing

a ʻG

reen

m

anʼ c

ross

ing

(see

pag

e 16

).

If th

ere

are

no p

edes

trian

lig

hts

at th

e cr

ossin

g, w

atch

bo

th th

e tra

ffic lig

hts

and

the

traffic

. Do

not c

ross

whe

n th

e tra

ffic lig

hts

allow

traf

fic to

go

forw

ard,

eve

n if

you

thin

k yo

u ha

ve e

noug

h tim

e to

cro

ss.

You

shou

ld o

nly

cros

s w

hen

the

traffic

on

the

road

you

w

ish to

cro

ss is

sto

pped

by

red

light

. Fol

low

the

Road

Cr

ossin

g Co

de. L

ook

out f

or

traffic

turn

ing

into

the

road

w

hich

you

are

cro

ssin

g.

If tra

ffic lig

hts

are

not w

orkin

g,

wat

ch th

e tra

ffic a

nd fo

llow

th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

to

cros

s th

e ro

ad w

ith e

xtre

me

caut

ion.

A ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cro

ssin

g is

mar

ked

by tw

o ro

ws

of s

tuds

with

ye

llow

stri

ped

mar

kings

in b

etw

een

and

has

pede

stria

n lig

hts.

W

atch

out

the

traffic

as

som

e tra

ffic lig

hts

allow

traf

fic to

pr

ocee

d in

som

e lan

es w

hile

traffic

in o

ther

lane

s ar

e st

oppe

d.

If th

ere

is a

path

acr

oss

the

road

mar

ked

by tw

o lin

es o

f stu

ds,

use

that

pat

h to

cro

ss. A

t cro

ssin

g w

ith n

o pe

dest

rian

light

s –

once

you

are

sur

e th

e tra

ffic lig

hts

for d

river

s ar

e sh

owin

g re

d an

d th

at th

e tra

ffic h

as s

topp

ed, y

ou m

ay c

ross

but

kee

p w

atch

ing

the

traffic

aro

und.

Look

out

for t

raffic

turn

ing

into

the

road

whi

ch y

ou a

re

cros

sing.

The

driv

er m

ay n

ot s

ee y

ou o

r give

way

to y

ou.

Cro

ssin

g th

e R

oad

at T

raffi

c Li

ght J

unct

ions

For P

edes

tria

ns

19

The

yello

w c

riss-

cros

s lin

es

for ʻ

box

junc

tionʼ

road

m

arkin

g fo

r driv

er –

do

not

cros

s ov

er th

e m

arkin

g.

The

advis

ory

whi

te c

riss-

cros

s lin

es fo

r ‘pe

dest

rian

cros

sing

area

ʼ roa

d m

arkin

g –

you

may

cr

oss

on a

ny p

ath

over

the

mar

king

unde

r gre

en

pede

stria

n sig

nals.

Cro

ssin

g N

orth

-wes

t R

ailw

ay (l

ight

rail)

Ligh

t rail

veh

icles

can

run

at

very

hig

h sp

eed

and

are

quiet

. W

hen

cros

sing

light

rail

track

s, u

se p

rope

r cro

ssin

g pl

aces

inclu

ding

foot

brid

ges,

su

bway

s an

d ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cr

ossin

gs.

Certa

in s

ectio

ns o

f the

trac

ks

are

laid

along

light

ly tra

fficke

d ro

ads

whe

re n

o pr

oper

cr

ossin

g pl

aces

are

pro

vided

. Un

der s

uch

circu

mst

ance

, yo

u sh

ould

follo

w th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

and

exe

rcise

ex

tra c

are

whe

n cr

ossin

g th

e tra

cks.

At s

ome

junc

tions

, the

are

a

of ro

adw

ay o

ver w

hich

you

m

ay c

ross

is m

arke

d w

ith a

bo

x of

whi

te c

riss-

cros

s lin

es.

Do n

ot c

onfu

se th

is m

arkin

g w

ith th

e ye

llow

cris

s-cr

oss

lines

for ‘

box

junc

tion’

m

arkin

g fo

r driv

ers

– do

not

cr

oss

on a

n ar

ea o

f roa

dway

m

arke

d w

ith y

ellow

cris

s-cr

oss

lines

.

For P

edes

tria

ns

20

With

in ʻZ

ebra

ʼ con

trol

led

area

s

You

mus

t not

cro

ss a

road

with

in th

e co

ntro

lled

area

mar

ked

by z

igza

g lin

es. U

se th

e ʻZ

ebra

ʼ cro

ssin

g.

Gua

rd ra

ils

Nea

r ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cro

ssin

gs

You

mus

t not

cro

ss w

ithin

15

met

res

on e

ither

sid

e of

a ʻG

reen

m

anʼ c

ross

ing.

You

sho

uld

use

the

cros

sing

whe

n th

e pe

dest

rian

light

sho

ws

a ʻG

reen

man

ʼ and

it is

saf

e to

do

so.

Nea

r foo

tbrid

ges

and

subw

ays

You

mus

t not

cro

ss w

ithin

15

met

res

on e

ither

sid

e of

a

foor

brid

ge o

r sub

way

. Use

the

foot

brid

ge o

r sub

way

.

Cen

tral

rese

rvat

ions

You

mus

t not

clim

b th

roug

h or

ove

r any

gua

rd ra

ils, b

arrie

rs o

r ce

ntra

l res

erva

tions

.

Ligh

t rai

l veh

icle

s an

d tr

ams

only

The

sign

perm

its th

e en

try o

f lig

ht ra

il veh

icles

and

tram

s on

ly. Y

ou m

ust n

ot w

alk

beyo

nd th

e sig

n.

No-

Cro

ssin

g Zo

nes

You

mus

t not

clim

b th

roug

h or

ove

r any

gua

rd ra

ils o

r bar

riers

on

to th

e ro

adw

ay.

15m

15m

15m

15m

For P

edes

tria

ns

21

Han

dcar

ts, A

nim

als,

Mar

chin

g G

roup

sH

andc

arts

, tro

lleys

If yo

u ar

e us

ing

a ha

ndca

rt,

trolle

y or

any

oth

er p

edes

trian

co

ntro

lled

vehi

cle, y

ou n

eed

to ta

ke e

xtra

car

e to

pro

tect

yo

ur s

afet

y an

d th

e sa

fety

of

othe

rs.

Use

the

pave

men

t whe

neve

r po

ssib

le, p

artic

ular

ly w

ith

a sm

all c

art,

but d

o no

t en

dang

er o

r inc

onve

nien

ce

othe

r ped

estri

ans.

Fol

low

th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

for

pede

stria

ns, p

artic

ular

ly

whe

n cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad.

If yo

u ar

e us

ing

a lar

ge c

art o

r th

e pa

vem

ent i

s cr

owde

d or

to

o na

rrow,

you

sho

uld

use

the

road

way

. Wea

ring

brig

ht,

light

-col

oure

d, fl

uore

scen

t or

refle

ctin

g clo

thin

g w

ill he

lp

othe

r roa

d us

ers

to s

ee y

ou,

parti

cular

ly at

nig

ht o

r in

poor

vis

ibilit

y.

Whe

n us

ing

the

road

way

, ke

ep to

the

left a

nd fo

llow

the

rules

and

adv

ice fo

r driv

ers;

it

is im

porta

nt fo

r you

r saf

ety

to o

bey

traffic

light

sig

nals

an

d tra

ffic s

igns

. Do

not p

ush

or p

ull y

our c

art o

r tro

lley

the

wro

ng w

ay a

long

a o

ne-w

ay

road

or o

n th

e rig

ht-h

and

side

of a

two-

way

road

. Give

way

to

ped

estri

ans

at p

edes

trian

cr

ossin

gs. K

eep

look

ing

behi

nd re

gular

ly w

hen

mov

ing

along

the

road

.

You

mus

t not

pas

s a

traffic

sig

n ba

nnin

g pe

dest

rians

or

bann

ing

ricks

haw

s an

d ha

ndca

rts, o

r use

the

road

to

whi

ch th

e ba

n ap

plies

. You

m

ust n

ot e

nter

or u

se a

tunn

el ar

ea o

r con

trol a

rea

(see

the

signs

on

page

73)

.

You

mus

t also

not

ent

er o

r us

e an

exp

ress

way

. Tra

ffic

signs

are

inst

alled

to m

ark

the

star

t and

end

poi

nts

of a

n ex

pres

sway

(see

the

signs

on

page

71)

.

Try

not t

o pu

sh y

our c

art

along

bus

y ro

ads.

Do

not

use

eleva

ted

road

s, fl

yove

rs

or u

nder

pass

es.

Do n

ot le

ave

your

car

t or

trolle

y un

atte

nded

on

a pa

vem

ent o

r roa

dway

or

whe

re it

may

cau

se

obst

ruct

ion

or d

ange

r to

any

pers

on o

r tra

ffic, f

or e

xam

ple

by fo

rcin

g pe

dest

rians

to s

tep

onto

the

road

way

.

Look

ing

afte

r you

r ani

mal

s on

the

road

Do n

ot le

t you

r pet

or a

nim

al ou

t on

its o

wn.

On

the

road

, yo

u m

ust k

eep

it on

a le

ad o

r un

der p

rope

r con

trol,

and

away

from

the

road

way

as

far

as p

ract

icabl

e.

Whe

n yo

u an

d yo

ur p

et a

re o

n a

pave

men

t or t

he s

ide

of th

e ro

ad (w

hen

ther

e is

no

pave

men

t), w

alk b

etw

een

them

and

the

traffic

.

Ridi

ng a

hor

se o

n ro

ads

with

tra

ffic s

houl

d be

avo

ided

. Ho

wev

er, i

f you

hav

e to

ride

a

hors

e on

the

road

, mak

e su

re

you

can

cont

rol it

in tr

affic

.

Do n

ot ri

de re

ckles

sly o

r ne

glig

ently

, or a

t a s

peed

or i

n a

man

ner w

hich

is d

ange

rous

to

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

.

Whe

n rid

ing,

kee

p to

the

left

of th

e ro

ad. I

f you

are

lead

ing

a ho

rse,

on

foot

or w

hile

ridin

g an

othe

r, yo

u sh

ould

also

kee

p to

the

left a

nd k

eep

the

led

anim

al on

you

r lef

t. O

n on

e-w

ay ro

ads,

pro

ceed

onl

y in

th

e di

rect

ion

of th

e tra

ffic a

nd

keep

to th

e lef

t. If

you

are

ridin

g a

hors

e, y

ou s

houl

d

wea

r a h

ard

hat a

nd lig

ht-

colo

ured

, ref

lectiv

e or

flu

ores

cent

clo

thin

g.

If yo

u ar

e lea

ding

or h

erdi

ng

anim

als, k

eep

to th

e lef

t of t

he

road

and

look

out

for t

raffic

pa

rticu

larly

at p

laces

suc

h as

be

nds

and

brow

s of

hills

w

here

driv

ers

may

not

be

able

to s

ee y

ou. I

f you

nee

d to

w

alk w

ith y

our b

ack

to th

e tra

ffic, k

eep

look

ing

behi

nd

you

to w

atch

out

for t

raffic

an

d ke

ep lis

teni

ng a

t all t

imes

. M

ake

sure

app

roac

hing

dr

ivers

can

see

you

. Afte

r su

nset

, wea

r lig

ht-c

olou

red

or

refle

ctive

clo

thin

g an

d ca

rry

light

s w

hich

sho

w w

hite

to th

e fro

nt a

nd re

d to

the

rear

.

Do n

ot ri

de, l

ead

or d

rive

a ho

rse

or o

ther

larg

e an

imal

on

a fo

otpa

th o

r pav

emen

t by

the

side

of th

e ro

ad.

Mar

chin

g gr

oups

and

pr

oces

sion

s

Org

anise

rs o

f mar

ching

gro

ups

or p

ublic

pro

cess

ions

shou

ld

mak

e an

app

licat

ion to

the

polic

e w

ell in

adv

ance

and

follo

w

their

adv

ice g

iven

on u

sing

the

road

s. A

gro

up o

f peo

ple

mar

ching

on

the

road

sho

uld

keep

to th

e lef

t. Th

ere

shou

ld

be lo

ok-o

uts

in fro

nt a

nd a

t the

ba

ck w

earin

g re

flect

ive c

lothin

g at

nigh

t and

fluor

esce

nt c

lothin

g by

day

. At n

ight t

he lo

ok-o

ut in

fro

nt s

hould

car

ry a

whit

e or

am

ber l

ight,

and

the

one

at th

e ba

ck a

brig

ht re

d or

am

ber l

ight

visib

le fro

m th

e re

ar. A

dditio

nal

light

s sh

ould

be

carri

ed a

nd

refle

ctive

clot

hing

wor

n by

the

out-s

ide

rank

of lo

ng c

olum

ns.

It is

pref

erab

le if a

ll mar

cher

s w

ear r

eflec

tive

and/

or

fluor

esce

nt c

lothin

g.

For P

edes

tria

ns

22

Mob

ility

impa

ired

pers

ons

Whe

elcha

irs (m

anua

lly o

r ele

ctric

ally

prop

elled

) and

cr

utch

es a

re th

e m

ost

com

mon

walk

ing

aids

for

mob

ility

impa

ired

pers

ons

to

trave

l aro

und.

Man

y fa

cilitie

s ar

e pr

ovid

ed o

n ro

ads,

suc

h as

pav

emen

ts a

nd ro

ad

cros

sing

plac

es, f

or m

obilit

y im

paire

d pe

rson

s, in

par

ticul

ar

thos

e us

ing

whe

elcha

irs. M

ost

of th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

give

n to

ped

estri

ans

also

appl

y to

m

obilit

y im

paire

d pe

rson

s us

ing

walk

ing

aids.

Barri

er-fr

ee a

cces

s fa

cilitie

s,

like

lifts,

ram

ps a

nd d

ropp

ed

kerb

s, a

re p

rovid

ed to

help

yo

u us

e th

e fo

otbr

idge

s an

d su

bway

s to

cro

ss ro

ads,

an

d ac

cess

pre

mise

s an

d co

mm

unity

facil

ities

com

forta

bly

and

safe

ly. U

se

ram

ps o

r lift

s pr

ovid

ed a

t fo

otbr

idge

s or

sub

way

s.

Som

e di

rect

ion

signs

may

he

lp y

ou lo

cate

the

barri

er-fr

ee

acce

ss a

nd n

earb

y pu

blic

facil

ities.

An in

tern

atio

nal s

ymbo

l of a

cces

sibilit

y m

ay a

ppea

r on

pede

stria

n di

rect

ion

signs

to in

dica

te fa

cilitie

s or

rout

es fo

r m

obilit

y im

paire

d pe

rson

s.

If us

ing

a w

heelc

hair,

you

shou

ld ta

ke n

ote

of th

e fo

llow

ing

advic

e:

• Be

fore

goi

ng o

ut, m

ake

sure

you

r whe

elcha

ir is

in

a go

od c

ondi

tion

and

you

are

fam

iliar w

ith it

s op

erat

ion.

Wea

r the

sea

t be

lt se

cure

ly, if

fitte

d. If

you

tra

vel a

t nig

ht, w

ear b

right

, lig

ht-c

olou

red

or re

flect

ive

cloth

ing.

It w

ill he

lp o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

to n

otice

you

.

• Do

not

use

whe

elcha

ir if

you

are

unde

r the

influ

ence

of

alco

hol o

r dru

gs a

s th

is w

ill af

fect

you

r jud

gem

ent

and

cont

rol a

bility

.

• W

hen

cros

sing

the

road

at

-gra

de, a

lway

s us

e dr

oppe

d ke

rb c

ross

ings

an

d fo

llow

the

Road

Cr

ossin

g Co

de.

• W

hen

trave

lling

on

pave

men

ts, y

ou s

houl

d

be c

onsid

erat

e to

war

ds

othe

r roa

d us

ers

and

use

the

whe

elcha

ir at

tent

ively

to

avo

id c

ausin

g an

y nu

isanc

e, in

conv

enien

ce o

r da

nger

to th

em. Y

ou s

houl

d m

ove

at a

reas

onab

le sp

eed

whi

ch a

t mos

t sh

ould

be

com

para

ble

with

th

at o

f the

mov

ing

crow

d ar

ound

you

. Loo

k ou

t for

th

e ro

ad e

nviro

nmen

t and

th

e pe

ople

mov

ing

arou

nd

you,

in p

artic

ular

the

sudd

en m

ovem

ent o

f yo

ung

child

ren

or th

e slo

w

mov

emen

t of t

he e

lder

ly.

Pers

ons

with

Dis

abili

ties

For P

edes

tria

ns

23

Visu

ally

impa

ired

pers

ons

The

follo

win

g fa

cilitie

s ar

e pr

ovid

ed to

help

visu

ally

impa

ired

pers

ons

in tr

avell

ing

arou

nd:

• Ta

ctile

gui

de p

ath

A

path

with

con

tinuo

us

diffe

rent

tact

ile ti

les u

sed

to

link

up p

ublic

tran

spor

t in

terc

hang

es w

ith n

earb

y pl

aces

of p

ublic

inte

rest

.

• Ta

ctile

war

ning

stri

p at

dr

oppe

d ke

rb c

ross

ing

A

strip

with

haz

ard

war

ning

tile

s is

used

to w

arn

user

s of

pot

entia

l haz

ards

ahe

ad.

Dire

ctio

nal t

ile w

ith p

arall

el ra

ised

bars

is u

sed

to g

uide

us

ers

along

an

inte

nded

saf

e pa

th.

Haza

rd w

arni

ng ti

le w

ith

raise

d bi

g do

ts (3

5mm

in

diam

eter

) is u

sed

to g

ive

war

ning

to u

sers

of p

oten

tial

haza

rds

ahea

d, fo

r exa

mpl

e at

road

cro

ssin

g pl

ace

or

begi

nnin

g/en

d of

sta

ircas

e/ra

mp/

esca

lator

.

Posit

iona

l tile

with

raise

d sm

all d

ots

(23m

m in

di

amet

er) is

use

d to

indi

cate

po

ssib

le ch

ange

in w

alkin

g di

rect

ions

, for

exa

mpl

e at

ju

nctio

ns.

• El

ectro

nic

audi

ble

traffic

sig

nals

and

tact

ile u

nits

At

mos

t ‘G

reen

man

’ cr

ossin

gs, t

hey

are

prov

ided

with

elec

troni

c au

dibl

e tra

ffic s

igna

ls sp

ecial

ly de

signe

d fo

r us

e by

visu

ally

impa

ired

pers

ons.

The

aud

ible

traffic

sig

nals

emit

diffe

rent

sou

nd

patte

rn re

pres

entin

g di

ffere

nt p

edes

trian

sig

nal

stat

es, e

.g. a

con

tinuo

us

beep

ing

soun

d to

tell u

sers

w

hen

the

stea

dy ʻG

reen

m

anʼ l

ight

has

sta

rted

to

show

, an

inte

rmitt

ent

beep

ing

for t

he fl

ashi

ng

ʻGre

en m

anʼ a

nd a

slo

w

ham

mer

ing

tone

for ʻ

Red

man

ʼ. A

tact

ile u

nit

atta

ched

to th

e tra

ffic lig

ht

poles

may

also

be

inclu

ded

to s

uppl

emen

t the

aud

ible

traffic

sig

nals.

Use

rs c

an

touc

h a

vibra

tor l

ocat

ed a

t th

e bo

ttom

of t

he u

nit t

o re

ceive

diffe

rent

vib

ratin

g pa

ttern

s co

rresp

ondi

ng to

di

ffere

nt p

edes

trian

sig

nal

stat

es a

nd th

e di

rect

iona

l ar

row

to k

now

the

dire

ctio

n of

cro

ssin

g th

e ro

ad.

• Br

aille

plat

es

To

ass

ist v

isuall

y im

paire

d pe

rson

s, b

raille

info

rmat

ion

on d

irect

iona

l arro

ws

and

floor

num

bers

are

pro

vided

at

the

barri

er-fr

ee a

cces

s fa

cilitie

s su

ch a

s th

e ha

ndra

ils o

r lift

s.

Vibr

ator

and

dire

ctio

nal a

rrow

at

the

botto

m

For P

asse

nger

s

24

Chap

ter 3

For

Pas

seng

ers

Publ

ic T

rans

port

Publ

ic T

rans

port

Bus

es

Publ

ic bu

ses

prov

ide

sche

duled

ser

vices

and

run

on fi

xed

rout

es. T

hey

may

on

ly pi

ck u

p or

set

dow

n pa

ssen

gers

at d

esig

nate

d

bus

stop

s or

term

ini.

Tram

s Tr

ams

run

on fi

xed

track

s alo

ng th

e no

rther

n co

ast o

f th

e Ho

ng K

ong

Islan

d be

twee

n Ke

nned

y To

wn

and

Shau

Kei

Wan

. The

y m

ay

only

pick

up

or s

et d

own

pass

enge

rs a

t des

igna

ted

tram

sto

ps.

Nor

th-w

est r

ailw

ay (l

ight

ra

il)

Ligh

t rail

veh

icles

(LRV

s) ru

n alo

ng fi

xed

track

s in

Tue

n

Mun

and

Yue

n Lo

ng w

ith

desig

nate

d st

ops.

Mos

t of t

he

track

s an

d th

eir re

serv

e ar

eas

are

fenc

ed o

ff. U

naut

horis

ed

entry

into

suc

h fe

nced

are

as

is st

rictly

pro

hibi

ted

on s

afet

y gr

ound

s.

Gre

en m

inib

uses

(Pub

lic

light

bus

es p

rovid

ing

sche

duled

ser

vices

) G

reen

min

ibus

es ru

n on

fixe

d ro

utes

to p

rovid

e sc

hedu

led

serv

ices.

Whe

re th

e dr

iver i

s all

owed

to d

o so

you

may

hail

or re

ques

t a G

reen

min

ibus

to

stop

. O

n so

me

road

s w

ith ʻN

o-

stop

ping

ʼ zon

es, t

he d

river

m

ay b

e pe

rmitt

ed to

sto

p.

The

drive

r may

also

sto

p at

a

gree

n m

inib

us s

top

or s

tand

. G

reen

min

ibus

es a

re y

ellow

in

colo

ur w

ith a

gre

en ro

of.

Red

min

ibus

es (P

ublic

light

bu

ses

prov

idin

g no

n-sc

hedu

led s

ervic

es)

Red

min

ibus

es m

ay o

pera

te

on m

ost r

oads

exc

ept t

hose

w

ith ʻN

o pu

blic

light

bus

esʼ

signs

. You

may

hail

or r

eque

st

a re

d m

inib

us to

sto

p an

ywhe

re th

e dr

iver i

s all

owed

to

do

so. I

n ad

ditio

n to

the

stop

ping

rest

rictio

ns g

ener

ally

appl

ying

to a

ll veh

icles

, the

re

are

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ zon

es th

at

appl

y on

ly to

pub

lic lig

ht

buse

s. T

he d

river

may

also

st

op a

t a re

d m

inib

us s

top

or

stan

d. R

ed m

inib

uses

are

ye

llow

in c

olou

r with

a re

d ro

of.

Urb

an ta

xis

(Red

taxis

) Ur

ban

taxis

pro

vide

serv

ice to

th

e w

hole

of H

ong

Kong

but

ca

nnot

ope

rate

on

the

close

d ro

ads

on L

anta

u Isl

and

inclu

ding

Tun

g Ch

ung

Road

.

New

Ter

ritor

ies

taxi

s (G

reen

ta

xis)

New

Ter

ritor

ies (N

T) ta

xis

oper

ate

thro

ugho

ut m

ost o

f th

e Ne

w T

errit

ories

regi

on

exce

pt T

suen

Wan

, Sh

a Ti

n, T

seun

g Kw

an O

, and

La

ntau

Islan

d. T

hey

are

also

perm

itted

to p

rovid

e se

rvice

be

twee

n th

e Ai

r Pas

seng

er

Term

inals

of t

he H

ong

Kong

In

tern

atio

nal A

irpor

t and

ce

rtain

dist

ricts

in th

e Ne

w

Terri

torie

s. T

he d

river

can

not

take

you

to d

estin

atio

ns

in th

e ur

ban

area

exc

ept

Rou

te p

lann

ing

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

entʼs

mob

ile

appli

catio

n pr

ovide

s one

-sto

p se

rvice

of p

oint-t

o-po

int p

ublic

tra

nspo

rt ro

ute

enqu

iry fo

r pre

-tri

p pl

annin

g. Y

ou c

an a

cces

s it

by y

our s

mar

tpho

ne o

r de

skto

p co

mpu

ter t

o se

arch

yo

ur ro

ute.

(See

ʻFur

ther

Re

fere

nce

Mat

erial

sʼ)

a nu

mbe

r of s

pecif

ied m

ajor

infra

stru

ctur

es a

nd ra

ilway

st

atio

ns v

ia de

signa

ted

rout

es.

Traf

fic s

igns

ʻEnd

of p

erm

itted

ar

ea fo

r NT

taxis

ʼ are

ere

cted

at

app

ropr

iate

road

junc

tions

to

adv

ise d

river

s of

NT

taxis

th

eir o

pera

ting

boun

darie

s.

Lant

au ta

xis

(Blu

e ta

xis)

Lant

au ta

xis s

erve

onl

y th

e w

hole

Lant

au Is

land

and

Chek

La

p Ko

k in

cludi

ng th

e Ho

ng

Kong

Inte

rnat

iona

l Airp

ort.

For P

asse

nger

s

25

Usi

ng B

uses

Usi

ng b

uses

Do n

ot g

et o

n or

off

a bu

s un

less

it is

stan

ding

at a

bus

st

op. W

hen

wait

ing

by a

bus

st

op, k

eep

a go

od d

istan

ce

from

the

edge

of t

he fo

otpa

th.

You

shou

ld q

ueue

for t

he b

us

– th

is m

akes

get

ting

on th

e bu

s sa

fer a

nd q

uick

er. W

hen

form

ing

a qu

eue,

do

not b

lock

th

e pa

vem

ent.

If qu

eue

railin

gs/m

arkin

gs a

re

prov

ided

, que

ue w

ithin

the

railin

gs/m

arkin

gs. D

o no

t st

and

on th

e ro

adw

ay o

r for

ce

othe

r ped

estri

ans

to s

tep

onto

th

e ro

adw

ay. G

ive p

asse

nger

s in

whe

elcha

irs a

nd p

erso

ns

with

disa

biliti

es p

riorit

y in

bo

ardi

ng th

e bu

s. D

o no

t ste

p on

to th

e ro

adw

ay to

sto

p th

e bu

s w

hen

it is

leavin

g.

If yo

u w

ant t

o ge

t on

a bu

s at

a

bus

stop

, give

a c

lear s

igna

l fo

r it t

o st

op. W

hen

the

bus

appr

oach

es, s

tand

well

bac

k an

d w

ait u

ntil i

t has

sto

pped

co

mpl

etely

bef

ore

getti

ng o

n.

If th

ere

is no

sep

arat

e en

tranc

e an

d ex

it, le

t the

pa

ssen

gers

get

off

first

. Do

not g

et o

n a

crow

ded

bus

wait

for t

he n

ext o

ne. L

ook

out f

or c

yclis

ts ri

ding

bet

wee

n th

e bu

s an

d th

e pa

vem

ent o

r sid

e of

the

road

.

Afte

r boa

rdin

g a

bus,

mov

e alo

ng, a

nd s

it do

wn

if a

seat

is

avail

able.

Do

not s

tand

on

the

uppe

r dec

k, a

t the

sta

ircas

e or

bey

ond

the

yello

w lin

e ne

ar

the

bus

entra

nce

or e

xit. I

f you

ar

e a

whe

elcha

ir us

er, y

ou

have

to s

tabi

lise

your

w

heelc

hair

with

lock

ing

devic

e. T

he e

lder

ly, p

erso

ns

with

disa

biliti

es, p

regn

ant

wom

en o

r oth

er p

eopl

e in

ne

ed m

ay u

se th

e pr

iorit

y se

ats,

if a

vaila

ble.

Hold

on

to a

sui

tabl

e ha

ndra

il if

you

have

to s

tand

. Sit

dow

n an

d fa

sten

the

seat

belt

, if

fitte

d. O

ffer y

our s

eat t

o th

ose

in n

eed,

suc

h as

the

elder

ly,

pers

ons

with

disa

biliti

es,

preg

nant

wom

en a

nd p

eopl

e tra

vellin

g w

ith y

oung

chi

ldre

n.

You

mus

t not

talk

to o

r di

stra

ct th

e dr

iver.

Do n

ot

inte

rfere

with

or t

ry to

ope

rate

th

e em

erge

ncy

exit

door

un

less

in e

mer

genc

y.

Whe

n yo

u w

ant t

o ge

t off

at

next

sto

p, u

se th

e be

ll-pu

sh,

or s

imila

r dev

ice, i

n go

od ti

me

to s

igna

l the

driv

er. N

ote

the

bus

stop

ann

ounc

emen

t. Do

no

t alig

ht w

hile

the

door

is

open

ing

or c

losin

g.

Whe

n yo

u ha

ve g

ot o

ff the

bus

an

d w

ant t

o cr

oss t

he ro

ad,

wait

unt

il the

bus

has

mov

ed o

ff an

d yo

u ha

ve a

clea

r view

of

the

road

in b

oth

direc

tions

. If t

he b

us re

main

s at t

he b

us

stop

or s

tand

, cro

ss th

e ro

ad

well

aw

ay fr

om it.

Do

not c

ross

in

front

or a

t the

rear

of t

he b

us.

At a

pub

lic tr

ansp

ort

inte

rcha

nge

or b

us te

rmin

us,

wat

ch o

ut fo

r bus

es a

nd o

ther

ve

hicle

s th

at m

ay b

e co

ming

in

or m

oving

off.

For P

asse

nger

s

26

Usi

ng tr

ams

Follo

w th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

fo

r usin

g bu

ses

but y

ou w

ill ne

ed to

take

spe

cial c

are

in

reac

hing

the

tram

or t

he tr

am

stop

.

To re

ach

a tra

m s

top

loca

ted

on a

n isl

and,

follo

w th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

to c

ross

to

the

islan

d. A

fter l

eavin

g a

tram

, wait

on

the

islan

d an

d fo

llow

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de to

retu

rn to

the

pave

men

t. Us

e a

foot

brid

ge

or p

edes

trian

cro

ssin

g w

here

it

is jo

ined

to th

e tra

m is

land.

If th

ere

is no

islan

d, w

ait o

n th

e pa

vem

ent.

Do n

ot c

ross

to

the

tram

unt

il it h

as

stop

ped

and

othe

r veh

icles

als

o st

oppe

d be

hind

the

yello

w ʻS

topʼ

line

(see

pag

es

58 a

nd 1

27).

Like

wise

, do

not

leave

the

tram

or c

ross

the

road

unt

il you

are

sur

e it

is sa

fe to

do

so.

You

mus

t not

try

to g

et o

n or

of

f a m

ovin

g tra

m.

You

mus

t not

sta

nd o

n th

e st

airca

se o

f a tr

am, a

nd

shou

ld a

void

sta

ndin

g on

up

per d

eck.

You

mus

t not

talk

to o

r di

stra

ct th

e tra

m d

river

or

touc

h th

e co

ntro

ls.

Usi

ng li

ght r

ail v

ehic

les

(LRV

s) At a

plat

form

, you

sho

uld

queu

e up

beh

ind

the

yello

w

line

whi

le w

aitin

g fo

r a L

RV.

Alw

ays

let p

eopl

e ali

ght f

irst

befo

re y

ou b

oard

the

LRV.

Af

ter b

oard

ing,

you

sho

uld

mov

e in

side.

Do

not o

bstru

ct

the

door

. The

LRV

has

an

noun

cem

ent o

f the

nex

t st

op a

nd a

lso w

arni

ng to

pa

ssen

gers

whe

n th

e do

ors

are

open

ing

or c

losin

g.

Usi

ng L

ight

Rai

l Veh

icle

s or

Tra

ms

Ligh

t rail

sto

ps a

re lo

cate

d on

ra

ised

plat

form

s ad

join

ing

track

s. F

or g

oing

to o

r lea

ving

a pl

atfo

rm o

r the

pav

emen

t, yo

u sh

ould

use

pro

per

cros

sing

facil

ities,

inclu

ding

fo

otbr

idge

s, s

ubw

ays

and

ʻGre

en m

anʼ c

ross

ings

whe

re

they

are

pro

vided

. If t

here

are

no

pro

per c

ross

ing

facil

ities,

yo

u sh

ould

follo

w th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

with

ext

ra

care

.

For P

asse

nger

s

27

Usi

ng P

ublic

Lig

ht B

uses

, Tax

is o

r Priv

ate

Car

sU

sing

pub

lic li

ght b

uses

or

taxi

s

Find

a s

afe

plac

e to

wait

be

fore

hail

ing

a ta

xi or

pub

lic

light

bus

. If a

taxi

stan

d or

a

publ

ic lig

ht b

us s

tand

or s

top

for t

he ro

ute

you

wan

t is

near

by, g

o th

ere

and

wait

. Do

not

wait

whe

re th

ere

is a

stop

ping

rest

rictio

n w

hich

m

ay p

reve

nt th

e dr

iver f

rom

st

oppi

ng to

pick

you

up,

for

exam

ple

whe

re th

ere

are

doub

le ye

llow

lines

or s

ingl

e ye

llow

lines

(with

in th

e re

stric

tion

time)

.

Wait

nea

r the

ker

b bu

t do

not

stan

d to

o clo

se to

it o

r on

the

road

way

. Whe

n a

taxi

or

publ

ic lig

ht b

us a

ppro

ache

s,

give

a c

lear s

igna

l to

the

drive

r.

Do n

ot s

tep

on th

e ro

adw

ay

or tr

y to

get

in u

ntil t

he v

ehicl

e ha

s st

oppe

d an

d th

e dr

iver

has

open

ed th

e do

or fo

r you

or

kno

ws

you

are

getti

ng in

. If

the

vehi

cle s

tops

on

the

othe

r sid

e of

the

road

, be

sure

th

at th

e dr

iver h

as s

topp

ed fo

r yo

u an

d no

t for

som

e ot

her

reas

ons,

and

follo

w th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

to c

ross

the

road

.

Whe

re p

ossib

le, g

et in

or o

ut

of a

pub

lic lig

ht b

us o

r tax

i on

the

pave

men

t or s

ide

of th

e ro

ad.

You

mus

t wea

r a s

eat b

elt,

if fit

ted,

whe

n tra

vellin

g on

a

publ

ic lig

ht b

us o

r tax

i.

Whe

n tra

vellin

g by

taxi,

give

ea

rly a

lert t

o th

e dr

iver o

f any

in

stru

ctio

ns s

o th

at th

e dr

iver

can

carry

them

out

saf

ely.

Follo

w th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

fo

r priv

ate

car p

asse

nger

s (s

ee th

is pa

ge).

Do n

ot s

peak

to th

e dr

iver

othe

r tha

n to

give

inst

ruct

ions

. Do

not

try

to p

ay d

irect

ly to

th

e dr

iver w

hile

the

vehi

cle is

st

ill in

mot

ion.

Whe

n yo

u w

ish to

get

off

a

publ

ic lig

ht b

us, p

ress

the

call b

ell (if

pro

vided

) or t

ell th

e dr

iver w

ell in

adv

ance

so

the

drive

r can

sto

p sa

fely.

Do

not

leave

you

r sea

t unt

il the

pub

lic

light

bus

has

sto

pped

.

If yo

u ar

e a

taxi

front

sea

t pa

ssen

ger a

nd it

is n

eces

sary

to

get

out

ont

o th

e ro

adw

ay,

follo

w th

e ad

vice

for p

rivat

e ca

r pas

seng

ers

getti

ng o

ut

onto

the

road

way

on

this

page

.

(Cha

pter

8 ʻT

he L

angu

age

of th

e Ro

adʼ i

nclu

des

illust

ratio

ns o

f tra

ffic s

igns

, tra

ffic lig

ht s

igna

ls an

d ro

ad

mar

kings

refe

rred

to in

this

chap

ter.)

For p

rivat

e ca

r pas

seng

ers

Wait

unt

il the

car

has

sto

pped

be

fore

get

ting

in o

r out

. W

here

pos

sible

get i

n or

out

on

the

pave

men

t or s

ide

of

the

road

. You

mus

t not

ope

n th

e do

or in

a m

anne

r tha

t put

s an

yone

in d

ange

r or i

mpe

des

pede

stria

ns. D

o no

t lea

ve th

e do

or o

pen.

If it

is ne

cess

ary

to g

et o

ut

onto

the

road

way

, do

not

open

the

car d

oor u

ntil i

t is

safe

to d

o so

. Ask

the

drive

r to

help

if n

eces

sary.

Ope

n th

e do

or a

little

, loo

k all

aro

und,

pa

rticu

larly

behi

nd, a

nd lis

ten.

W

atch

out

par

ticul

arly

for

cycli

sts

and

mot

orcy

clist

s.

Whe

n th

ere

is no

traf

fic, g

et

out,

stan

d by

the

car a

nd

close

the

door

qui

ckly.

Loo

k all

aro

und

again

and

whe

n th

ere

is no

traf

fic n

earb

y, w

alk

arou

nd th

e ba

ck o

f the

car

to

the

pave

men

t or t

he s

ide

of

the

road

.

Afte

r sitt

ing

in a

sea

t, bu

ckle

up. A

ll pas

seng

ers

mus

t alw

ays

wea

r sea

t belt

s,

if fit

ted

(see

pag

e 43

for m

ore

info

rmat

ion)

.

Do n

ot d

istra

ct th

e dr

iver

whi

le th

e ve

hicle

is in

mot

ion,

or

touc

h an

y of

the

cont

rols

or

door

lock

s. D

o no

t thr

ow

anyt

hing

out

of t

he w

indo

w o

r pu

t out

any

par

t of y

our b

ody.

If th

e ve

hicle

is in

stall

ed w

ith

airba

gs, e

nsur

e th

at th

ere

is

a go

od d

istan

ce b

etw

een

you

and

the

air b

ag o

utlet

. Do

not

sit o

r lea

n un

nece

ssar

ily c

lose

to

the

airba

g ou

tlet.

(For

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

sea

t be

lts a

nd a

ir ba

gs, s

ee p

ages

43

to 4

6.)

For P

asse

nger

s

28

Pers

ons

with

Dis

abili

ties

Publ

ic tr

ansp

ort s

ervi

ces

On

publ

ic tra

nspo

rt su

ch a

s bu

ses,

pub

lic lig

ht b

uses

, ta

xis, r

ailw

ays

and

tram

way

s,

vario

us b

arrie

r-fre

e fa

cilitie

s ar

e pr

ovid

ed to

help

per

sons

w

ith d

isabi

lities

.

Visu

ally

impa

ired

pers

ons

Tact

ile g

uide

pat

hs w

ill gu

ide

visua

lly im

paire

d pe

rson

s (V

IPs)

to m

ove

arou

nd p

ublic

tra

nspo

rt in

terc

hang

es a

nd

light

rail p

latfo

rms,

and

to

/from

nea

rby

plac

es o

f pu

blic

inte

rest

.

Gui

de d

og c

an a

ccom

pany

VI

P on

boa

rd. O

nce

on

boa

rd, V

IP m

ay s

it on

th

e clo

sest

prio

rity

seat

, if

avail

able.

Bra

ille a

nd ta

ctile

pl

ates

are

ava

ilabl

e on

bus

es,

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

and

taxis

to

info

rm th

em th

e ve

hicle

re

gist

ratio

n nu

mbe

r and

/or

the

cust

omer

ser

vice

hotlin

e.

On

buse

s an

d LR

Vs, t

here

w

ould

be

anno

unce

men

t of

the

next

sto

p an

d als

o bu

zzer

s to

war

n pa

ssen

gers

w

hen

the

door

s ar

e op

enin

g/clo

sing.

On

som

e ta

xis, t

alkin

g m

eter

w

ill in

form

pas

seng

ers

the

vehi

cle re

gist

ratio

n nu

mbe

r an

d th

e to

tal f

are.

Mob

ility

impa

ired

pers

ons

and

whe

elch

air u

sers

You

may

wait

at t

he h

ead

of

the

queu

e w

ith a

yell

ow

inte

rnat

iona

l sym

bol o

f ac

cess

ibilit

y m

arke

d on

the

grou

nd a

t pub

lic tr

ansp

ort

inte

rcha

nges

, lig

ht ra

il pl

atfo

rms

and

som

e bu

s st

ops

for e

asier

boa

rdin

g.

Afte

r boa

rdin

g a

bus

or

a LR

V, y

ou s

houl

d pa

rk a

nd

lock

you

r whe

elcha

ir at

the

rese

rved

par

king

spac

e an

d m

ay c

hoos

e to

sit

on th

e clo

sest

prio

rity

seat

, if

avail

able.

Whe

n yo

u hi

re a

taxi

inclu

ding

w

heelc

hair

acce

ssib

le ta

xi,

your

cru

tche

s an

d w

heelc

hair

are

carri

ed fr

ee o

f cha

rge.

Hea

ring

impa

ired

pers

ons

The

disp

lay p

anel

of b

us s

top

anno

unce

men

t sys

tem

will

show

you

the

nam

e of

the

next

sto

p.

Spec

ial t

rans

port

ser

vice

s

For p

erso

ns w

ith d

isabi

lities

w

ho a

re u

nabl

e to

use

pub

lic

trans

port,

they

may

use

Re

habu

s. R

ehab

us p

rovid

es

terri

tory

-wid

e tra

nspo

rt se

rvice

s w

hich

ena

ble

m

obilit

y im

paire

d pe

rson

s to

tra

vel t

o w

ork

or s

choo

l, at

tend

med

ical a

ppoi

ntm

ent,

or p

artic

ipat

e in

soc

ial a

nd

recr

eatio

nal a

ctivi

ties.

Cer

tific

ate

for p

icki

ng u

p or

set

ting

dow

n of

pa

ssen

gers

with

di

sabi

litie

s in

rest

ricte

d zo

nes

A pa

ssen

ger w

ith d

isabi

lity o

r im

paire

d vis

ion

can

boar

d an

d ali

ght f

rom

a ta

xi, p

rivat

e ca

r, pr

ivate

light

bus

or

priva

te b

us in

no-

stop

ping

re

stric

ted

zone

s (e

xcep

t ex

pres

sway

s an

d 24

-hou

r no

sto

ppin

g re

stric

ted

zone

s), p

rovid

ed th

at n

o ha

zard

or m

ajor d

isrup

tion

is ca

used

to o

ther

road

use

rs,

by p

rese

ntin

g a

ʻCer

tifica

te

for P

ickin

g Up

or S

ettin

g Do

wn

of P

asse

nger

s w

ith

Disa

biliti

es in

Res

trict

ed

Zone

sʼ to

the

drive

r.

If yo

u ar

e

• pe

rson

s w

ith m

obilit

y pr

oblem

, suc

h as

whe

elcha

ir us

ers

or u

sers

of w

alkin

g aid

s; o

r

• vis

ually

impa

ired

pers

ons,

you

can

appl

y fo

r the

ce

rtific

ate

from

org

anisa

tions

un

der t

he c

oord

inat

ion

of th

e Ho

ng K

ong

Coun

cil o

f Soc

ial

Serv

ices.

You

can

fill in

the

jour

ney

info

rmat

ion

and

vehi

cle

regi

stra

tion

num

ber o

n th

e ce

rtific

ate

and

pres

ent i

t to

the

drive

r of t

axi,

priva

te c

ar,

priva

te lig

ht b

us o

r priv

ate

bus.

For C

yclis

ts

29

Chap

ter 4

For

Cyc

lists

Cyc

ling

A cy

cle is

rega

rded

as

a ve

hicle

. A c

yclis

t has

the

sam

e ob

ligat

ion

to fo

llow

the

rules

and

regu

latio

ns

appl

icabl

e to

driv

ers

whe

n cy

cling

on

the

road

. Mos

t of

the

rules

and

adv

ice g

iven

to

drive

rs in

Cha

pter

5 a

pply

to

cycli

sts.

The

adv

ice c

onta

ined

in

this

chap

ter i

s aim

ed

prim

arily

at t

hose

usin

g bi

cycle

s. H

owev

er s

ome

of

the

rules

and

adv

ice a

lso

appl

y to

thos

e us

ing

tricy

cles

or m

ulti-

cycle

s.

You

mus

t obe

y tra

ffic s

igns

, tra

ffic s

igna

ls, ro

ad m

arkin

gs

and

traffic

rules

that

app

ly ge

nera

lly to

veh

icles

.

Wea

r glas

ses

if yo

u ne

ed

them

to s

ee p

rope

rly.

Do n

ot ri

de if

you

suf

fer f

rom

an

y di

sabi

lity o

r illn

ess

that

m

akes

it d

ifficu

lt

for y

ou to

ride

saf

ely.

You

mus

t not

ride

whe

n un

der

the

influ

ence

of a

lcoho

l or

drug

s.

If yo

u ar

e ta

king

med

icatio

n,

cons

ult y

our d

octo

r to

mak

e su

re th

at it

will

not a

ffect

you

r ab

ility

to ri

de.

Child

ren

shou

ld s

eek

their

pa

rent

ʼs o

r gua

rdian

ʼs

perm

issio

n be

fore

ridi

ng o

n th

e ro

ad a

nd, if

und

er th

e ag

e of

11

, mus

t cyc

le on

ly w

ith a

n ad

ult.

Som

e ro

ad u

sers

may

not

be

look

ing

out f

or c

yclis

ts.

In a

dditio

n, c

ycles

can

be

hard

er to

be

seen

from

end

-on

. Wea

ring

brig

ht, l

ight

-co

lour

ed, f

luor

esce

nt o

r re

flect

ive c

loth

ing/

belt

will

he

lp o

ther

road

use

rs to

see

yo

u. R

eflec

tive

cloth

ing/

belt

is

the

mos

t effe

ctive

saf

ety

gear

to k

eep

you

visib

le by

ot

hers

, par

ticul

arly

in th

e da

rk

or in

poo

r lig

ht.

Ride

whe

re d

river

s an

d pe

dest

rians

will

be lo

okin

g an

d ex

pect

to s

ee y

ou.

Do n

ot w

ear a

nyth

ing

that

m

ay a

ffect

you

r pro

per

cont

rol o

f you

r cyc

le or

get

ca

ught

in th

e w

heels

or c

hain

. Th

e leg

s of

bag

gy tr

ouse

rs o

r sh

oelac

es c

an g

et c

augh

t ea

sily

in th

e ch

ain. U

se a

ba

nd to

tie

up tr

ouse

r leg

s

if ne

eded

.

Rec

kles

s an

d ca

rele

ss

cycl

ing

You

mus

t not

ride

or u

se

your

cyc

le in

a m

anne

r tha

t en

dang

ers

othe

r roa

d us

ers

or y

ours

elf, o

r tha

t wou

ld

incr

ease

the

risk

of a

traf

fic

accid

ent o

r inc

reas

e th

e ris

k of

inju

ry o

r dea

th. Y

ou m

ust

ride

or u

se y

our c

ycle

with

du

e ca

re a

nd a

ttent

ion

an

d w

ith re

ason

able

cons

ider

atio

n fo

r oth

er ro

ad

user

s.

A pe

rson

who

ride

s or

use

s a

bicy

cle, t

ricyc

le or

mul

ti-cy

cle o

n a

road

reck

lessly

or

car

eless

ly co

mm

its a

n of

fenc

e.

If yo

u un

ders

tand

and

follo

w

the

rules

and

adv

ice in

this

chap

ter,

as w

ell a

s th

ose

in

Chap

ter 5

that

app

ly to

cy

clist

s, y

ou w

ill rid

e sa

fely

and

with

con

sider

atio

n fo

r ot

hers

. M

ulti-

cycl

esRi

ding

of m

ulti-

cycle

s is

rest

ricte

d to

cer

tain

de

signa

ted

area

s an

d cy

cle

track

s in

dica

ted

by th

e lef

t sig

n. A

chi

ld u

nder

the

age

of

11

who

ride

s or

ste

ers

a

mul

ti-cy

cle in

suc

h de

signa

ted

plac

es m

ust b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y an

adu

lt.

Lear

ning

to ri

de

Ther

e is

muc

h yo

u ne

ed to

lea

rn b

efor

e rid

ing

on th

e ro

ad. B

alanc

ing

and

stee

ring,

st

artin

g an

d st

oppi

ng a

re a

ll ex

trem

ely im

porta

nt b

ut th

ere

is m

uch

mor

e to

saf

e cy

cling

. As

a n

ew ri

der,

you

need

to

deve

lop

the

abilit

y to

un

ders

tand

and

ant

icipa

te

the

mov

emen

ts o

f oth

er

rider

s an

d dr

ivers

as

well

as

pede

stria

ns. Y

ou n

eed

to b

e ab

le to

reco

gnise

the

signs

an

d sig

nals

they

use

to

com

mun

icate

with

eac

h ot

her

and

be s

ure

that

you

r ow

n ac

tions

are

alw

ays

in th

e be

st

inte

rest

s of

bot

h yo

urse

lf an

d of

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

.

Do n

ot ri

de o

n th

e ro

ad u

ntil

you

can

do s

o sa

fely

and

com

pete

ntly

and

until

you

know

and

can

follo

w th

e Ro

ad

User

sʼ C

ode.

For C

yclis

ts

30

You

and

Your

Cyc

leCy

cles

are

of d

iffere

nt ty

pes

and

sizes

and

usu

ally

the

heig

ht o

f the

han

dleb

ars

and

the

sadd

le ca

n be

adj

uste

d.

To ri

de s

afely

and

co

mpe

tent

ly, y

ou m

ust r

ide

a

cycle

of t

he ri

ght t

ype

an

d siz

e an

d m

ake

prop

er

adju

stm

ents

to s

uit y

ou.

Do n

ot ri

de a

cyc

le th

at is

to

o sm

all o

r too

larg

e fo

r you

. Ch

eck

it w

ith y

our l

ocal

cycle

de

alers

or e

xper

ience

d pe

rson

s fo

r fur

ther

adv

ice.

Chec

k th

at y

ou c

an ju

st to

uch

the

grou

nd w

ith th

e tip

s of

bo

th fe

et w

hile

sittin

g on

the

sadd

le (s

ee d

iagra

m b

elow

) an

d ad

just

it if

nec

essa

ry. If

no

t, th

e cy

cle is

too

big

or th

e sa

ddle

too

high

. If y

ou c

an p

ut

both

feet

flat

on

the

grou

nd

whi

le sit

ting

on th

e sa

ddle,

th

en th

e cy

cle is

too

small

or

the

sadd

le is

too

low,

givi

ng

you

a cr

ampe

d rid

ing

posit

ion.

Hand

lebar

s sh

ould

be

at

abou

t the

sam

e he

ight

or

sligh

tly h

ighe

r tha

n th

e sa

ddle

(see

diag

ram

belo

w) s

o th

at

your

weig

ht c

an b

e sh

ared

be

twee

n th

e ha

ndleb

ars

and

the

sadd

le.

Chec

k th

at y

ou c

an a

pply

both

bra

kes

easil

y an

d fu

lly

with

you

r fin

gers

whi

le st

ill ho

ldin

g th

e ha

ndleb

ar g

rips

and

main

tain

ing

full s

teer

ing

cont

rol.

Chec

k th

at y

ou c

an o

pera

te

the

bell w

hile

hold

ing

and

cont

rollin

g th

e ha

ndleb

ars.

Safe

ty c

heck

s

Mak

e su

re y

our c

ycle

is su

itabl

e fo

r you

and

saf

e to

rid

e.

Wea

r a b

right

col

our a

nd

corre

ctly

fitte

d sa

fety

helm

et

whi

ch c

ompl

ies w

ith

inte

rnat

iona

l sta

ndar

ds (s

ee

ʻFur

ther

Ref

eren

ce M

ater

ialsʼ

). Pu

t on

suita

ble

cloth

ing

with

re

flect

ive b

elt (s

ee p

age

29)

and

wea

r per

sona

l pro

tect

ive

equi

pmen

t (fo

r exa

mpl

e,

pads

, glo

ves)

. You

r cyc

le m

ust b

e fit

ted

with

a w

arni

ng

bell.

Mak

e su

re th

e br

akes

are

su

itabl

y ad

just

ed a

nd k

ept i

n pr

oper

wor

king

orde

r, an

d ca

n st

op th

e w

heels

effe

ctive

ly;

and

also

the

tyre

s ar

e in

goo

d co

nditio

n w

ith c

learly

see

n tre

ad p

atte

rn a

nd a

re p

rope

rly

pum

ped

up.

Chec

k th

at th

e m

ovin

g

parts

are

oile

d su

fficien

tly

and

the

chain

is ti

ght e

noug

h (2

cm m

axim

um p

lay) w

ith n

o sig

n of

dam

age

or ru

st.

If yo

u pr

epar

e to

ride

at n

ight

or

in p

oor v

isibi

lity, y

our c

ycle

mus

t be

fitte

d w

ith a

whi

te

lamp

on th

e fro

nt a

nd a

red

lamp

on th

e re

ar. M

ake

sure

yo

ur la

mps

are

in g

ood

cond

ition;

and

if y

ou u

se

batte

ry p

ower

ed la

mps

, ch

eck

that

the

batte

ries

have

su

fficien

t ene

rgy

for y

our

jour

ney.

It is

a go

od id

ea to

ca

rry s

pare

bat

terie

s an

d lam

ps.

Your

cyc

le m

ust h

ave

a re

ar

red

refle

ctor

fitte

d.

Refle

ctor

s ca

n in

crea

se y

our

visib

ility

to o

ther

road

use

rs.

Fit w

hite

refle

ctor

s on

the

front

or

sid

e of

you

r cyc

le, a

nd

ambe

r ref

lecto

rs o

n th

e pe

dals.

Bel

lR

ed li

ght

at th

e re

ar

Red

refle

ctor

Whi

te li

ght

in fr

ont

Effi

cien

t bra

king

sys

tem

max

imum

play

2c

m

For C

yclis

ts

31

Safe

Cyc

ling

Basi

c cy

clin

g sk

ills

As a

new

ride

r, lea

rn a

nd

prac

tise

the

follo

win

g ba

sic

skills

at a

sui

tabl

e an

d sa

fe

plac

e aw

ay fr

om a

ny tr

affic

an

d w

here

you

can

do

so

safe

ly w

ithou

t cau

sing

any

inco

nven

ience

or r

isk to

ot

hers

.

Do n

ot ri

de o

n th

e ro

ad u

ntil

you

can

ride

your

cyc

le w

ith

good

bala

ncin

g an

d st

eerin

g,

star

ting

and

stop

ping

– w

ell

enou

gh fo

r you

to c

once

ntra

te

on a

nd c

ope

with

the

dang

ers

of th

e ro

ad a

nd o

ther

traf

fic.

Mov

ing

off –

pra

ctise

this

skill

follo

win

g a

narro

w p

ath

as

you

beco

me

mor

e co

mpe

tent

. Us

e a

low

gea

r, if

fitte

d.

Slow

ing

dow

n an

d st

oppi

ng –

pr

actis

e pr

ogre

ssive

and

co

ntro

lled

brak

ing,

brin

ging

yo

ur c

ycle

to a

sto

p sm

ooth

ly an

d in

the

exac

t plac

e re

quire

d. T

ry it

at s

peed

. O

n a

wet

sur

face

, it w

ill be

m

ore

diffic

ult.

Peda

lling,

bala

ncin

g an

d st

eerin

g –

use

the

balls

of

your

feet

to p

edal.

A s

moo

th

peda

lling

style

that

exe

rts

forc

e th

roug

hout

the

entir

e cir

cle w

ill he

lp b

alanc

ing

the

cycle

. Eve

n at

low

spe

eds,

do n

ot fr

eew

heel

but k

eep

peda

lling.

Try

and

pra

ctise

st

eerin

g ar

ound

mar

kers

or

othe

r obs

tacle

s.

Emer

genc

y br

akin

g –

appl

y bo

th fr

ont a

nd re

ar b

rake

s sim

ulta

neou

sly. T

ry a

nd

prac

tise

emer

genc

y br

akin

g by

sto

ppin

g as

qui

ckly

as y

ou

can

(also

see

ʻBra

kingʼ

on

right

).

Whe

n yo

u ha

ve m

aste

red

thes

e sk

ills, t

ry th

em a

gain

an

d als

o pr

actis

e lo

okin

g be

hind

and

givi

ng c

orre

ct

signa

ls. D

evelo

p a

cons

tant

aw

aren

ess

of a

ll oth

er v

ehicl

es

and

pede

stria

ns a

roun

d yo

u,

inclu

ding

their

pos

itions

and

sp

eeds

. You

can

find

adv

ice

on w

hat t

o do

and

whe

n to

do

it in

this

chap

ter.

Brak

ing

Lear

n w

hich

han

d w

orks

the

front

bra

ke a

nd w

hich

han

d w

orks

the

rear

bra

ke. A

pply

the

rear

bra

ke fo

r sm

ooth

gr

adua

l slo

win

g do

wn.

The

fro

nt b

rake

is m

ore

pow

erfu

l an

d ef

ficien

t. Ho

wev

er, i

f you

ap

ply

it to

o ha

rd, t

he c

ycle

will

stop

mor

e ab

rupt

ly an

d th

e re

ar w

heel

may

lift o

ff th

e gr

ound

cau

sing

you

to lo

se

cont

rol o

r eve

n fly

ove

r the

ha

ndleb

ars,

par

ticul

arly

whe

n go

ing

dow

nhill

at s

peed

. In

nor

mal

ridin

g co

nditio

ns,

appl

y th

e re

ar b

rake

firs

t, th

en

the

front

bra

ke. C

ontro

l you

r sp

eed

by b

rakin

g ap

prop

riate

ly w

hen

trave

lling

dow

nhill

or b

efor

e ro

undi

ng

a be

nd. O

nly

brak

e w

hen

the

front

whe

el is

stra

ight

.

A sy

stem

for s

afe

cycl

ing

Befo

re m

ovin

g of

f, st

oppi

ng, o

r tur

ning

, alw

ays

carry

out

the

follo

win

g ro

utin

e:•

Thin

k: T

hink

car

eful

ly w

hat

you

wan

t to

do a

nd a

llow

su

fficien

t tim

e to

do

it.

• Lo

ok: C

heck

if it

is s

afe

to

man

oeuv

re; l

ook

ahea

d,

behi

nd a

nd a

ll aro

und.

• Si

gnal:

Sig

nal w

hat y

ou

inte

nd to

do,

pro

vided

it is

sa

fe. A

rm s

igna

ls m

ust b

e co

rrect

, clea

r and

give

n in

go

od ti

me.

It is

only

whe

n th

e ab

ove

step

s ha

ve b

een

take

n th

at it

is s

afe

to m

ove

off,

stop

, or c

hang

e sp

eed

or d

irect

ion.

For C

yclis

ts

32

Giv

ing

Sign

als

Give

you

r sig

nals

clear

ly an

d in

goo

d tim

e. G

ive o

nly

the

corre

ct s

igna

ls –

the

thre

e illu

stra

ted

on th

e rig

ht.

Givi

ng a

n ar

m s

igna

l mea

ns

ridin

g w

ith o

nly

one

hand

on

the

hand

lebar

s. A

s rid

ing

on

e-ha

nded

is d

ange

rous

, ar

m s

igna

l sho

uld

not b

e gi

ven

for l

onge

r tha

n ne

cess

ary

and

som

etim

es

it is

safe

r not

to g

ive a

sig

nal

at a

ll.

Alw

ays

com

plet

e yo

ur s

igna

l an

d re

turn

you

r han

d to

the

hand

lebar

s be

fore

car

ryin

g ou

t the

man

oeuv

re, s

uch

as

chan

ging

dire

ctio

n or

slo

win

g do

wn

so a

s to

main

tain

m

axim

um c

ontro

l.

Left-

turn

sig

nal

This

signa

l indi

cate

s th

at th

e cy

clist

is g

oing

to m

ove

out

to th

e lef

t or t

urn

left.

The

who

le of

the

arm

and

han

d

is ex

tend

ed le

vel w

ith th

e sh

ould

er, p

alm fa

cing

forw

ards

. If y

ou g

ive th

e

signa

l in th

is w

ay, i

t can

be

mor

e ea

sily

seen

and

un

ders

tood

by

othe

r roa

d us

ers.

Rig

ht-t

urn

sign

al

This

signa

l indi

cate

s th

at th

e cy

clist

is g

oing

to m

ove

out

to th

e rig

ht o

r tur

n rig

ht.

Slow

ing

dow

n si

gnal

This

signa

l indi

cate

s th

at th

e cy

clist

is g

oing

to s

low

dow

n or

sto

p. T

he a

rm is

ext

ende

d lev

el w

ith th

e sh

ould

er, p

alm

facin

g do

wnw

ards

. Mov

e th

e ar

m u

p an

d do

wn

at le

ast

thre

e tim

es, b

ut n

ot to

o fa

st.

Oth

er v

ehicl

es c

an g

ive

signa

ls th

roug

hout

the

man

oeuv

re b

ecau

se th

ey

are

usin

g di

rect

ion

indi

cato

r sig

nals

or s

top

light

sig

nals.

Th

ese

signa

ls ar

e m

ore

easil

y se

en b

y ot

her r

oad

user

s.

As a

cyc

list,

you

have

to re

ly on

arm

sig

nals

only

befo

re

the

man

oeuv

re. Y

our s

igna

ls ar

e no

t eas

ily s

een

by o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

, par

ticul

arly

at

nigh

t or i

n po

or v

isibi

lity.

Befo

re c

hang

ing

dire

ctio

n or

slo

win

g do

wn,

mak

e su

re

othe

r roa

d us

ers

have

see

n yo

u an

d av

oid

abru

pt c

hang

es

that

may

brin

g yo

u in

to

conf

lict w

ith th

em. D

o no

t rely

co

mpl

etely

on

your

sig

nals.

Ke

ep lo

okin

g ar

ound

to

othe

rs.

Sign

als

by o

ther

road

us

ers

Befo

re ri

ding

on

the

road

, no

t onl

y sh

ould

you

kno

w

how

to g

ive s

igna

ls, b

ut a

lso

be a

ble

to re

cogn

ise s

igna

ls gi

ven

by o

ther

s an

d kn

ow

wha

t the

y m

ean

(see

pag

es

104

and

105

for m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on s

igna

ls gi

ven

by d

river

s an

d cy

clist

s).

For C

yclis

ts

33

Star

ting

Befo

re y

ou m

ove

off f

rom

the

side

of th

e ro

ad, t

hink

whi

ch

way

you

inte

nd to

go

and

look

ah

ead,

beh

ind

and

all a

roun

d,

parti

cular

ly ov

er y

our r

ight

sh

ould

er, f

or m

ovin

g tra

ffic.

If th

ere

is tra

ffic a

ppro

achi

ng,

wait

unt

il it h

as p

asse

d. W

hen

the

traffic

has

pas

sed,

sig

nal

clear

ly w

ith y

our r

ight

arm

and

th

en m

ove

off.

Stop

ping

Exce

pt in

an

emer

genc

y, st

oppi

ng m

ust b

e do

ne

care

fully

and

gra

duall

y.

Decid

e w

here

you

wish

to

stop

and

look

par

ticul

arly

to

the

rear

ove

r you

r rig

ht

shou

lder

for f

ollo

win

g tra

ffic.

Sign

al th

at y

ou a

re g

oing

to

slow

dow

n an

d st

op. W

hen

brak

ing,

kee

p bo

th h

ands

on

the

hand

lebar

s.

On

wet

road

s, it

will

take

you

m

ore

time

and

muc

h lo

nger

di

stan

ce to

sto

p, s

o all

ow a

t lea

st tw

ice th

e no

rmal

dist

ance

.

Rid

ing

on th

e R

oad

Emer

genc

y st

op

Do n

ot s

igna

l. Ke

ep b

oth

hand

s on

the

hand

lebar

s to

m

ainta

in c

ontro

l and

use

bo

th b

rake

s. M

ove

your

bo

dyw

eight

low

er a

nd b

ack

if

you

can.

Rid

ing

alon

g

Alw

ays

cycle

with

in y

our

abilit

y. In

par

ticul

ar, y

ou

shou

ld b

e co

mfo

rtabl

e w

ith

the

road

and

traf

fic c

ondi

tions

. Sa

fe ri

ding

requ

ires

skills

not

on

ly in

con

trollin

g th

e cy

cle,

such

as

balan

cing,

ste

erin

g,

star

ting

and

stop

ping

, but

als

o in

the

follo

win

g ke

y ar

eas:

• Aw

aren

ess

of c

ycles

and

ve

hicle

s ah

ead,

beh

ind

an

d to

the

sides

, as

well

as

pede

stria

ns, t

raffic

sig

nals,

ro

ad s

urfa

ce a

nd th

e en

tire

vicin

ity;

• An

ticip

atio

n of

wha

t is

likely

to h

appe

n by

ob

serv

ing

mov

emen

t, w

atch

ing

out f

or h

idde

n da

nger

s an

d lis

teni

ng fo

r en

gine

sou

nds,

etc

; and

• Po

sitio

ning

you

rself

so

that

oth

er d

river

s ca

n se

e yo

u an

d kn

ow w

hat y

ou

inte

nd to

do.

Alw

ays

keep

bot

h ha

nds

on

the

hand

lebar

s un

less

you

are

signa

lling.

You

mus

t kee

p at

leas

t one

ha

nd o

n th

e ha

ndleb

ars

at a

ll tim

es.

Alw

ays

keep

bot

h fe

et o

n th

e pe

dals.

In g

ener

al, k

eep

to th

e lef

t sid

e of

the

road

in s

ingl

e file

an

d m

ove

at a

ste

ady

spee

d.

Look

out

for p

otho

les, d

rain

s,

road

exp

ansio

n jo

ints

, cov

ers

and

track

, etc

.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e ab

out t

o m

ake

a tu

rn o

r com

e to

a n

arro

w

road

, you

may

ride

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

lane

if it

is sa

fe

to d

o so

and

with

out c

ausin

g se

rious

disr

uptio

n to

traf

fic.

Look

out

for f

ollo

win

g tra

ffic

whe

n yo

u m

ove

out.

If yo

u rid

e on

a lo

ng n

arro

w ro

ad,

try to

mak

e a

stop

at a

lay-

by

or s

ome

wid

er a

rea

to a

llow

fo

llow

ing

vehi

cles

to p

ass

whe

re p

ossib

le.

You

mus

t not

ent

er a

tunn

el ar

ea, a

con

trol a

rea

or a

n ex

pres

sway

. The

sta

rt an

d en

d of

suc

h ar

ea a

re m

arke

d by

traf

fic s

igns

(see

pag

es 7

1 an

d 73

).

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

cycli

ng

rest

rictio

n

Cycli

ng is

pro

hibi

ted

beyo

nd

the

abov

e sig

n. C

yclis

ts m

ust

dism

ount

and

pus

h th

eir

bicy

cles

or tr

icycle

s to

pr

ocee

d be

yond

the

sign

un

til th

e en

d of

the

rest

rictio

n.

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

End

of

cycli

ng re

stric

tion

You

mus

t not

ride

or p

ush

your

bicy

cle o

r tric

ycle

past

th

e ab

ove

regu

lator

y tra

ffic

signs

ban

ning

bicy

cle o

r tri

cycle

. The

se s

igns

are

ofte

n fo

und

near

elev

ated

road

s,

flyov

ers

and

unde

rpas

ses.

For C

yclis

ts

34

You

mus

t not

ride

on

pave

men

t. If

ther

e is

a cy

clew

ay o

r cyc

le lan

e alo

ng

the

road

, you

mus

t use

it.

Do n

ot s

tay

on th

e cy

clew

ay

if yo

u ne

ed to

sto

p or

take

a

rest

.

You

mus

t rid

e in

sin

gle

file

exce

pt w

hen

over

takin

g or

rid

ing

on c

yclew

ay.

You

mus

t not

ride

a c

ycle

in

the

oppo

site

dire

ctio

n to

traf

fic

on ro

ad.

Wat

ch o

ut fo

r ped

estri

ans,

pa

rticu

larly

youn

g ch

ildre

n,

who

may

ste

p or

run

onto

th

e ro

ad s

udde

nly.

Wat

ch o

ut fo

r oth

er v

ehicl

es,

parti

cular

ly w

hen

appr

oach

ing

a ju

nctio

n. O

ther

driv

ers

may

tu

rn le

ft ac

ross

you

r pat

h.

Keep

a s

afe

dist

ance

from

an

y ve

hicle

you

are

follo

win

g.

Neve

r get

clo

se to

it.

Oth

erw

ise, i

f it s

tops

su

dden

ly, y

ou m

ay n

ot h

ave

time

to d

o so

.

You

mus

t nev

er b

e to

wed

or

hold

on

to a

veh

icle

or to

w

anot

her c

ycle

or o

ther

veh

icle.

You

mus

t not

car

ry a

ny

pass

enge

r. Yo

u m

ust n

ot

carry

any

ani

mal

or a

nyth

ing

whi

ch m

ight

obs

truct

you

r vie

w, a

ffect

you

r bala

nce

or

com

plet

e co

ntro

l of y

our

cycle

, or g

et c

augh

t in

the

whe

els o

r cha

in.

Do n

ot w

ear e

arph

ones

of

any

audi

o de

vices

or u

se

mob

ile p

hone

.

Do n

ot le

ad a

ny a

nim

al.

If rid

ing a

t nig

ht o

r in

poor

vis

ibilit

y, yo

u m

ust s

witc

h on

yo

ur c

ycle

lamps

to s

how

a

whit

e lig

ht to

the

front

and

a

red

light

to th

e re

ar. E

nsur

e th

e lam

ps a

re o

n du

ring

your

trip

. Ev

en in

day

light

, sw

itchin

g on

yo

ur c

ycle

lamps

can

help

ot

her r

oad

user

s se

e yo

u.

Adjus

t suit

ably

your

cyc

le lam

p to

dip

dow

nwar

ds s

o as

no

t to

dazz

le ot

her r

oad

user

s.

Use

of t

he b

ell

Use

your

bell

to w

arn

othe

r ro

ad u

sers

, esp

ecial

ly pe

dest

rians

, of y

our p

rese

nce,

bu

t onl

y w

hen

it is

nece

ssar

y.

Oth

er m

otor

ists

may

not

hea

r yo

ur w

arni

ng b

ell, s

o yo

u sh

ould

take

saf

ety

prec

autio

ns a

s ne

cess

ary.

You

mus

t not

use

you

r bell

to

dem

and

othe

r roa

d us

ers,

es

pecia

lly p

edes

trian

s, to

cle

ar th

e w

ay –

unl

ess

in

emer

genc

y su

ch a

s yo

u ar

e un

able

to s

top.

Stee

p cy

clew

ay

On

stee

p se

ctio

ns o

f roa

ds,

take

car

e of

you

r spe

ed –

not

to

reac

h a

spee

d fro

m w

hich

yo

u ca

nnot

sto

p sa

fely.

If y

ou

feel

that

you

may

not

be

able

to c

ontro

l the

cyc

le, y

ou

shou

ld d

ismou

nt a

nd p

ush

your

cyc

le th

roug

h th

at ro

ad

sect

ion.

The

abo

ve s

igns

in

dica

te s

teep

dow

nwar

d/up

war

d cy

clew

ay s

ectio

ns

ahea

d.

The

sign

abov

e ad

vises

cy

clist

s to

dism

ount

and

walk

do

wn

the

stee

p ro

ad s

ectio

n ah

ead.

Stee

p (u

pwar

d)

Stee

p (d

ownw

ard)

For C

yclis

ts

35

It is

very

dan

gero

us to

ov

erta

ke a

veh

icle

on it

s lef

t. Yo

u ho

wev

er m

ay o

verta

ke/

pass

on

the

left u

nder

the

follo

win

g sit

uatio

ns o

nly:

• W

hen

it is

obvio

us fr

om

the

vehi

cleʼs

pos

ition,

m

ovem

ent,

spee

d an

d sig

nals

that

it is

goi

ng to

tu

rn ri

ght.

• O

n on

e-w

ay ro

ad (b

ut n

ot

dual

carri

agew

ay) w

ith

stop

ped

or s

low

-mov

ing

vehi

cle o

n th

e rig

ht-h

and

side

of th

e ro

ad.

Do n

ot p

ass

betw

een

the

kerb

an

d a

bus

whe

n th

e bu

s is

at

a s

top.

Wait

unt

il the

bus

m

oves

off,

unl

ess

it is

safe

to

pass

it o

n th

e ot

her s

ide

and

you

can

retu

rn to

you

r nor

mal

path

bef

ore

the

bus

mov

es

off.

You

shou

ld n

ever

ove

rtake

on

the

left o

f or w

eave

in a

nd o

ut

of s

tatio

nary

or v

ery

slow

m

ovin

g tra

ffic. I

t is

ofte

n be

tter

to w

ait fo

r the

traf

fic to

mov

e.

Bus

lane

s

You

may

use

bus

lane

s un

less

ther

e ar

e sig

ns b

anni

ng

cycli

sts.

How

ever

, bus

es a

t bu

s lan

e m

ay b

e tra

vellin

g fa

ster

than

the

traffic

in o

ther

lan

es. A

llow

bus

to p

ass

whe

n sit

uatio

n pe

rmits

.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s

who

may

ste

p un

expe

cted

ly on

to th

e ro

ad a

nd fo

r driv

ers

who

may

driv

e in

to a

bus

lane

to

gain

acc

ess

to p

rem

ises

or

whe

n ta

king

evas

ive a

ctio

n.

Be p

repa

red

to ri

de in

nor

mal

traffic

con

ditio

ns a

t the

end

of

the

bus

lane

(for m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on b

us la

nes,

see

pa

ge 6

5).

Pede

stria

n cr

ossi

ngs

You

mus

t give

way

to

pede

stria

ns o

n a

ʻZeb

raʼ

cros

sing.

If th

ere

are

pede

stria

ns o

n th

e cr

ossin

g,

stop

and

wait

beh

ind

the

ʻGive

way

ʼ lin

e. Y

ou m

ust n

ot

wea

ve th

roug

h pe

dest

rians

on

a cr

ossin

g or

try

to fo

rce

your

w

ay.

At ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cro

ssin

gs,

you

mus

t sto

p an

d w

ait

behi

nd th

e ʻS

topʼ

line

if th

e re

d lig

ht is

sho

win

g. Y

ou m

ay

only

go fo

rwar

d if

the

gree

n lig

ht is

sho

win

g an

d th

e w

ay

is cle

ar. G

ive w

ay to

any

pe

dest

rians

still

on

the

cros

sing.

Ove

rtak

ing

Whe

n rid

ing

along

a ro

ad,

you

may

nee

d to

ove

rtake

ve

hicle

s w

hich

are

sto

pped

or

are

mov

ing

mor

e slo

wly

than

you

, or t

o pa

ss ro

ad

wor

ks o

r sta

lls o

n th

e sid

e of

th

e ro

ad.

Befo

re o

verta

king

a pa

rked

or

slo

w-m

ovin

g ve

hicle

, thi

nk

of w

hich

line

you

wish

to ta

ke.

Look

beh

ind

over

you

r rig

ht

shou

lder

for a

ppro

achi

ng

vehi

cles

and

let th

em p

ass

befo

re m

ovin

g ou

t. Ti

me

your

m

anoe

uvre

so

that

you

are

no

t ove

rtakin

g, a

s th

ey p

ass

you.

Ens

ure

also

that

whi

le ov

erta

king,

you

will

be in

no

dang

er fr

om v

ehicl

es c

omin

g in

the

oppo

site

dire

ctio

n.

Sign

al w

ith y

our r

ight

arm

be

fore

mov

ing

out.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e ab

out t

o ov

erta

ke p

arke

d ve

hicle

s,

you

shou

ld lo

ok o

ut fo

r any

pe

dest

rians

who

may

app

ear

sudd

enly

betw

een

the

vehi

cles;

also

wat

ch o

ut fo

r an

y dr

iver o

r pas

seng

er o

f the

st

oppe

d ve

hicle

who

are

likely

to

ope

n a

door

into

you

r pat

h.

If po

ssib

le, le

ave

at le

ast a

do

orʼs

wid

th c

leara

nce

betw

een

your

cyc

le an

d

the

vehi

cle.

look

aga

in

signa

l rig

ht

look

look

signa

l left

For C

yclis

ts

36

At ju

nctio

ns, t

raffic

may

be

mov

ing

in d

iffere

nt d

irect

ions

. Th

is m

akes

suc

h pl

aces

pa

rticu

larly

dang

erou

s.

Decid

e w

ell in

adv

ance

whi

ch

way

to g

o, th

en th

ink

of w

hich

lin

e yo

u w

ish to

take

. Loo

k pa

rticu

larly

to th

e re

ar fo

r tra

ffic. B

efor

e yo

u tu

rn, s

igna

l cle

arly

and

in g

ood

time

the

dire

ctio

n yo

u w

ish to

go.

Alw

ays

be re

ady

to g

ive w

ay

to p

edes

trian

s w

ho m

ay s

tep

onto

the

road

nea

r a ju

nctio

n.

You

cann

ot b

e se

en a

s ea

sily

as la

rger

veh

icles

and

oth

er

drive

rs m

ay n

ot b

e lo

okin

g ou

t fo

r cyc

lists

– w

hene

ver i

t is

safe

to d

o so

, give

clea

r arm

sig

nals

to le

t driv

ers

behi

nd

know

you

r int

ende

d m

ove.

Left-

turn

Whe

n ap

proa

chin

g a

junc

tion,

lo

ok b

ehin

d an

d ah

ead.

W

atch

out

for v

ehicl

es tu

rnin

g in

fron

t of y

ou. D

o no

t rid

e ne

ar o

r bes

ide

a ve

hicle

sig

nallin

g or

slo

win

g do

wn

to

turn

left.

The

y m

ay n

ot s

ee

you.

Let

them

pas

s fir

st.

As y

ou a

ppro

ach

the

junc

tion,

ke

ep to

the

left o

r you

may

m

ove

to th

e m

iddl

e of

the

lane,

if it

is sa

fe to

do

so.

Sign

al lef

t bef

ore

you

turn

. Lo

ok o

ut fo

r ped

estri

ans

cros

sing

the

road

. Af

ter

turn

ing,

kee

p to

the

left o

f th

e ro

ad.

Rig

ht-t

urn

Turn

ing

right

is a

pot

entia

lly

dang

erou

s m

anoe

uvre

as

you

mus

t cro

ss th

e ca

rriag

eway

fo

r onc

omin

g tra

ffic.

To tu

rn ri

ght,

signa

l rig

ht a

nd

then

app

roac

h ne

ar th

e ce

ntre

of

the

road

, jus

t to

the

left o

f th

e ce

ntre

line.

If th

ere

is a

lane

for r

ight

-turn

, use

it.

Wait

unt

il the

re is

a s

afe

gap

in

the

onco

min

g tra

ffic a

nd

take

a fi

nal lo

ok b

efor

e co

mpl

etin

g th

e tu

rn. B

ewar

e of

traf

fic c

omin

g ou

t fro

m th

e sid

e ro

ad.

Do n

ot c

ut th

e co

rner

dur

ing

the

turn

. Beg

in

to tu

rn w

hen

you

are

oppo

site

the

cent

re o

f the

road

into

w

hich

you

inte

nd to

turn

.

On

busy

road

s or

at n

ight

or

in p

oor v

isibi

lity, y

ou m

ay s

top

on th

e lef

t sid

e of

the

road

an

d w

ait fo

r a s

afe

gap

in th

e tra

ffic in

bot

h di

rect

ions

bef

ore

you

mak

e yo

ur tu

rn. S

igna

l be

fore

you

turn

. Do

not w

ait

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

road

, es

pecia

lly a

t nig

ht.

In a

ny c

ase,

or i

f you

feel

unsa

fe, y

ou m

ay d

ismou

nt o

n th

e ro

adsid

e an

d pu

sh y

our

cycle

acr

oss

the

road

at a

pe

dest

rian

cros

sing

follo

win

g th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

.

Turn

ing

into

or c

ross

ing

a m

ain

road

If th

ere

is a

ʻSto

pʼ s

ign,

you

m

ust s

top

even

if th

ere

is no

tra

ffic c

omin

g. S

top

behi

nd

the

line,

not

ove

r it.

Even

whe

re th

ere

is a

ʻGive

w

ayʼ s

ign,

it is

ofte

n be

tter

to s

top

and

chec

k ca

refu

lly

the

traffic

con

ditio

n be

fore

yo

u tu

rn.

Look

to th

e rig

ht, l

eft a

nd ri

ght

again

bef

ore

you

turn

into

a

main

road

. Loo

k ou

t for

oth

er

cycle

s as

well

as

cars

and

lar

ger v

ehicl

es c

omin

g.

If th

ere

is an

y tra

ffic c

omin

g,

let it

pas

s. D

o no

t ass

ume

that

a

vehi

cle a

ppro

achi

ng fr

om th

e rig

ht a

nd s

igna

lling

left w

ill tu

rn

left.

Wait

to m

ake

sure

. Whe

n all

traf

fic la

nes

are

clear

, mak

e yo

ur tu

rn a

s qu

ickly

as

poss

ible.

If yo

u fe

el sa

fer u

sing

a pe

dest

rian

cros

sing

plac

e to

cr

oss

a ro

ad, d

o so

but

pus

h yo

ur c

ycle

and

follo

w th

e ru

les

and

advic

e fo

r ped

estri

ans.

Traf

fic li

ght j

unct

ions

You

mus

t fol

low

all t

raffic

sig

nals,

traf

fic s

igns

and

road

m

arkin

gs a

t tra

ffic lig

ht

junct

ions

. You

mus

t wait

beh

ind

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e if t

he tr

affic

light

is

red,

or ʻ

red

and

ambe

rʼ. Y

ou

may

con

tinue

only

whe

n th

e gr

een

traffic

light

is s

how

ing

and

it is

safe

to d

o so

(se

e pa

ges

106

and

107

for

mor

e inf

orm

atio

n ab

out t

raffic

lig

hts).

Turn

ing

and

Junc

tions

wait

unt

il clea

r (s

igna

l rig

ht)

look

aga

in

look

aga

in

wait

unt

il clea

r (s

igna

l rig

ht)

look

look

again

signa

l left

look

For C

yclis

ts

37

Usi

ng R

ound

abou

tsTh

ere

are

two

type

s of

ro

unda

bout

s, c

onve

ntio

nal

and

spira

l rou

ndab

outs

(see

pa

ge 8

1).

Whe

n us

ing

any

roun

dabo

ut, f

ollo

w th

e ad

vice

on th

is pa

ge.

At a

roun

dabo

ut, t

hose

ap

proa

chin

g m

ust g

ive w

ay

to tr

affic

alre

ady

on th

e ro

unda

bout

. Any

exc

eptio

ns

to th

is ru

le ar

e alw

ays

clear

ly in

dica

ted

by tr

affic

sig

ns a

nd

road

mar

kings

.

Neve

r try

to u

se a

roun

dabo

ut

unles

s yo

u kn

ow:

• w

hich

way

you

inte

nd to

go

long

bef

ore

you

reac

h th

e ju

nctio

n. A

ny d

irect

ion

sign

plac

ed b

efor

e th

e ro

unda

bout

will

be o

f help

;

• th

e ar

m s

igna

l tha

t you

sh

ould

give

bef

ore

man

oeuv

re; a

nd

• th

e ex

act r

oute

and

road

po

sitio

n yo

u sh

ould

take

th

roug

hout

the

man

oeuv

re.

Turn

ing

right

Goi

ng s

trai

ght a

head

Turn

ing

left

You

shou

ld a

ppro

ach

on th

e lef

t sig

nallin

g lef

t as

you

get

near

the

junc

tion.

You

mus

t give

way

to tr

affic

on

the

roun

dabo

ut. O

nce

on th

e ro

unda

bout

, kee

p lef

t and

sig

nal

left a

gain

as

you

appr

oach

you

r exit

.

For t

urnin

g rig

ht o

r goi

ng s

traig

ht a

head

, you

sho

uld a

ppro

ach

on th

e lef

t, du

ring

and

afte

r the

man

oeuv

er. O

nce

riding

on

the

roun

dabo

ut, w

atch

out

for v

ehicl

es c

ross

ing y

our p

ath

to le

ave

or e

nter

the

roun

dabo

ut. K

eep

left a

nd s

igna

l left

as y

ou

appr

oach

you

r exit

.

Keep

to th

e ou

tsid

e of

the

roun

dabo

ut p

ayin

g pa

rticu

lar

atte

ntio

n to

traf

fic o

n th

e rig

ht w

hich

may

cut

acr

oss

your

pat

h to

leav

e th

e ro

unda

bout

; and

traf

fic w

hich

is e

nter

ing

the

roun

dabo

ut a

head

of y

ou. S

top,

if in

dou

bt o

r nec

essa

ry,

befo

re c

ross

ing

an e

ntra

nce

or e

xit.

Sign

al lef

t whe

n yo

u ar

e ab

out t

o re

ach

your

exit

.

Oth

er tr

affic

also

app

roac

hes

in th

e rig

ht-h

and

lane

but i

t is

ofte

n sa

fer f

or a

cyc

list t

o ke

ep le

ft.

If in

dou

bt o

r you

feel

unsa

fe to

neg

otiat

e th

e ro

unda

bout

, ge

t off

and

push

you

r cyc

le alo

ng th

e pe

dest

rian

rout

e.

signa

l left

chec

k fo

r tra

ffic w

hich

m

ay c

ross

yo

ur p

ath

chec

k fo

r tra

ffic w

hich

m

ay c

ross

yo

ur p

ath

signa

l left

signa

l left

signa

l left

For C

yclis

ts

38

Cyc

lew

ays

Regu

lator

y sig

ns m

arkin

g th

e st

art o

f a c

yclew

ay, o

r an

adjo

inin

g fo

otpa

th a

nd

cycle

way

If th

ere

is a

cycle

lane

, or a

n ad

jacen

t cyc

leway

bes

ide

the

road

way

, you

mus

t rid

e on

it

and

not o

n an

y ot

her p

art o

f th

e ro

adw

ay.

If th

ere

is a

foot

path

and

a

cycle

way

sid

e by

sid

e, y

ou

mus

t rid

e on

the

cycle

way

on

ly. L

ook

out f

or a

ny

pede

stria

ns, p

artic

ular

ly yo

ung

child

ren,

who

may

ste

p or

run

onto

the

cycle

way

w

ithou

t loo

king.

Whe

n rid

ing

on c

yclew

ays,

yo

u m

ust f

ollo

w th

e ru

les a

nd

advic

e th

at a

pply

to y

ou o

n no

rmal

road

s. C

yclew

ays

are

also

road

s bu

t mot

or v

ehicl

es

are

gene

rally

not

per

mitt

ed to

en

ter a

nd u

se c

yclew

ays.

Keep

to th

e lef

t of t

he

cycle

way

and

allo

w o

ther

cy

clist

s to

pas

s yo

u on

th

e rig

ht. O

verta

ke o

nly

on

the

right

.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s on

or

cro

ssin

g th

e cy

clew

ay, o

r pe

rson

s w

orkin

g or

car

ryin

g ou

t oth

er a

ctivi

ties

near

the

cycle

way

. The

y m

ay n

ot s

ee

or h

ear y

ou c

omin

g. A

lway

s gi

ve w

ay to

ped

estri

ans.

Ride

onl

y in

the

dire

ctio

n in

dica

ted

by tr

affic

sig

ns a

nd

road

mar

kings

. If t

he b

acks

of

the

traffic

sig

ns a

re fa

cing

you,

yo

u ar

e pr

obab

ly rid

ing

the

wro

ng w

ay. O

n a

two-

way

cy

clew

ay, k

eep

to th

e lef

t.

Be a

war

e of

veh

icles

at r

oad

cros

sings

with

cyc

leway

, and

pr

epar

ed to

sto

p or

give

way

to

oth

er c

yclis

ts a

t jun

ctio

ns

with

oth

er c

yclew

ays.

Rid

ing

on s

teep

dow

n ra

mps

It is

pote

ntial

ly da

nger

ous

to tr

avel

dow

n st

eep

grad

ients

(o

ften

foun

d at

cyc

le su

bway

s an

d br

idge

s) a

t exc

essiv

ely

high

spe

ed. R

idin

g to

o fa

st d

own

a st

eep

ram

p ca

n ca

use

a lo

ss o

f con

trol o

r eve

n a

cras

h, e

spec

ially

unde

r in

appr

opria

te b

rakin

g. T

ake

grea

t car

e an

d di

smou

nt if

ne

cess

ary.

Be e

spec

ially

alert

at:

• a

long

ste

ep d

ownh

ill ra

mp

com

bine

d w

ith a

sha

rp b

end

at th

e bo

ttom

• an

inte

rsec

tion

with

in a

sub

way

• a

long

ste

ep s

cisso

r-typ

e do

wn-

ram

p

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g th

e ro

ute

for c

yclis

ts

The

follo

win

g sig

ns a

dvise

cyc

lists

to d

ismou

nt a

s th

ere

are

pote

ntial

con

flicts

or h

azar

ds a

head

.

For C

yclis

ts

39

End

of c

ycle

way

Cro

ssin

g lig

ht ra

il tr

acks

A cy

cle ro

ute

may

cro

ss a

light

rail t

rack

. Whe

re it

doe

s so

, yo

u m

ust g

et o

ff yo

ur c

ycle

and

push

it a

cros

s th

e tra

cks

usin

g th

e ʻG

reen

man

ʼ cro

ssin

g at

a d

esig

nate

d cr

ossin

g po

int.

You

mus

t obe

y th

e tra

ffic lig

hts

for p

edes

trian

s.

Do n

ot c

ross

unt

il the

ste

ady

ʻGre

en m

anʼ s

how

s.

Cro

ssin

g ro

ads

A cy

cle ro

ute

may

cro

ss a

ro

ad w

ith tr

affic

, whe

re d

river

s m

ay n

ot b

e ale

rt an

d pr

epar

ed

for c

yclis

ts.

You

shou

ld g

et o

ff yo

ur c

ycle

and

push

you

r cyc

le ac

ross

th

e ro

ad, a

nd fo

llow

the

advic

e on

Roa

d Cr

ossin

g Co

de g

iven

in C

hapt

er 2

for

pede

stria

ns; b

ut a

llow

you

rself

m

ore

time

and

room

to p

ush

and

hand

le yo

ur c

ycle

safe

ly.

Regu

lator

y sig

n in

dica

ting

that

yo

u m

ust g

et o

ff yo

ur c

ycle

and

push

it a

cros

s th

e ro

ad

by u

sing

a pe

dest

rian

cros

sing.

This

regu

lator

y tra

ffic s

ign

or th

e co

ncer

ned

road

m

arkin

g in

dica

tes

whi

ch

side

mus

t be

used

by

cycli

sts

and

whi

ch s

ide

mus

t be

used

by

pede

stria

ns. N

o ot

her r

oad

user

s ar

e pe

rmitt

ed.

An ʻE

ndʼ t

raffic

sig

n or

road

mar

king

may

indi

cate

the

end

of a

cyc

leway

. You

hav

e to

join

or r

etur

n to

the

norm

al ro

ad

and

ride

with

oth

er tr

affic

. Be

prep

ared

to jo

in tr

affic

on

the

norm

al ro

ad. L

ook

over

you

r sho

ulde

r and

wait

for a

saf

e ga

p in

the

traffic

.

For C

yclis

ts

40

Push

ing

your

cyc

le

You

may

find

it n

eces

sary

or

des

irabl

e to

get

off

and

push

you

r cyc

le alo

ng,

parti

cular

ly if

the

traffic

co

nditio

ns a

re s

uch

that

you

do

not

feel

safe

to ri

de w

ith

the

traffic

or y

ou m

ay fi

nd it

di

fficul

t to

do s

o.

If yo

u pu

sh y

our c

ycle

along

, do

kee

p pr

oper

con

trol o

f yo

ur c

ycle

by p

ushi

ng y

our

cycle

with

bot

h ha

nds

on

the

hand

lebar

s an

d us

e th

e br

akes

as

nece

ssar

y.

If yo

u ar

e pu

shin

g yo

ur c

ycle

along

the

road

, kee

p as

clo

se to

the

side

of th

e ro

ad

as p

ossib

le an

d ke

ep y

our

cycle

bet

wee

n yo

u an

d th

e tra

ffic. F

ollo

w th

e ru

les a

nd

advic

e as

if y

ou a

re ri

ding

on

the

road

.

If yo

u ar

e pu

shin

g yo

ur c

ycle

on th

e pe

dest

rian

cros

sing,

pa

vem

ent,

verg

e or

fo

otpa

th, f

ollo

w th

e ru

les

and

advic

e fo

r ped

estri

ans

give

n in

Cha

pter

2,

parti

cular

ly th

e ad

vice

give

n on

pag

e 21

for p

edes

trian

s w

ith h

andc

arts

or t

rolle

ys.

Cyc

le p

arki

ng

The

rules

and

adv

ice fo

r the

pa

rkin

g of

veh

icles

gen

erall

y ap

ply

to c

ycles

. On

a ro

ad

with

stre

et lig

htin

g, y

ou m

ay

only

park

you

r cyc

le in

a

park

ing

plac

e de

signa

ted

for

peda

l cyc

les. H

owev

er, n

o cy

cle s

houl

d be

con

tinua

lly

park

ed a

t the

sam

e pa

rkin

g pl

ace

for m

ore

than

24

hou

rs.

If yo

u w

ant t

o ha

ve a

te

mpo

rary

sto

p, s

uch

as to

ta

ke a

rest

, you

may

leav

e yo

ur c

ycle

on a

pav

emen

t, fo

otpa

th o

r ver

ge fo

r a s

hort

perio

d, p

rovid

ed th

at th

is w

ould

not

cau

se a

ny

obst

ruct

ion

to p

edes

trian

s,

wou

ld n

ot c

ause

any

da

nger

, for

exa

mpl

e by

fo

rcin

g pe

dest

rians

to s

tep

onto

the

road

, and

doe

s no

t m

ake

it m

ore

diffic

ult f

or

othe

rs to

see

clea

rly.

For A

ll D

river

s

41

Chap

ter 5

For

All

Driv

ers

You

mus

t be

aged

at l

east

18

and

hol

d a

valid

driv

ing

licen

ce w

hich

you

mus

t hav

e w

ith y

ou w

hene

ver y

ou a

re

drivi

ng.

You

mus

t wea

r glas

ses

if yo

u ne

ed th

em to

mee

t the

driv

ing

test

sta

ndar

d –

to re

ad a

t a

dist

ance

of 2

3 m

etre

s in

goo

d da

yligh

t a v

ehicl

e nu

mbe

r pl

ate.

You

mus

t not

driv

e w

ith

unco

rrect

ed d

efec

tive

visio

n.

If dr

iving

in b

right

sun

light

is

unco

mfo

rtabl

e, u

se g

ood

quali

ty s

ungl

asse

s –

but n

ot

at n

ight

or i

n co

nditio

ns o

f po

or v

isibi

lity.

You

shou

ld n

ot d

rive

if yo

u su

ffer f

rom

any

disa

bility

or

illnes

s th

at m

ay m

ake

it di

fficul

t for

you

to d

rive

safe

ly.

Your

hea

lth a

ffect

s yo

ur

drivi

ng –

eve

n a

cold

can

put

yo

u be

low

par

.

You

shou

ld n

ot d

rive,

if y

ou

are

tired

, unw

ell o

r em

otio

nally

up

set.

Drin

k dr

ivin

g is

a c

rimin

al

offe

nce

It is

an o

ffenc

e if

you

drive

un

der t

he in

fluen

ce o

f alco

hol

to s

uch

an e

xten

t as

to b

e in

capa

ble

of h

avin

g pr

oper

co

ntro

l of y

our m

otor

veh

icle.

Ev

en a

sm

all a

mou

nt, t

he

Driv

ing

alcoh

ol c

an a

ffect

you

r driv

ing

abilit

y. Do

not

driv

e af

ter

drin

king.

As

an a

ltern

ative

, yo

u ca

n us

e ta

xi or

oth

er

publ

ic tra

nspo

rt se

rvice

s, o

r ar

rang

e a

non-

drin

ker t

o do

th

e dr

iving

.

The

polic

e ha

ve th

e po

wer

to

dem

and

a sc

reen

ing

brea

th

test

from

any

driv

er w

ho is

ra

ndom

ly st

oppe

d du

ring

road

bloc

k op

erat

ions

or o

ther

tra

ffic e

nfor

cem

ent c

heck

s,

or fr

om a

ny d

river

who

is

invo

lved

in a

traf

fic a

ccid

ent,

or h

as c

omm

itted

a m

ovin

g tra

ffic o

ffenc

e, o

r is

susp

ecte

d of

drin

k-dr

iving

.

If th

e sc

reen

ing

brea

th te

st

resu

lt in

dica

tes

a lev

el ab

ove

the

pres

crib

ed lim

it. T

he d

river

m

ust p

rovid

e sp

ecim

ens

of

brea

th, b

lood

or u

rine

as

requ

ired

by p

olice

offic

er

for a

lcoho

l ana

lysis.

It is

also

an o

ffenc

e if

you,

w

ithou

t rea

sona

ble

excu

se,

refu

se o

r fail

to p

rovid

e sp

ecim

ens

of b

reat

h, b

lood

or

urin

e fo

r tes

t/ana

lysis.

Pres

crib

ed li

mit

The

pres

crib

ed lim

it is

set a

t 22

micr

ogra

ms

of a

lcoho

l per

10

0 m

illilitr

es (m

l) of b

reat

h, o

r 50

millig

ram

s (m

g) o

f alco

hol

per 1

00m

l of b

lood,

or 6

7mg

of

alcoh

ol pe

r 100

ml o

f urin

e. A

ny

drive

r of m

otor

veh

icle

foun

d ex

ceed

ing

the

pres

crib

ed lim

it w

ill fa

ce p

rose

cutio

n un

der

the

law. I

f the

pro

porti

on o

f alc

ohol

far e

xcee

ds th

e pr

escr

ibed

limit,

the

pena

lty

will

be m

ore

seve

re.

Dru

g dr

ivin

g is

a c

rimin

al

offe

nce

It is

an o

ffenc

e if

you

drive

a

mot

or v

ehicl

e w

ith a

ny

conc

entra

tion

of s

pecif

ied

illicit

dru

gs –

her

oin,

coc

aine,

ke

tam

ine

(‘k’),

m

etha

mph

etam

ine

(‘ice’

), ca

nnab

is (‘g

rass

’) an

d M

DMA

(‘ecs

tasy

’) pr

esen

t in

bloo

d or

ur

ine.

You

mus

t also

not

driv

e un

der

the

influ

ence

of a

ny d

rugs

(o

ther

than

the

abov

e-m

entio

ned

spec

ified

illicit

dr

ugs)

to s

uch

an e

xten

t as

to

be in

capa

ble

of h

avin

g pr

oper

co

ntro

l of t

he m

otor

veh

icle.

Drug

s ca

n af

fect

bod

y an

d m

ind

coor

dina

tion,

sig

nific

antly

impa

iring

oneʼ

s ab

ility

to d

rive.

If ta

king

drug

s be

fore

driv

ing

cann

ot b

e av

oide

d, m

ake

sure

the

drug

s w

ill no

t affe

ct y

our d

rivin

g ab

ility.

Cons

ult h

ealth

care

pr

ofes

siona

ls in

cludi

ng

doct

ors,

pha

rmac

ists

or

dent

ists

if in

dou

bt a

nd a

sk fo

r alt

erna

tive

med

icatio

ns w

hen

nece

ssar

y.

Prel

imin

ary

drug

test

s

You

may

be

requ

este

d by

po

lice

offic

er to

und

ergo

pr

elim

inar

y dr

ug te

sts

if yo

u ar

e in

volve

d in

a tr

affic

ac

ciden

t, or

hav

e co

mm

itted

a

mov

ing

traffic

offe

nce,

or a

re

susp

ecte

d of

driv

ing

unde

r the

in

fluen

ce o

f dru

gs.

It is

also

an o

ffenc

e if

you,

w

ithou

t rea

sona

ble

excu

se,

refu

se o

r fail

to u

nder

go

preli

min

ary

drug

test

s or

to

prov

ide

bloo

d an

d/or

urin

e sp

ecim

ens

for d

rug

analy

sis.

Smok

ing

Smok

ing

will

dist

ract

you

r dr

iving

. Avo

id s

mok

ing

whi

le dr

iving

.

Your

pas

seng

ers

Fron

t sea

t pas

seng

ers

shou

ld m

ainta

in a

gap

of n

ot

less

than

one

qua

rter o

f a

met

re b

etw

een

their

bod

ies

and

the

dash

boar

d. In

cas

e of

acc

iden

t or e

mer

genc

y br

akin

g, if

their

bod

ies a

re

too

close

to th

e da

shbo

ard,

th

ey m

ight

be

inju

red

by

hitti

ng th

e da

shbo

ard

first

be

fore

the

seat

belt

s co

uld

hold

them

bac

k.

Pass

enge

rs m

ust s

it on

pr

oper

ly pr

ovid

ed a

nd

secu

red

seat

s. Y

ou m

ust n

ot

carry

mor

e pa

ssen

gers

than

th

e se

atin

g ca

pacit

y in

dica

ted

on y

our v

ehicl

e lic

ence

. (A

child

und

er th

e ag

e of

3 y

ears

nee

d no

t be

coun

ted.

Thr

ee c

hild

ren

aged

3 or

abo

ve a

nd u

nder

1.3

m

etre

s ta

ll can

be

coun

ted

as

two

pass

enge

rs)

You

shou

ld a

rrang

e pa

ssen

gers

to g

et in

or o

ut

of y

our v

ehicl

e fro

m th

e pa

vem

ent o

r the

sid

e of

the

road

. Do

not a

llow

them

to

open

the

door

in a

man

ner

that

will

put a

nyon

e in

da

nger

.

Whe

n yo

u ge

t out

of y

our

vehi

cle to

help

pas

seng

ers

boar

ding

/alig

htin

g or

load

/un

load

goo

ds, y

ou m

ust

switc

h of

f the

eng

ine,

eng

age

the

vehi

cle in

firs

t gea

r (m

anua

l) or p

ark

mod

e (a

utom

atic)

, and

app

ly th

e pa

rkin

g br

ake

first

.

For A

ll D

river

s

42

Safe

ty C

heck

s

Your

veh

icle

mus

t be

cove

red

by a

n ef

fect

ive in

sura

nce

polic

y an

d ha

ve a

vali

d ve

hicle

lic

ence

disp

layed

on

the

left-

hand

sid

e of

the

win

dscr

een.

You

mus

t kee

p yo

ur v

ehicl

e in

go

od w

orkin

g or

der.

Follo

w

the

advic

e in

you

r veh

icle

owne

rʼs h

andb

ook

on re

gular

se

rvici

ng a

nd v

ehicl

e ch

ecks

.

Mak

e su

re y

our v

ehicl

e do

ors

and

door

latc

hes

are

prop

erly

main

tain

ed in

goo

d w

orkin

g co

nditio

n.

Mak

e su

re th

e w

indo

w g

lass

will

not o

bscu

re th

e vie

w o

f th

e in

terio

r. Al

so, y

our v

iew

shou

ld n

ot b

e ob

scur

ed b

y ob

jects

insid

e th

e ve

hicle

.

Chec

k th

e pe

rform

ance

of

stee

ring

whe

el an

d br

akes

, in

cludi

ng th

e pa

rkin

g br

ake.

Mak

e su

re w

inds

cree

n,

win

dow

s, n

umbe

r plat

es

and

refle

ctor

s ar

e cle

an.

You

mus

t mak

e su

re a

ll you

r lam

ps w

ork

and

are

clean

, an

d yo

ur h

eadl

amps

are

pr

oper

ly ad

just

ed. B

adly

adju

sted

hea

dlam

ps w

ill da

zzle

othe

r driv

ers.

Chec

k w

heth

er w

inds

cree

n w

iper

s an

d w

ashe

rs, w

arni

ng

light

s an

d ins

trum

ents

wor

k pr

oper

ly.

Repl

ace

tyre

s be

fore

they

be

com

e ba

dly

wor

n an

d ne

ver u

se a

com

bina

tion

of

cros

s-pl

y an

d ra

dial-

ply

tyre

s.

Ensu

re th

at y

our t

yres

are

inf

lated

to th

e co

rrect

pre

ssur

e.

The

requ

ired

min

imum

dep

th

of tr

ead

is 1m

m th

roug

hout

at

least

thre

e qu

arte

rs o

f the

br

eadt

h of

the

tread

.

Mak

e su

re y

our s

eat b

elts

ar

e pr

oper

ly m

ainta

ined

and

ad

just

ed.

You

mus

t ens

ure

that

any

lo

ads

carri

ed o

r tow

ed a

re

secu

re a

nd th

ey d

o no

t ob

stru

ct y

our v

iew.

You

mus

t not

sta

rt or

run

your

en

gine

with

the

fuel

tank

cov

er

rem

oved

.

Driv

er a

ssis

tanc

e sy

stem

If yo

ur v

ehicl

e is

equi

pped

w

ith d

river

ass

istan

ce

syst

ems,

you

mus

t ful

ly un

ders

tand

their

func

tions

, op

erat

ion

and

limita

tions

be

fore

you

use

them

. Whe

n us

ing

drive

r ass

istan

ce

syst

ems,

you

still

hav

e to

ke

ep w

atch

ing

the

road

and

tra

ffic c

ondi

tions

and

kee

p yo

ur h

ands

on

the

stee

ring

whe

el, s

o th

at y

ou c

an

resu

me

man

ual c

ontro

l of t

he

vehi

cle im

med

iately

in

emer

genc

y sit

uatio

n or

whe

n ne

cess

ary.

For A

ll D

river

s

43

Priv

ate

cars

, tax

is,

light

bus

es, g

oods

ve

hicl

es a

nd b

uses

You

mus

t wea

r an

appr

oved

se

at b

elt, i

f fitt

ed, w

hen

drivi

ng

exce

pt w

hen

you

are

carry

ing

out a

man

oeuv

re w

hich

in

volve

s re

vers

ing,

for

exam

ple

a th

ree-

poin

t tur

n, o

r m

ovin

g fo

rwar

d an

d re

vers

ing

into

a p

arkin

g pl

ace.

For p

rivat

e ca

rs, y

ou a

s a

drive

r mus

t mak

e su

re th

at a

ll yo

ur p

asse

nger

s w

ear s

eat

belts

, if f

itted

. As

priva

te lig

ht

bus

and

good

s ve

hicle

dr

ivers

, you

are

resp

onsib

le fo

r ens

urin

g th

at y

our f

ront

se

at p

asse

nger

s ag

ed b

elow

15

wea

r sea

t belt

s, if

fitte

d.

Seat

Bel

ts

Seat

belt

s th

at a

re fi

tted

to

your

veh

icle

mus

t be

of a

n ap

prov

ed ty

pe. T

he s

eat b

elt

mus

t be

wor

n pr

oper

ly –

it

mus

t sec

urely

fast

en th

e w

eare

r to

the

seat

. Tw

o or

m

ore

pers

ons

mus

t not

sha

re

a se

at b

elt a

t the

sam

e tim

e.

A ch

ild p

asse

nger

und

er th

e ag

e of

3 m

ust b

e se

cure

ly fa

sten

ed to

the

seat

by

mea

ns

of a

n ap

prov

ed c

hild

rest

rain

t w

hen

trave

lling

in th

e fro

nt

seat

of p

rivat

e ca

r, go

ods

vehi

cle o

r priv

ate

light

bus

. It

wou

ld b

e m

uch

safe

r to

put

your

chi

ldre

n in

the

rear

sea

ts

of a

veh

icle

than

in th

e fro

nt

seat

s. (F

or m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on c

hild

saf

ety

in c

ars,

see

pa

ge 4

5)

Lega

l req

uire

men

ts fo

r wea

ring

seat

bel

tsD

river

sFr

ont S

eat

Pass

enge

rsR

ear S

eat

Pass

enge

rsPr

ivate

Car

s

Seat

belt

mus

t be

w

orn

if fit

ted

Seat

belt

mus

t be

wor

n if

fitte

d

Seat

belt

mus

t be

wor

n if

fitte

dTa

xisPu

blic

Ligh

t Bus

esPr

ivate

Lig

ht B

uses

an

d G

oods

Ve

hicle

sNo

t app

licab

le

Buse

sSe

at b

elt m

ust b

e w

orn

Not a

pplic

able

Exem

ptio

n on

med

ical

gro

unds

The

Com

miss

ione

r for

Tra

nspo

rt m

ay c

onsid

er g

rant

ing

you

an e

xem

ptio

n fro

m w

earin

g a

seat

belt

if y

ou c

an p

rese

nt a

vali

d m

edica

l cer

tifica

te fr

om a

doc

tor.

How

ever

, ver

y fe

w

peop

le co

uld

be e

xem

pted

on

med

ical g

roun

ds. T

here

is n

o lis

t of h

ealth

reas

ons,

inclu

ding

pr

egna

ncy,

whi

ch w

ill au

tom

atica

lly e

xem

pt y

ou.

Preg

nant

driv

ers

or

pass

enge

rs a

re a

lso s

ubjec

t to

the

abov

e re

quire

men

t of

wea

ring

seat

belt

. In

case

of a

cr

ash,

pre

gnan

t wom

en w

ho

wea

r sea

t belt

s su

stain

few

er

inju

ries

than

thos

e w

ho d

o no

t, he

nce

the

risk

to th

e ba

by is

redu

ced.

Wea

ring

a se

at b

elt c

an

redu

ce y

our c

hanc

e of

dea

th

or s

erio

us in

jury

by

abou

t half

. Se

at b

elts

are

also

very

ef

fect

ive in

redu

cing

the

effe

cts

of tr

affic

acc

iden

ts

occu

rring

at q

uite

low

spe

eds.

A

head

-on

collis

ion

invo

lving

tw

o ve

hicle

s ea

ch m

ovin

g at

on

ly 25

km

/h p

rodu

ces

an

impa

ct s

peed

of 5

0 km

/h -

the

sam

e as

fallin

g he

ad fi

rst

from

the

third

floo

r win

dow

of

a bu

ildin

g.

For A

ll D

river

s

44

Wea

ring

your

sea

t bel

ts

corr

ectly

Mos

t sea

t belt

s fit

au

tom

atica

lly. B

ut th

ere

are

still

som

e po

ints

to w

atch

. An

d th

ese

are

mor

e im

porta

nt

with

sta

tic ty

pe b

elts.

The

lap

belt

mus

t res

train

you

r hip

bo

nes

by ly

ing

acro

ss th

e to

p of

you

r thi

ghs

not s

tom

ach.

Th

e di

agon

al st

rap

shou

ld lie

m

id-w

ay a

cros

s yo

ur

shou

lder

, sta

ying

in c

onta

ct

with

you

r che

st u

p to

abo

ut

your

col

lar b

one.

See

that

the

buck

le is

well

dow

n to

you

r sid

e an

d no

t lyin

g on

you

r bo

dy. Y

ou m

ay h

ave

to

chan

ge th

e len

gth

of th

e st

raps

. Mak

e su

re th

e st

raps

ar

e no

t tw

isted

or t

rapp

ed

and

then

fast

en th

e bu

ckle.

If

nece

ssar

y, tig

hten

the

belt

– as

tigh

t as

poss

ible

but

allow

ing

for c

omfo

rt.

You

mus

t not

put

on

clips

on

to th

e se

at b

elt a

s th

is w

ould

ser

ious

ly re

duce

the

effe

ctive

ness

of t

he s

eat b

elt

and

also

be ill

egal.

Look

ing

afte

r you

r sea

t be

lts

Seat

belt

s sh

ould

be

look

ed

afte

r and

che

cked

regu

larly.

W

orn,

dam

aged

or d

efec

tive

seat

belt

can

not p

rote

ct y

ou

or y

our p

asse

nger

, and

is a

lso

illega

l. Se

at b

elts

will

wea

r, ev

en if

not

use

d ve

ry m

uch.

Ch

eck

your

belt

s fo

r sig

ns o

f da

mag

e an

d m

ake

sure

that

th

ey ru

n fre

ely th

roug

h th

e up

per a

ncho

rage

gui

des.

If

you

have

iner

tia re

el be

lts,

chec

k th

at th

e un

used

w

ebbi

ng g

oes

back

into

the

reel

easil

y.

Mak

e su

re th

at n

o pa

rt of

a

belt

beco

mes

trap

ped

in a

do

or o

r und

er a

sea

t. Th

is ca

n ca

use

serio

us d

amag

e to

the

belt.

If th

e bu

ckles

are

on

flexib

le st

alks,

do

not b

end

them

bac

k be

hind

the

seat

s or

out

of t

he w

ay w

hen

they

ar

e no

t in

use.

If a

seat

belt

is w

orn,

dam

aged

or

def

ectiv

e, it

sho

uld

be

repl

aced

imm

ediat

ely.

Stat

ic be

lts s

houl

d alw

ays

be

stow

ed o

n th

e cli

p pr

ovid

ed.

Do n

ot a

llow

them

to d

angl

e on

the

floor

.

Mak

ing

a se

at b

elt m

ore

com

fort

able

Som

e pe

ople

may

find

se

at b

elts

unco

mfo

rtabl

e.

For e

xam

ple,

for s

mall

er

pers

ons,

the

uppe

r par

t of

the

belt

may

be

acro

ss th

eir

neck

inst

ead

of a

cros

s th

e sh

ould

er. U

suall

y su

ch

prob

lem m

ay b

e ov

erco

me

by

usin

g a

boos

ter s

eat.

Even

if a

sea

t belt

is

unco

mfo

rtabl

e, it

mus

t be

wor

n. It

is s

afer

to w

ear a

se

at b

elt th

at d

oes

not f

it co

mfo

rtabl

y th

an to

trav

el w

ithou

t usin

g it.

It w

ill st

ill pr

otec

t you

in a

n ac

ciden

t.

How

to w

ear s

eat b

elts

dur

ing

preg

nanc

y

Lap

belts

, as

well

as

the

lap

por

tion

of a

lap-

shou

lder

be

lt co

mbi

natio

n, s

houl

d be

pl

aced

low,

acr

oss

the

hips

, un

der t

he b

ump

and

over

th

e up

per t

high

s. T

hey

mus

t lie

snu

gly

over

the

pelvi

s,

one

of th

e st

rong

er b

ones

of

the

body

.

Neve

r plac

e th

e be

lt ov

er th

e ab

dom

en.

The

shou

lder

stra

p sh

ould

be

plac

ed b

etw

een

the

brea

sts,

abo

ve th

e bu

mp.

Ad

just

the

shou

lder

belt

for

a sn

ug fi

t. If

it cu

ts a

cros

s yo

ur n

eck,

repo

sitio

n yo

ur

car s

eat f

or a

bet

ter f

it.

Give

you

and

you

r bab

y th

e be

st p

rote

ctio

n av

ailab

le by

bu

cklin

g up

.

For A

ll D

river

s

45

Child

ren

unde

r the

age

of 3

m

ust b

e re

stra

ined

by

an

appr

oved

chi

ld re

stra

int

devic

e w

hen

trave

lling

in th

e fro

nt s

eats

of a

priv

ate

car,

priva

te lig

ht b

us o

r goo

ds

vehi

cle. T

he re

quire

men

t also

ap

plies

to th

ose

child

ren

trave

lling

in th

e re

ar s

eats

of

priva

te c

ar w

hen

such

dev

ice

is av

ailab

le fo

r use

.

Oth

er y

oung

chi

ld p

asse

nger

s (a

ged

3 an

d ab

ove)

trav

ellin

g in

priv

ate

car s

houl

d als

o us

e ch

ild re

stra

int d

evice

to

enha

nce

the

prot

ectio

n,

if av

ailab

le. If

chi

ld re

stra

int

devic

e is

not a

vaila

ble,

they

m

ust b

e re

stra

ined

by

seat

be

lts w

hen

trave

lling

in

priva

te c

ars.

Child

rest

rain

t dev

ice m

ust

be c

orre

ctly

and

secu

rely

fitte

d to

the

vehi

cle in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

man

ufac

ture

rʼs in

stru

ctio

ns.

Alw

ays

ensu

re th

at y

our

child

ren

are

fast

ened

pro

perly

in

the

child

rest

rain

t dev

ice.

Chi

ld S

afet

y in

Car

sA

child

mus

t not

be

held

in

arm

s or

allo

wed

to s

it on

th

e lap

of a

fron

t sea

t pa

ssen

ger.

In a

n ac

ciden

t,

the

child

wou

ld b

e cr

ushe

d be

twee

n th

e pa

ssen

ger a

nd

the

vehi

cle d

ashb

oard

or

thro

wn

out o

f the

veh

icle.

If ch

ildre

n ar

e in

som

eone

els

eʼs

car o

r if y

ou a

re

carry

ing

a lo

t of c

hild

ren,

ch

ild re

stra

ints

may

not

be

avail

able.

In th

at c

ase,

ch

ildre

n m

ust w

ear s

eat b

elts

inst

ead

of n

ot b

eing

rest

rain

ed

at a

ll.

Youn

g ch

ildre

n sh

ould

be

plac

ed in

the

rear

sea

ts a

nd

appr

oved

rest

rain

ing

devic

es

appr

opria

te to

their

age

and

siz

e sh

ould

be

used

.

Chi

ld re

stra

int d

evic

e

Up

to 1

2 m

onth

s (o

r bab

ies

wei

ghin

g un

der 9

kg w

ho

cann

ot s

it up

by

them

selv

es)

They

sho

uld

be c

arrie

d in

th

e re

ar o

f the

car

lyin

g do

wn

in a

car

ryco

t or i

nfan

t car

rier.

If

the

carry

cot i

s m

ade

for u

se

in a

car

, fix

it on

the

rear

sea

t us

ing

the

rest

rain

ing

stra

ps

prov

ided

and

/or t

he

appr

opria

te a

ncho

r poi

nts

in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

man

ufac

ture

r’s in

stru

ctio

ns,

and

secu

re th

e ch

ild in

the

carry

cot.

If th

e ca

rryco

t is

not

mad

e fo

r use

in c

ar, p

lace

it ac

ross

the

car w

ith th

e ba

by's

he

ad in

the

mid

dle

of th

e ca

r. Th

e ca

rryco

t sho

uld

be h

eld

on th

e re

ar s

eat b

y sp

ecial

ca

rryco

t res

train

ing

stra

ps.

If th

is is

not p

ossib

le, th

e co

t

shou

ld b

e pl

aced

on

the

floor

, w

edge

d be

twee

n th

e fro

nt

and

rear

sea

ts. A

fold

ed

blan

ket w

ill he

lp to

leve

l the

flo

or o

r wed

ge th

e co

t in

plac

e. F

aste

n a

cove

r ove

r the

ca

rryco

t to

help

sto

p th

e ba

by

from

bein

g th

row

n ou

t.

9 m

onth

s to

4 y

ears

(or

child

ren

wei

ghin

g 9

– 18

kg

who

can

sit

up b

y th

emse

lves

)

An a

ppro

priat

e ch

ild s

afet

y se

at is

the

best

. The

chi

ld is

he

ld in

the

seat

by

a ha

rnes

s.

Follo

w th

e m

anuf

actu

rerʼs

in

stru

ctio

ns o

n fix

ing

the

child

se

at to

the

car s

truct

ure.

3 to

12

year

s (o

r chi

ldre

n w

eigh

ing

15 –

36k

g)

Use

eithe

r a c

hild

har

ness

m

ade

of a

lap

stra

p an

d tw

o sh

ould

er s

traps

; or a

boo

ster

se

at to

geth

er w

ith th

e or

dina

ry

seat

belt

, whi

ch a

lso h

as a

n ex

tra s

trap

runn

ing

behi

nd th

e ch

ild th

at a

cts

as a

gui

de to

ch

ange

the

lie o

f the

diag

onal

belt.

Ove

r 12

year

s (o

r tee

nage

r w

eigh

ing

abov

e 36

kg)

The

ordi

nary

sea

t belt

cou

ld

be u

sed.

For A

ll D

river

s

46

Airb

ags

How

airb

ags

prot

ect y

ou

furt

her

• Ai

rbag

s ar

e de

signe

d to

su

pplem

ent s

eat b

elt

syst

em, b

ut c

anno

t re

plac

e it.

• Se

at b

elt is

the

mos

t im

porta

nt re

stra

inin

g sy

stem

. Alw

ays

wea

r you

r se

at b

elt.

• Ai

rbag

s ca

n en

hanc

e pa

ssen

ger s

afet

y in

cas

e

of a

ccid

ent.

Airb

ags

can

cush

ion

your

hea

d an

d up

per b

ody

from

stri

king

the

dash

boar

d. H

owev

er,

airba

gs in

flate

ver

y fa

st a

nd

with

gre

at fo

rce.

If y

ou a

re

too

close

to a

n in

flatin

g air

bag,

you

cou

ld b

e se

rious

ly hu

rt.

How

to g

et m

axim

um

prot

ectio

n

• Re

mem

ber t

o w

ear y

our

seat

belt

pro

perly

.

• Ai

rbag

s ne

ed s

pace

for

infla

ting.

So,

ens

ure

ther

e

is a

good

dist

ance

bet

wee

n yo

urse

lf/yo

ur p

asse

nger

s an

d th

e air

bag

outle

t. Do

no

t sit

or le

an u

nnec

essa

rily

close

to th

e air

bag

outle

t.

• Do

not

plac

e an

y ob

jects

ov

er th

e air

bag

outle

t or

in b

etw

een

the

outle

t and

yo

u to

avo

id b

eing

hurt

by

thes

e ob

jects

whe

n th

e air

bag

infla

tes.

• Do

not

plac

e yo

ung

child

ren

in a

ny fr

ont

pass

enge

r sea

ts in

stall

ed

with

airb

ags

whe

n us

ing

rear

war

d fa

cing

child

re

stra

int d

evice

s. Y

oung

ch

ildre

n sh

ould

be

plac

ed

in th

e re

ar s

eats

usin

g ap

prov

ed re

stra

inin

g de

vices

app

ropr

iate

to th

eir

age

and

size.

• Se

at b

elt c

an h

old

your

en

tire

body

in y

our s

eat,

and

can

redu

ce y

our

chan

ce o

f inj

ury

by th

e in

flatin

g air

bag.

• Se

at b

elt o

ffers

the

best

an

d m

ost e

ffect

ive

prot

ectio

n in

all t

ypes

of

collis

ions

or r

oll-o

ver

accid

ents

. Airb

ags

only

func

tion

in p

artic

ular

co

llisio

ns.

For A

ll D

river

s

47

Driv

er E

duca

tion

Lear

ning

to d

rive

ʻL-p

lateʼ

– lea

rner

driv

er u

nder

in

stru

ctio

n

If yo

u st

art t

o lea

rn d

rivin

g a

priva

te c

ar o

r a lig

ht g

oods

ve

hicle

, you

mus

t obt

ain a

lea

rner

ʼs d

rivin

g lic

ence

for

the

resp

ectiv

e cla

ss o

f veh

icle.

Yo

u m

ust n

ot d

rive

with

out a

lic

ense

d dr

iving

inst

ruct

or

until

you

have

obt

ained

a

prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce

afte

r pas

sing

the

writ

ten

and

prac

tical

drivi

ng te

sts.

To p

ass

the

writ

ten

test

, you

ha

ve to

dem

onst

rate

you

r kn

owled

ge a

nd u

nder

stan

ding

of

the

Road

Use

rsʼ C

ode.

To

pass

the

prac

tical

drivi

ng te

st,

you

have

to d

emon

stra

te y

our

drivi

ng a

bility

to d

rive

safe

ly an

d co

mpe

tent

ly fo

llow

ing

th

e ru

les a

nd a

dvice

in th

is Co

de. L

earn

er d

river

s pr

epar

ing

for t

he p

ract

ical

drivi

ng te

sts

are

also

advis

ed

to m

ake

refe

renc

e to

the

‘Gui

de to

Driv

ing

Test

’ pu

blish

ed b

y th

e Tr

ansp

ort

Depa

rtmen

t. Su

ch g

uide

will

be p

rovid

ed to

per

sons

who

ap

ply

for t

he d

rivin

g te

st.

As a

lear

ner d

river

, you

mus

t no

t driv

e on

an

expr

essw

ay.

Traf

fic s

igns

on

the

right

mar

k th

e st

art a

nd e

nd o

f an

expr

essw

ay.

Lear

ner d

river

s m

ust n

ot d

rive

past

this

sign

or d

rive

on th

e ro

ad to

whi

ch th

e ba

n ap

plies

.

Star

t and

con

tinua

tion

of

an e

xpre

ssw

ay

End

of a

n ex

pres

sway

As a

lear

ner d

river

, you

may

dr

ive o

nly

at c

erta

in ti

mes

of

the

day

and

you

are

proh

ibite

d fro

m u

sing

certa

in

road

s. Y

ou m

ust n

ot n

orm

ally

carry

any

pas

seng

ers.

You

r ve

hicle

mus

t be

fitte

d w

ith

ʻL-p

lates

ʼ. As

k yo

ur d

rivin

g in

stru

ctor

abo

ut th

ese

and

othe

r rul

es a

nd a

dvice

for

learn

er d

river

s.

Info

rmat

ion

on d

iffere

nt ty

pes

of d

rivin

g lic

ence

s an

d dr

iving

te

sts

may

be

obta

ined

from

an

y Li

cens

ing

Offic

e of

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent.

Yo

u m

ay a

lso s

ee ‘F

urth

er

Refe

renc

e M

ater

ialsʼ

.

For A

ll D

river

s

48

Prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce s

chem

e (m

otor

cy

cles

, mot

or tr

icyc

les,

pr

ivat

e ca

rs a

nd li

ght

good

s ve

hicl

es)

You

are

only

eligi

ble

to a

pply

for a

pro

batio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e a

mot

or c

ycle,

m

otor

tricy

cle, p

rivat

e ca

r or

light

goo

ds v

ehicl

e up

on

pass

ing

the

resp

ectiv

e dr

iving

te

sts.

You

hav

e to

und

ergo

a

prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

perio

d

of a

t lea

st 1

2 m

onth

s sa

tisfa

ctor

ily b

efor

e ap

plyin

g fo

r a fu

ll driv

ing

licen

ce.

Durin

g th

e pe

riod,

you

are

re

quire

d to

disp

lay a

ʻPʼ p

late

at

the

front

and

rear

of t

he

vehi

cle; y

ou a

re n

ot a

llow

ed

to d

rive

your

veh

icle

at a

sp

eed

in e

xces

s of

70

km/h

(o

n ro

ads

with

spe

ed lim

it gr

eate

r tha

n 70

km

/h);

and

drive

on

the

right

mos

t lan

e of

ex

pres

sway

s w

here

thre

e or

m

ore

traffic

lane

s ar

e op

en fo

r us

e by

traf

fic u

nles

s yo

u ar

e he

adin

g fo

r a ri

ght s

ide

exit.

If yo

u ar

e a

prob

atio

nary

rid

er o

f mot

or c

ycle

or m

otor

tri

cycle

, you

are

not

allo

wed

to

car

ry a

ny p

asse

nger

.

If yo

u ar

e co

nvict

ed o

f roa

d tra

ffic o

ffenc

e th

at c

arrie

s dr

iving

-offe

nce

poin

ts

(DO

Ps) o

r rela

tes

to a

ny o

f the

ab

ove

rest

rictio

ns d

urin

g th

e pr

obat

iona

ry d

rivin

g pe

riod,

yo

ur p

roba

tiona

ry d

rivin

g pe

riod

may

be

exte

nded

or

your

pro

batio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce m

ay b

e ca

ncell

ed

(see

ʻFur

ther

Ref

eren

ce

Mat

erial

sʼ a

bout

driv

ing

licen

ces)

.

To o

btain

a fu

ll driv

ing

licen

ce,

you

mus

t sub

mit

an

appl

icatio

n w

ithin

3 y

ears

fro

m th

e da

te o

f sat

isfac

tory

co

mpl

etio

n of

the

prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

perio

d.

ʻPʼ p

late

for p

roba

tiona

ry

drive

rs o

f mot

or c

ycles

, mot

or

tricy

cles,

priv

ate

cars

and

light

go

ods

vehi

cles

to d

isplay

on

their

veh

icles

.

Driv

ing

impr

ovem

ent

cour

se

The

drivi

ng im

prov

emen

t co

urse

is s

pecia

lly d

esig

ned

to in

still

in d

river

s a

stro

nger

se

nse

of ro

ad s

afet

y an

d go

od d

rivin

g be

havio

ur.

Drive

rs w

ho w

ish to

impr

ove

their

driv

ing

beha

viour

may

at

tend

the

cour

se in

one

of

the

desig

nate

d dr

iving

im

prov

emen

t sch

ools.

If yo

u ha

ve b

een

conv

icted

of

ser

ious

traf

fic o

ffenc

es,

such

as

dang

erou

s dr

iving

an

d dr

ink

drivi

ng, y

ou a

re

com

pulso

rily re

quire

d to

at

tend

and

com

plet

e th

e dr

iving

impr

ovem

ent c

ours

e.

If yo

u ha

ve a

ccum

ulat

ed 1

0

DOPs

incu

rred

with

in th

e pa

st

2 ye

ars,

you

are

also

requ

ired

to a

ttend

the

drivi

ng

impr

ovem

ent c

ours

e (i.e

. for

ev

ery

10 D

OPs

).

Upon

you

r sat

isfac

tory

at

tend

ance

and

com

plet

ion

of

the

cour

se, 3

DO

Ps w

ill

be d

educ

ted

from

the

tota

l nu

mbe

r of D

OPs

you

hav

e in

curre

d. H

owev

er, n

o DO

P w

ill be

ded

ucte

d if

on th

e co

mpl

etio

n da

te o

f the

co

urse

, you

:

• ha

ve n

ot in

curre

d an

y DO

Ps;

• ha

ve a

ccum

ulat

ed 1

5 or

m

ore

DOPs

incu

rred

with

in

the

past

2 y

ears

; or

• ha

ve w

ithin

the

past

2 y

ears

be

en d

educ

ted

DOPs

from

th

e to

tal n

umbe

r of D

OPs

in

curre

d.

Driv

ing-

offe

nce

poin

ts

syst

em

The

DOPs

sys

tem

is a

m

easu

re d

esig

ned

to

prom

ote

safe

ty o

n th

e ro

ad.

The

main

pur

pose

s ar

e to

de

ter h

abitu

al tra

ffic o

ffend

ers

and

to im

prov

e st

anda

rds

of

drivi

ng in

ord

er to

redu

ce th

e ac

ciden

t tol

l. C

erta

in tr

affic

of

fenc

es w

ill ca

rry d

rivin

g-of

fenc

e po

ints

, in

addi

tion

to

othe

r pen

alties

. Com

mitt

ing

any

of th

ese

sche

duled

of

fenc

es w

ill re

sult

in th

e re

cord

ing

of th

e co

rresp

ondi

ng p

oint

s. If

15

or

mor

e DO

Ps h

ave

been

in

curre

d w

ithin

a p

erio

d of

2

year

s, th

e dr

iver c

an b

e di

squa

lified

by

a co

urt f

rom

ho

ldin

g or

obt

ainin

g a

drivi

ng

licen

ce fo

r a c

erta

in p

erio

d.

Any

sche

duled

offe

nce

com

mitt

ed a

s fro

m th

at d

ate

attra

cts

DOPs

if th

e dr

iver:

– is

conv

icted

by

a co

urt;

or

– be

com

es lia

ble

to a

fixe

d

pena

lty o

f tha

t offe

nce.

For m

ore

info

rmat

ion

of

DOPs

sys

tem

, sch

edul

ed

offe

nces

and

their

co

rresp

ondi

ng D

OPs

, see

ʻF

urth

er R

efer

ence

Mat

erial

sʼ.

For A

ll D

river

s

49

Bef

ore

Mov

ing

Off

Befo

re g

ettin

g in

to y

our

vehi

cle, c

heck

that

ther

e ar

e no

obs

truct

ions

nea

rby

whi

ch

you

wou

ld b

e un

able

to s

ee

whe

n se

ated

. In

parti

cular

, ch

eck

that

ther

e ar

e no

ch

ildre

n ne

ar th

e ve

hicle

. Pa

y pa

rticu

lar a

ttent

ion

to

the

blin

d sp

ots

at th

e re

ar.

Onc

e se

ated

, ens

ure

that

all

doo

rs, i

nclu

ding

the

pass

enge

r doo

rs, a

re s

ecur

ely

shut

and

that

chi

ld s

afet

y lo

cks

on d

oors

, whe

re fi

tted,

ar

e se

cure

d w

hen

child

ren

are

in th

e ve

hicle

, and

that

sea

t be

lts a

re b

eing

wor

n.

If yo

u ar

e go

ing

to d

rive

an

unfa

milia

r veh

icle,

mak

e su

re

you

know

whe

re th

e va

rious

co

ntro

ls ar

e an

d als

o an

y di

ffere

nce

in th

e w

ay th

ey

oper

ate.

If yo

ur p

et o

r ani

mal

is in

the

vehi

cle, k

eep

it un

der c

ontro

l an

d en

sure

that

it c

anno

t di

stur

b yo

u w

hile

drivi

ng.

You

mus

t also

not

let i

t out

of

your

veh

icle

onto

the

road

un

less

it is

unde

r con

trol.

Mak

e su

re n

o pa

ssen

ger

or lo

ad o

bstru

cts

your

m

ovem

ent o

r view

.

Blin

d sp

ots

A dr

iver o

f a la

rge

vehi

cle,

such

as

a bu

s or

lorry

, may

no

t nor

mall

y ha

ve th

e us

e of

an

insid

e m

irror

. The

blin

d sp

ots

will

be la

rger

, pa

rticu

larly

to th

e re

ar.

Pre-

star

t rou

tine

Are

all th

e do

ors

prop

erly

close

d?

Is yo

ur d

rivin

g se

at in

the

right

po

sitio

n?

Are

the

mirr

ors

clean

and

pr

oper

ly ad

just

ed?

Have

you

, and

yo

ur

pass

enge

rs, p

ut

on s

eat b

elts?

Is th

e ha

nds-

free

kit o

f you

r m

obile

pho

ne

read

y fo

r use

?

Rou

te p

lann

ing

Befo

re m

oving

off,

en

sure

that

you

kno

w

how

to g

et to

you

r de

stina

tion.

For

ex

ample

, Tra

nspo

rt De

partm

ent's

m

obile

app

licat

ion c

an h

elp yo

u pla

n th

e ro

ute.

You

can

acc

ess i

t by

your

smar

tpho

ne o

r des

ktop

co

mpu

ter (

see

‘Fur

ther

Re

fere

nce

Mat

erial

sʼ).

Wea

r sec

ured

foot

wea

r with

fu

ll enc

losu

re o

f foo

t whe

n yo

u dr

ive. D

o no

t wea

r any

loos

e sh

oes,

ope

n ba

ck s

hoes

, sa

ndals

, hig

h he

els, e

tc.

A sa

fe s

yste

m fo

r driv

ing

Well

bef

ore

you

carry

out

any

m

anoe

uvre

– m

oving

off,

turn

ing

left,

turn

ing rig

ht, c

hang

ing la

nes,

slowi

ng d

own,

stop

ping,

reve

rsing

, ov

erta

king

or p

erfo

rming

any

oth

er

mov

emen

t – a

lway

s car

ry o

ut th

e fo

llowi

ng ro

utine

: Th

ink –

you

shou

ld th

ink c

aref

ully

what

you

want

to d

o in

good

time.

Look

– yo

u sh

ould

chec

k if i

t is

safe

to d

o it b

y loo

king

ahea

d,

lookin

g be

hind

in yo

ur m

irrors

or

othe

r mon

itorin

g dis

plays

, and

loo

king

all a

roun

d.Si

gnal

– wh

en it

is sa

fe, s

ignal

what

you

inten

d to

do.

This

sign

al m

ust b

e co

rrect

, clea

r and

give

n

in go

od tim

e.Lo

ok a

gain

– ch

eck

that

it is

still

safe

to c

arry

out

or c

omple

te yo

ur

man

oeuv

re.

Alw

ays

use

the

thin

k –

lo

ok –

sig

nal –

look

aga

in

rout

ine

wel

l in

adva

nce

of

ever

y m

anoe

uvre

.

The

grey

are

as a

re b

lind

spot

s –

area

s a

drive

r can

not

see.

Out

side

mirr

ors

help

to

redu

ce b

lind

spot

s.

For A

ll D

river

s

50

Mov

ing

off

Befo

re m

ovin

g of

f, yo

u m

ust

use

your

mirr

ors

or o

ther

m

onito

ring

disp

lays,

and

look

ar

ound

as

well

for a

fina

l ch

eck.

Loo

k ou

t for

pe

dest

rians

who

may

be

cros

sing

or s

tand

ing

by y

our

vehi

cle. A

sm

all c

hild

may

be

hidd

en fr

om v

iew. S

igna

l be

fore

mov

ing

out.

Mov

e of

f on

ly w

hen

you

can

do s

o sa

fely

with

out m

akin

g ot

her

vehi

cles

chan

ge s

peed

or

dire

ctio

n.

Driv

ing

alon

g

Keep

to th

e lef

t exc

ept

whe

n tra

ffic s

igns

or r

oad

mar

kings

indi

cate

you

may

do

othe

rwise

; whe

n in

tend

ing

to

over

take

or t

urn

right

; or w

hen

you

have

to p

ass

stat

iona

ry

vehi

cles

or p

edes

trian

s on

the

road

. Allo

w o

ther

s to

ove

rtake

if

they

wan

t to.

Do

not d

rive

on a

foot

path

or p

avem

ent b

y th

e sid

e of

the

road

. Do

not

drive

on

a ha

rd s

houl

der,

ha

rd s

trip

or v

erge

.

Whe

n dr

iving

, kee

p aw

ay fr

om

the

edge

of t

he ro

ad. D

o no

t dr

ive c

lose

to th

e pa

vem

ent

or v

erge

; allo

w ro

om fo

r a

pede

stria

n to

ste

p on

to th

e ro

adw

ay. W

hen

pass

ing

On

the

Roa

dpa

rked

veh

icles

, allo

w ro

om

for a

doo

r to

be o

pene

d.

Parts

of y

our v

ehicl

e m

ay

over

hang

, suc

h as

mirr

ors.

If

so, a

llow

mor

e ro

om.

You

mus

t not

allo

w

pass

enge

rs to

hol

d th

e st

eerin

g w

heel

or to

lean

out

of

a w

indo

w.

In a

traf

fic h

old-

up o

r in

slow

m

ovin

g tra

ffic, d

o no

t try

to

jum

p th

e qu

eue

by c

uttin

g in

to a

noth

er la

ne o

r by

over

takin

g th

e ve

hicle

s w

aitin

g in

fron

t of y

ou.

On

narro

w o

r win

ding

road

s,

or ro

ads

whe

re th

ere

is a

lot

of tr

affic

follo

win

g, d

river

s of

lar

ge o

r slo

w-m

ovin

g ve

hicle

s sh

ould

be

prep

ared

to p

ull in

, an

d slo

w d

own

or s

top,

as

soon

as

ther

e is

a su

itabl

e op

portu

nity

to d

o so

, so

as

to g

ive fa

ster

veh

icles

a

chan

ce to

ove

rtake

.

Do n

ot d

rive

whi

le w

earin

g ea

rpho

nes.

Do

not p

lay a

n au

dio

devic

e lo

udly

as it

w

ould

dist

ract

you

r atte

ntio

n to

war

ds e

mer

genc

y sir

en o

r ho

rns.

You

mus

t not

wat

ch

telev

ision

or v

ideo

whi

le dr

iving

.

Whi

le ve

hicle

is in

mot

ion,

yo

u ar

e pr

ohib

ited

from

usin

g

mob

ile p

hone

or a

ny o

ther

te

lecom

mun

icatio

n eq

uipm

ent

or th

eir a

cces

sorie

s by

ho

ldin

g it

in y

our h

and,

or

hold

ing

it be

twee

n yo

ur h

ead

and

shou

lder

. Eve

n if

you

are

not h

oldi

ng y

our m

obile

ph

one,

you

sho

uld

also

avoi

d us

ing

it (e

.g. r

eadi

ng o

r te

xtin

g) w

hile

drivi

ng. Y

ou w

ill be

dist

ract

ed b

y th

e us

e of

m

obile

pho

ne a

nd w

ill no

t ha

ve p

rope

r con

trol o

f you

r ve

hicle

. If y

ou w

ish to

use

m

obile

pho

ne w

hile

drivi

ng,

eithe

r sto

p in

a s

afe

plac

e or

as

k a

pass

enge

r for

as

sista

nce.

Drive

rs w

ho h

ave

a re

al ne

ed

to u

se m

obile

pho

ne w

hile

drivi

ng m

ust u

se h

ands

-free

de

vice

and

are

advis

ed to

ke

ep th

e co

nver

satio

n sh

ort.

Also

, if y

ou u

se m

obile

pho

ne

or o

ther

equ

ipm

ent a

s a

drivi

ng a

id s

uch

as n

avig

atio

n de

vice,

you

mus

t still

focu

s on

ro

ad c

ondi

tions

and

are

ad

vised

to u

se a

udio

gui

de.

You

mus

t tur

n of

f the

eng

ine,

en

gage

the

vehi

cle in

firs

t ge

ar (m

anua

l) or p

ark

mod

e (a

utom

atic)

, and

app

ly fir

mly

the

park

ing

brak

e be

fore

va

catin

g th

e ve

hicle

, eve

n th

ough

you

just

leav

e fo

r a

shor

t whi

le, fo

r exa

mpl

e, to

ali

ght t

o he

lp y

our

pass

enge

rs.

Avoi

d fa

tigue

driv

ing

• Do

not

driv

e if

you

are

tired

. Ha

ve a

goo

d re

st b

efor

e dr

iving

.

• Pl

an y

our t

rip w

ell a

head

pa

rticu

larly

for a

long

jo

urne

y.

• Do

not

drin

k alc

ohol

or t

ake

drug

s. J

ust a

sm

all a

mou

nt

will

aggr

avat

e th

e ef

fect

s of

fa

tigue

and

impa

ir sig

nific

antly

you

r driv

ing

abilit

y. Dr

ink

or d

rug

drivi

ng

is als

o a

crim

inal

offe

nce.

• Pl

an to

take

regu

lar b

reak

s du

ring

a lo

ng jo

urne

y.

Get

out

of t

he c

ar, a

nd

have

a s

nack

or a

stre

tch,

if

poss

ible.

• If

you

feel

tired

whi

le dr

iving

, low

er th

e w

indo

ws

to le

t fre

sh a

ir in

or l

ower

th

e te

mpe

ratu

re o

f the

air-

cond

itioni

ng to

kee

p yo

u aw

ake.

Whe

re c

ondi

tion

perm

its, f

ind

a su

itabl

e pa

rkin

g sp

ace

to s

top

and

take

a re

st, b

ut n

ever

sto

p on

an

expr

essw

ay o

r a ro

ad

with

fast

mov

ing

traffic

.

• If

poss

ible,

arra

nge

a se

cond

driv

er w

ith y

ou.

Safe

and

cou

rteo

us d

rivin

g

Bad

drivi

ng h

abits

and

m

anne

rs a

re m

ore

than

irk

som

e an

d ru

de. T

hey

are

ofte

n da

nger

ous

and

som

etim

es ill

egal.

You

sho

uld

be m

ore

cour

teou

s an

d co

-ope

rativ

e. B

ad d

rivin

g ad

ds to

con

gest

ion

and

gene

ral a

ggra

vatio

n.

Alw

ays

avoi

d:

Trav

ellin

g to

o fa

st –

O

bser

ve th

e sp

eed

limit

and

adju

st y

our s

peed

to s

uit t

he

traffic

flow

, the

road

and

w

eath

er c

ondi

tions

, and

you

r ab

ility.

Rem

embe

r tha

t as

spee

d in

crea

ses,

the

stop

ping

di

stan

ce a

nd th

e se

verit

y of

an

y ac

ciden

t will

incr

ease

.

Goi

ng to

o sl

ow –

Alth

ough

so

me

cons

ider

this

to b

e sa

fer

drivi

ng, i

t may

be

irrita

ting

to

othe

r driv

ers.

If y

ou o

bser

ve

traffic

bui

ldin

g up

beh

ind

you,

lo

ok fo

r an

oppo

rtuni

ty to

m

ove

over

or p

ull o

ff th

e ro

ad

to a

llow

oth

er m

otor

ists

to

pass

. On

a m

ulti-

lane

road

, m

erge

qui

ckly

but s

afely

, m

atch

ing

your

spe

ed w

ith

othe

r tra

ffic.

For A

ll D

river

s

51

Follo

win

g to

o cl

ose

– Fo

llow

ing

too

close

to th

e ve

hicle

in fr

ont i

s a

majo

r ca

use

of a

ccid

ents

. Whe

n dr

iving

, kee

p a

suita

ble

clear

di

stan

ce b

etw

een

you

and

the

vehi

cle in

fron

t (se

e pa

ge 5

4 ʻS

topp

ing

Dist

ance

ʼ).

Uns

afe

over

taki

ng –

Kee

p lef

t unl

ess

over

takin

g. D

o no

t ov

erta

ke u

nles

s it

is sa

fe to

do

so;

indi

cate

you

r int

entio

n du

ring

the

man

oeuv

re a

nd

obse

rve

othe

r tra

ffic b

oth

behi

nd a

nd a

head

of y

ou.

The

man

oeuv

re s

houl

d be

do

ne q

uick

ly bu

t sm

ooth

ly.

Whe

n be

ing

over

take

n,

do n

ot in

crea

se y

our s

peed

, bu

t be

prep

ared

to s

low

dow

n if

nece

ssar

y. O

verta

ke o

nly

on

the

right

sid

e of

the

othe

r ve

hicle

.

Failu

re to

use

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tors

– A

ccid

ents

can

be

pre

vent

ed if

oth

er d

river

s kn

ow y

our i

nten

tions

to

chan

ge d

irect

ion.

The

refo

re,

use

the

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tors

in

good

tim

e be

fore

cha

ngin

g di

rect

ion

whe

ther

to tu

rn,

chan

ge la

nes

or o

verta

ke a

nd

obse

rve

traffic

bot

h ah

ead

and

behi

nd b

efor

e th

e ac

tual

man

oeuv

re. R

emem

ber t

o tu

rn o

ff th

e di

rect

ion

indi

cato

rs

afte

r the

man

oeuv

re.

Poor

lane

dis

cipl

ine

The

rules

are

sim

ple,

but

w

idely

igno

red.

Sta

y in

you

r lan

e. D

onʼt

drive

ove

r the

ce

ntre

line,

drif

t fro

m s

ide

to

side,

zig

zag

thro

ugh

traffic

, bu

lly y

our w

ay in

to a

noth

er

lane

or s

tay

unne

cess

arily

in

the

fast

lane

. Whe

n ch

angi

ng

lanes

, rem

embe

r ʻTh

ink,

Loo

k,

Sign

al, L

ook

again

ʼ. Ev

en w

ith

your

mirr

ors,

ther

e ar

e bl

ind

spot

s w

hich

they

can

not

cove

r, so

it is

impo

rtant

to

take

a q

uick

glan

ce o

ver y

our

shou

lder

for a

fina

l che

ck.

Failu

re to

giv

e w

ay –

If th

ere

is no

‘give

way

’ sig

n, th

e ru

les

of th

e ro

ad d

ictat

e th

at c

ars

ente

ring

from

the

min

or ro

ad

or a

cces

s sh

ould

give

way

to

thos

e alr

eady

on

the

majo

r ro

ad, a

nd c

ars

mak

ing

a rig

ht-

turn

mus

t give

way

to

onco

min

g tra

ffic. I

t is

an

offe

nce

not t

o pu

ll ove

r for

an

emer

genc

y ve

hicle

with

its

light

s fla

shin

g or

sire

n on

. Fa

ilure

to g

ive ri

ght-o

f-way

im

med

iately

can

end

ange

r yo

u, y

our p

asse

nger

s an

d th

e pe

ople

the

emer

genc

y ve

hicle

is

carry

ing

or tr

ying

to re

ach.

In

add

ition,

driv

ers

shou

ld

alway

s sh

ow c

onsid

erat

ion

to

pede

stria

ns, e

ven

if th

ey a

re

jayw

alkin

g; g

ive m

otor

cycli

sts

and

cycli

sts

the

sam

e rig

hts

and

cour

tesy

as

any

othe

r dr

ivers

.

Bad

man

ners

– T

his

inclu

des

a ho

st o

f misb

ehav

iour

curs

ing,

obs

cene

ges

ture

s,

use

of th

e ho

rn u

nnec

essa

rily,

play

ing

loud

mus

ic, re

fusin

g to

m

erge

, litt

erin

g (in

cludi

ng

cigar

ette

but

ts) a

nd a

ny o

ther

ac

t of r

uden

ess

or s

elfish

ness

th

at m

ay a

nnoy

oth

ers.

A lit

tle

mor

e co

urte

sy a

nd

cons

ider

atio

n by

all o

f us

coul

d m

ake

drivi

ng s

afer

and

m

ore

plea

sura

ble.

Igno

ranc

e –

Mak

e su

re y

ou

fully

und

erst

and

and

com

ply

with

all t

raffic

law

s, s

igns

and

m

arkin

gs.

Be c

autio

us o

f lon

g/he

avy

vehi

cles

Donʼ

t bra

ke a

brup

tly o

r cut

su

dden

ly in

fron

t of v

ehicl

es,

parti

cular

ly he

avy

vehi

cles.

He

avy

vehi

cles

need

alm

ost

50 p

erce

nt m

ore

dist

ance

th

an c

ars

to s

top.

Alw

ays

leave

a lo

t mor

e di

stan

ce

betw

een

your

car

and

a

tract

or-tr

ailer

. You

sho

uld:

Pass

with

car

e –

It ta

kes

long

er to

ove

rtake

a lo

ng

vehi

cle, s

o all

ow y

ours

elf m

ore

room

and

tim

e to

pas

s. S

tart

the

over

takin

g m

anoe

uvre

fa

rther

bac

k to

see

that

the

road

is c

lear,

pass

qui

ckly

and

wait

unt

il you

can

see

the

front

of t

he v

ehicl

e in

you

r re

ar-v

iew m

irror

bef

ore

retu

rnin

g to

the

sam

e lan

e. If

it

is ra

inin

g, b

e ex

trem

ely

caut

ious

. The

wat

er s

pray

fro

m lo

ng/h

eavy

veh

icles

can

im

pair

your

view

.

Not

driv

e to

o cl

ose

If yo

u dr

ive to

o clo

se to

the

vehi

cle in

fron

t, th

e dr

iver i

n fro

nt m

ay n

ot s

ee y

our v

ehicl

e an

d yo

u als

o ca

nʼt s

ee a

ny o

f th

e ro

ad a

head

and

ant

icipa

te

any

pote

ntial

haz

ards

. In

bad

wea

ther

, veh

icle

spra

y re

duce

s vis

ibilit

y as

well

.

Be

awar

e of

air

turb

ulen

ce

– W

hen

pass

ing,

bein

g pa

ssed

or m

eetin

g lo

ng/h

eavy

ve

hicle

s, b

e aw

are

that

they

pu

sh a

larg

e vo

lum

e of

air,

like

the

bow

of a

shi

p, c

ausin

g air

tu

rbul

ence

, par

ticul

arly

affe

ctin

g sm

all v

ehicl

es, m

otor

cy

cles

and

cycle

s.

Allo

w lo

ng v

ehic

les

room

to

turn

– L

ong

vehi

cles

requ

ire a

wid

e tu

rnin

g ar

ea.

Thes

e ve

hicle

s ne

ed e

xtra

ro

ad s

pace

bef

ore

mak

ing

their

turn

s. W

atch

out

for

signa

ls an

d gi

ve th

em ro

om.

Let h

eavy

veh

icle

s pa

ss –

To

con

serv

e fu

el, h

eavy

ve

hicle

driv

ers

tend

to

main

tain

a s

tead

y sp

eed.

Th

ey n

eed

mor

e br

akin

g tim

e an

d ac

celer

ate

mor

e slo

wly

than

car

s, a

nd th

ey u

suall

y go

fa

ster

dow

nhill

and

slow

er

uphi

ll. M

any

drive

rs d

onʼt

like

to fo

llow

them

and

som

etim

es

spee

d up

whe

n th

e he

avy

vehi

cle tr

ies to

pas

s. T

he

resu

lt is

ofte

n 20

tonn

es o

f he

avy

vehi

cle ri

ding

you

r bu

mpe

r – d

efin

itely

not a

go

od s

ituat

ion

and

shou

ld b

e av

oide

d.

Not

trav

el in

the

long

ve

hicl

eʼs

blin

d sp

ot –

Al

ongs

ide

a lo

ng v

ehicl

e, ju

st

behi

nd it

s do

ors,

is a

noth

er

blin

d sp

ot. D

onʼt

hang

aro

und

ther

e. T

he d

river

of t

he lo

ng

vehi

cle m

ay n

ot b

e ab

le to

see

yo

u w

hen

mak

ing

a lan

e ch

ange

. If y

ou c

an, a

lway

s all

ow lo

ng v

ehicl

es e

noug

h ro

om to

cha

nge

lanes

.

For A

ll D

river

s

52

U-t

urns

You

mus

t not

car

ry o

ut a

U-

turn

or t

urn

your

veh

icle

arou

nd o

n a

road

, unl

ess

yo

u ca

n do

so

with

out

enda

nger

ing

or o

bstru

ctin

g ot

her r

oad

user

s.

U-tu

rn m

ay b

e ba

nned

at

som

e ju

nctio

ns o

r alo

ng s

ome

lengt

h of

road

. ʻNo

U-tu

rnʼ

signs

(and

may

be

with

su

pplem

enta

ry p

lates

nos

. 61

or 6

2 on

pag

e 11

3) w

ill in

dica

te th

is.

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

No U

-turn

Use

your

mirr

ors

ofte

n so

th

at y

ou k

now

wha

t is

behin

d yo

u.

Use

of h

orn

You

mus

t not

use

you

r hor

n un

less

as a

war

ning

of d

ange

r to

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

. Nev

er u

se

it as

a re

buke

or w

hen

the

traffic

is te

mpo

rarily

sto

pped

w

ithou

t dan

ger.

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

mar

ks th

e be

ginn

ing

of a

ʻSile

nt z

oneʼ

You

mus

t not

sou

nd y

our h

orn

in a

ʻSile

nt z

oneʼ

. An

‘End

’ sig

n m

arks

the

end

of a

ʻSile

nt

zone

ʼ. ʻS

ilent

zon

esʼ a

re

usua

lly fo

und

near

hos

pita

ls.

A ʻT

ime

plat

eʼ m

ay s

how

the

perio

d of

its

oper

atio

n.

Hea

dlam

p fla

shin

g

The

flash

ing

of h

eadl

amps

ha

s on

ly on

e m

eani

ng –

like

soun

ding

you

r hor

n, it

lets

ot

her r

oad

user

s kn

ow y

ou

are

ther

e. D

o no

t flas

h he

adlam

ps fo

r any

oth

er

reas

on.

Rev

ersi

ng

Befo

re y

ou re

vers

e, m

ake

sure

th

at th

ere

are

no p

edes

trian

s –

parti

cular

ly ch

ildre

n an

d eld

erly

peop

le –

behi

nd y

our

vehi

cle. P

ay p

artic

ular

at

tent

ion

to ʻb

lind

spot

behi

nd y

ou –

that

is, t

he p

arts

of

the

road

whi

ch c

anno

t be

seen

from

the

drivi

ng s

eat.

If

ther

e is

any

doub

t, ge

t out

, or

ask

a p

asse

nger

to c

heck

, to

mak

e su

re.

A Re

vers

ing

Vide

o De

vice

(RVD

) can

help

you

obs

erve

th

e ba

ck w

hen

you

are

reve

rsin

g ve

hicle

or a

bout

to

do s

o. In

low

light

con

ditio

ns,

you

shou

ld s

witc

h on

the

auxil

iary

illum

inat

ion

whe

n us

ing

RVD.

Any

dirt

or r

ain

drop

s on

the

cam

era

may

af

fect

the

imag

e qu

ality.

If yo

u ca

nnot

see

clea

rly

behi

nd o

r if y

ou d

rive

a lar

ge

vehi

cle, g

et s

omeo

ne to

gui

de

you

whe

n yo

u re

vers

e. Y

ou

mus

t not

reve

rse

unles

s it

can

be d

one

safe

ly an

d yo

u m

ust

also

not r

ever

se fo

r an

unre

ason

able

dist

ance

or

time.

Nev

er re

vers

e fro

m a

sid

e ro

ad in

to a

main

road

.

Give

way

to o

ther

traf

fic a

nd

to p

edes

trian

s w

hen

reve

rsing

.

Do n

ot re

ly on

whi

te re

vers

ing

light

s or

reve

rsin

g ala

rms

to

alert

othe

r roa

d us

ers

that

you

ar

e re

vers

ing

or a

bout

to

reve

rse.

A p

edes

trian

may

not

se

e th

e lig

ht o

r hea

r the

alar

m.

Alw

ays

look

and

liste

n. O

nly

reve

rse

if yo

u ca

n do

so

safe

ly an

d w

ithou

t mak

ing

othe

r ro

ad u

sers

cha

nge

spee

d or

di

rect

ion.

As a

saf

ety

prac

tice,

you

may

als

o tu

rn o

n th

e ha

zard

w

arni

ng lig

hts

whe

n pa

rkin

g or

reve

rsin

g.

Dan

gero

us a

nd c

arel

ess

driv

ing

You

mus

t not

driv

e in

a

man

ner t

hat c

reat

es a

n ob

vious

and

ser

ious

risk

of

caus

ing

deat

h or

inju

ry to

an

y pe

rson

or c

ausin

g se

rious

dam

age

to p

rope

rty

You

will

be re

gard

ed a

s dr

iving

dan

gero

usly

if

• th

e w

ay y

ou d

rive

falls

far

belo

w w

hat w

ould

be

expe

cted

of a

com

pete

nt

and

care

ful d

river

; and

• it

wou

ld b

e ob

vious

to a

co

mpe

tent

and

car

eful

dr

iver t

hat d

rivin

g in

that

w

ay w

ould

be

dang

erou

s.

You

mus

t driv

e w

ith d

ue

care

and

atte

ntio

n an

d w

ith

reas

onab

le co

nsid

erat

ion

for

othe

r roa

d us

ers

and

your

pa

ssen

gers

. Oth

erw

ise, y

ou

may

be

rega

rded

as

drivi

ng

care

lessly

.

The

rules

and

adv

ice in

this

chap

ter w

ill he

lp y

ou d

rive

safe

ly an

d w

ith c

onsid

erat

ion

for o

ther

s.

For A

ll D

river

s

53

Polic

e si

gns

Tem

pora

ry re

gulat

ory

sign

– yo

u m

ust s

top

befo

re th

e sig

n.

Tem

pora

ry in

form

ator

y sig

n –

be p

repa

red

to s

top

if sig

nalle

d to

do

so b

y a

polic

e of

ficer

or i

f ind

icate

d by

a

traffic

sig

n.

In a

n em

erge

ncy,

or fo

r oth

er

purp

oses

, the

pol

ice m

ay

erec

t tem

pora

ry s

igns

and

ba

rrier

s. In

add

ition

to th

e te

mpo

rary

pol

ice s

igns

sh

own,

oth

er tr

affic

sig

ns

and

flash

ing

blue

and

am

ber

light

s m

ay b

e us

ed to

war

n an

d gu

ide

you.

Tem

pora

ry re

gulat

ory

sign

– yo

u m

ust s

low

dow

n to

a

spee

d, s

low

er th

an n

orm

al,

at w

hich

you

can

sto

p qu

ickly

and

safe

ly.

Switc

h of

f eng

ines

of

idlin

g ve

hicl

es

Allo

win

g id

ling

vehi

cles

to

run

their

eng

ines

cau

ses

air

pollu

tion,

hea

t and

noi

se

nuisa

nces

and

fuel

was

tage

. It

is an

offe

nce

for a

driv

er to

all

ow th

e en

gine

to o

pera

te

for m

ore

than

thre

e m

inut

es

in a

ggre

gate

with

in a

ny

cont

inuo

us 6

0 m

inut

es w

hile

the

vehi

cle is

sta

tiona

ry,

unles

s an

exe

mpt

ion

appl

ies.

In g

ener

al, e

xem

ptio

ns a

re

prov

ided

to d

river

s st

oppi

ng

due

to tr

affic

con

ditio

ns o

r fo

r boa

rdin

g/ali

ghtin

g pa

ssen

gers

, and

also

to

drive

rs o

f cer

tain

clas

ses

of

vehi

cle to

mee

t the

ir op

erat

iona

l nee

ds, e

tc.

Furth

er d

etail

s of

the

rest

rictio

ns a

nd e

xem

ptio

ns

may

be

obta

ined

from

the

Envir

onm

enta

l Pro

tect

ion

Depa

rtmen

t or i

ts w

ebsit

e (s

ee ‘F

urth

er R

efer

ence

M

ater

ialsʼ

).

For A

ll D

river

s

54

Shor

test

sto

ppin

g di

stan

ce in

met

res

Th

inkin

g di

stan

ce +

bra

king

dist

ance

= s

topp

ing

dist

ance

40km

/h

vehi

cle s

peed

Th

inkin

g di

stan

ce +

br

akin

g di

stan

ce =

st

oppi

ng d

istan

ce

60km

/h

vehi

cle s

peed

Th

inkin

g di

stan

ce +

br

akin

g di

stan

ce =

st

oppi

ng d

istan

ce

80km

/h

vehi

cle s

peed

An

ave

rage

dou

ble-

deck

er b

us is

abo

ut 1

2 m

etre

s lo

ng. C

ompa

re th

e di

stan

ces

show

n w

ith a

line

of b

uses

W

et ro

ads

– do

uble

bra

king

dis

tanc

e

40m

10m

20m

35m

60m

20m

10m 15

m 20m

On

a dr

y ro

ad, a

n ale

rt dr

iver

with

a c

ar e

quip

ped

with

goo

d br

akes

and

tyre

s dr

iving

at

spee

ds s

how

n on

the

left,

can

stop

in th

e di

stan

ces

show

n on

the

right

. The

se a

re th

e sh

orte

st s

topp

ing

dist

ance

s.

The

stop

ping

dist

ance

is th

e th

inkin

g di

stan

ce p

lus

the

brak

ing

dist

ance

.

Thin

king

dist

ance

– th

e di

stan

ce th

e ve

hicle

tra

vels

afte

r the

driv

er h

as

seen

the

dang

er a

nd b

efor

e th

e br

akes

are

on.

Thin

king

dist

ance

incr

ease

s gr

eatly

for d

river

s su

fferin

g fro

m s

low

reac

tions

, tir

edne

ss, i

llnes

s or

lack

of

conc

entra

tion.

Brak

ing

dist

ance

– th

e di

stan

ce th

e ve

hicle

tra

vels

afte

r the

bra

kes

have

be

en p

ut o

n be

fore

sto

ppin

g.

Brak

ing

dist

ance

incr

ease

s gr

eatly

with

wet

and

slip

pery

ro

ads,

poo

r bra

kes

or ty

res.

Stop

ping

Dis

tanc

e

For A

ll D

river

s

55

How

Fas

tYo

u m

ust o

bey

the

spee

d lim

its fo

r the

road

and

for y

our

vehi

cle. A

spe

ed lim

it is

the

max

imum

spe

ed a

llow

ed.

It do

es n

ot m

ean

that

it is

sa

fe to

driv

e at

that

spe

ed –

alw

ays

take

into

acc

ount

all

the

cond

itions

pre

vailin

g at

the

time.

Neve

r driv

e so

fast

that

you

ca

nnot

sto

p w

ell w

ithin

the

dist

ance

whi

ch y

ou c

an s

ee

as b

eing

clear

. Go

muc

h m

ore

slow

ly if

the

road

is w

et o

r if

ther

e is

fog

or m

ist. D

o no

t br

ake

shar

ply

exce

pt in

an

emer

genc

y.

The

max

imum

spe

ed o

n all

ro

ads

is 50

km/h

unl

ess

ʻspe

ed lim

itʼ s

igns

sho

w

othe

rwise

.

Varia

ble

spee

d lim

it sig

ns

How

big

sho

uld

a ga

p be

?

Leav

e a

big

enou

gh g

ap

betw

een

you

and

the

vehi

cle

in fr

ont –

big

eno

ugh

for y

ou

to s

top

safe

ly if

the

vehi

cle

sudd

enly

slow

s do

wn

or

stop

s.

Cont

inuo

usly

try to

ant

icipa

te

the

situa

tion

on th

e ro

ad

ahea

d an

d lea

ve y

ours

elf

room

to w

ork

– ro

om to

re

cogn

ise a

dev

elopi

ng

situa

tion

and

to a

ct.

If yo

u ha

ve to

take

pan

ic ac

tion

beca

use

you

have

in

suffic

ient r

oom

to a

ct

smoo

thly,

you

are

eith

er g

oing

to

o fa

st o

r driv

ing

too

close

to

the

vehi

cle in

fron

t.

On

wet

road

s, o

r if y

our t

yres

, br

akes

, or e

ven

your

hea

lth,

are

belo

w p

ar, t

he g

ap s

houl

d be

muc

h bi

gger

than

nor

mal.

An

d w

hen

a ve

hicle

ove

rtake

s yo

u an

d m

oves

into

the

gap

ahea

d, d

rop

back

to re

gain

yo

ur s

afe

gap.

The

safe

rule

is to

leav

e yo

ur

stop

ping

dist

ance

bet

wee

n yo

ur v

ehicl

e an

d th

e on

e in

fro

nt. O

n ro

ads

with

fast

er

traffic

it b

ecom

es m

uch

mor

e im

porta

nt to

kee

p a

safe

gap

. Yo

ur s

topp

ing

dist

ance

is s

till

the

only

reall

y sa

fe g

ap b

ut a

reas

onab

le an

d pr

actic

al ru

le to

app

ly in

goo

d co

nditio

ns is

a

two-

seco

nd ti

me

gap

– m

ore

if yo

u ar

e dr

iving

a h

eavy

ve

hicle

.No

te: k

m/h

mea

ns

kilom

etre

s pe

r hou

r.

Two-

seco

nd ru

le

A sim

ple

aid to

judg

ing

the

dist

ance

of a

two-

seco

nd

time

gap

– an

d on

e w

hich

ca

n be

pra

ctise

d by

driv

er o

r pa

ssen

ger (

e.g.

‘A’ c

ar in

the

diag

ram

) – is

to s

elect

an

easil

y id

entif

iable

mar

k on

the

road

or r

oads

ide

ahea

d an

d as

the

vehi

cle in

fron

t pas

ses

it (e

.g. ‘

B’ c

ar in

fron

t jus

t pa

sses

a ro

adsid

e sig

n), s

ay

the

phra

se ʻo

ne th

ousa

nd

one,

one

thou

sand

twoʼ

at a

no

rmal

spea

king

rate

, whi

ch

shou

ld ta

ke a

bout

two

seco

nds.

If th

e dr

iver i

n th

e ʻA

ʼ car

re

ache

s th

e tra

ffic s

ign

befo

re

finish

ing

sayin

g th

e ph

rase

, th

e dr

iver ʻ

Aʼ is

too

close

to

the

ʻBʼ c

ar in

fron

t (les

s th

an

the

two-

seco

nd ti

me

gap)

.

In b

ad c

ondi

tions

, dou

ble

the

coun

t to

four

sec

onds

, or

even

mor

e.

B A

judg

e th

e 2-

seco

nd

time

gap

For A

ll D

river

s

56

signa

l lef

t

signa

l rig

ht

Ove

rtak

ing

Do n

ot o

verta

ke u

nles

s yo

u ar

e su

re y

ou c

an d

o so

w

ithou

t cau

sing

dang

er to

ot

hers

as

well

as

your

self.

Be

fore

you

sta

rt to

ove

rtake

, m

ake

sure

the

road

is c

lear f

ar

enou

gh a

head

and

beh

ind.

Us

e yo

ur m

irror

s an

d sig

nal

befo

re y

ou s

tart

to m

ove

out.

Be p

artic

ular

ly ca

refu

l at d

usk,

at

daw

n, in

the

dark

and

in

mist

, whe

n it

is m

ore

diffic

ult

to ju

dge

spee

d an

d di

stan

ce.

On

fast

er ro

ads,

veh

icles

may

be

app

roac

hing

muc

h m

ore

quick

ly th

an y

ou th

ink.

Mak

e su

re th

at th

e ro

ad is

clea

r for

a

long

way

ahe

ad.

Onc

e yo

u ha

ve s

tarte

d to

ov

erta

ke, m

ove

quick

ly pa

st

the

vehi

cle y

ou a

re o

verta

king

and

leave

it p

lenty

of r

oom

. Th

en m

ove

back

to th

e lef

t sid

e of

the

road

as

soon

as

you

can,

but

with

out c

uttin

g in

.

Ove

rtak

ing

only

on

the

right

.

If th

e ve

hicle

you

are

ov

erta

king

incr

ease

s sp

eed,

dr

op b

ack

if ne

cess

ary

and

retu

rn to

you

r nor

mal

lane

behi

nd it

. Ens

ure

that

the

road

be

hind

is s

till c

lear b

y us

ing

your

mirr

ors.

On

a no

rmal

two-

lane

road

, gi

ve w

ay to

veh

icles

com

ing

tow

ards

you

bef

ore

you

pass

pa

rked

veh

icles

or o

ther

ob

stru

ctio

ns o

n th

e lef

t-han

d sid

e of

the

road

.

Do n

ot in

crea

se y

our s

peed

w

hile

bein

g ov

erta

ken.

Slo

w

dow

n, if

nec

essa

ry, to

let t

he

over

takin

g ve

hicle

pas

s.

Ove

rtak

ing

a la

rge

vehi

cle

Get

ting

too

close

beh

ind

a lar

ge v

ehicl

e m

akes

it im

poss

ible

to

see

far e

noug

h ah

ead.

The

ʻAʼ c

ar is

too

close

. The

driv

er

of th

e ʻB

ʼ car

, who

is k

eepi

ng m

uch

farth

er b

ack,

has

a m

uch

bette

r view

.

small

bl

ind

spot

B

large

bl

ind

spot

A

For A

ll D

river

s

57

Ove

rtak

ing

on d

ual

carr

iage

way

s

Ove

rtake

onl

y on

the

right

. Ne

ver m

ove

to a

lane

on

the

left t

o ov

erta

ke. Y

ou m

ust n

ot

use

a ha

rd s

houl

der f

or

over

takin

g.

Do n

ot o

verta

ke u

nles

s it

is sa

fe fo

r you

rself

and

oth

ers.

M

any

accid

ents

on

dual

carri

agew

ays

are

rear

-end

co

llisio

ns. B

efor

e yo

u st

art t

o ov

erta

ke, m

ake

sure

that

the

lane

you

will

be jo

inin

g is

clear

fa

r eno

ugh

ahea

d an

d be

hind

. Tr

affic

may

be

com

ing

up fr

om

behi

nd m

uch

mor

e qu

ickly

than

you

thin

k. S

igna

l bef

ore

you

mov

e ou

t. Be

par

ticul

arly

care

ful a

t dus

k, in

the

dark

an

d in

fog

or m

ist, w

hen

it is

mor

e di

fficul

t to

judg

e sp

eed

and

dist

ance

.

Get

bac

k to

the

left m

ost l

ane

as s

oon

as p

ossib

le af

ter

over

takin

g, b

ut d

o no

t cut

in

right

in fr

ont o

f the

veh

icle

you

have

just

ove

rtake

n. L

eave

pl

enty

of r

oom

.

Ove

rtak

ing

on e

xpre

ssw

ays

On

expr

essw

ays,

it is

an

offe

nce

to o

verta

ke o

n th

e lef

t (s

ee p

age

71).

You

mus

t not

ove

rtak

e

Sign

mar

king

the

begi

nnin

g of

ʻNo

over

takin

You

mus

t not

ove

rtake

• If

you

have

to c

ross

or

drive

on

doub

le w

hite

lin

es, w

ith th

e so

lid lin

e ne

arer

to y

ou.

• If

you

are

with

in th

e zig

zag

area

of a

ʻZeb

raʼ c

ross

ing.

• Af

ter a

ʻNo

over

takin

sign

and

until

the

end

of

the

ban.

You

shou

ld n

ot o

vert

ake

• W

here

you

can

not s

ee fa

r en

ough

ahe

ad to

be

sure

th

at it

is s

afe

to d

o so

, for

ex

ampl

e, w

hen

at o

r co

min

g to

a c

orne

r or a

be

nd o

r the

bro

w o

f a h

ill.

• W

here

you

mig

ht c

ome

into

con

flict w

ith o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

, for

exa

mpl

e,

at a

junc

tion,

whe

re th

e ro

ad n

arro

ws

or o

n th

e ap

proa

ch to

a p

edes

trian

cr

ossin

g.

• W

here

it w

ould

invo

lve

drivi

ng o

ver a

n ar

ea

mar

ked

with

hat

ched

w

hite

lines

.

• O

n th

e ap

proa

ch to

a

tram

sto

p.

• W

hen

to d

o so

wou

ld

forc

e an

othe

r veh

icle

to

swer

ve o

r slo

w d

own.

• W

hen

to d

o so

wou

ld

forc

e a

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad to

sto

p or

run.

If in

dou

bt –

do

not

over

take

.

You

may

ove

rtak

e/pa

ss o

n th

e le

ft

• W

hen

traffic

is m

ovin

g slo

wly

in q

ueue

s, a

nd

vehi

cles

in a

lane

on

the

right

are

mov

ing

mor

e slo

wly

than

you

are

, you

m

ay p

ass

on th

e lef

t.

• W

hen

traffic

is m

ovin

g slo

wly

in q

ueue

s, y

ou m

ay

mov

e to

a la

ne o

n yo

ur le

ft on

ly in

ord

er to

turn

left

or

to p

ark.

Do

not c

hang

e lan

es to

the

left i

n or

der t

o ov

erta

ke.

• W

hen

the

drive

r in

front

gi

ves

a rig

ht-tu

rn s

igna

l an

d yo

u m

ay o

verta

ke th

at

vehi

cle o

n th

e lef

t with

out

getti

ng in

the

way

of

othe

rs a

nd w

ithou

t en

terin

g a

bus

lane

durin

g its

per

iod

of o

pera

tion.

• W

hen

you

wan

t to

turn

left

at a

junc

tion,

you

may

pa

ss o

n th

e lef

t.

• O

n on

e-w

ay ro

ad (b

ut n

ot

dual

carri

agew

ay),

you

may

pas

s on

eith

er s

ide.

• W

here

ther

e ar

e 'd

oubl

e w

hite

' lin

es a

long

the

road

be

twee

n yo

u an

d th

e lan

e on

the

right

, and

bot

h tra

ffic s

tream

s ar

e m

ovin

g in

the

sam

e di

rect

ion,

you

m

ay p

ass

on th

e lef

t.

• W

hen

usin

g m

arke

d tra

ffic

lanes

, you

may

pas

s a

tram

on

the

left,

unles

s th

e tra

m is

sta

tiona

ry a

t a tr

am

stop

whe

re th

ere

is no

tra

m s

top

islan

d.

For A

ll D

river

s

58

Pede

stria

ns

Bew

are

of p

edes

tria

ns

Drive

rs h

ave

the

legal

and

mor

al re

spon

sibilit

y to

ta

ke p

rope

r car

e to

avo

id

accid

ents

with

ped

estri

ans

at

all t

imes

and

plac

es –

ev

en if

the

pede

stria

ns a

re

jayw

alkin

g. A

lway

s gi

ve w

ay

to p

edes

trian

s on

the

road

way

.

Drive

car

efull

y an

d slo

wly

w

hen

pede

stria

ns a

re a

roun

d pa

rticu

larly

in cr

owde

d st

reet

s,

or w

hen

you

see

a bu

s st

op,

or a

re n

ear a

sta

ll. Lo

ok o

ut fo

r pe

dest

rians

ent

ering

the

road

su

dden

ly, fo

r exa

mpl

e, fr

om

behin

d pa

rked

or s

topp

ed

vehic

les. I

n pa

rticu

lar, w

hen

you

are

drivi

ng a

relat

ively

qu

iet v

ehicl

e (e

.g. a

n ele

ctric

/hy

brid

veh

icle)

, ped

estri

ans

may

not

not

ice th

at y

ou a

re

appr

oach

ing.

Whe

n en

terin

g or

em

ergi

ng

from

a p

lace

facin

g th

e ro

ad,

whe

reve

r pos

sible

use

prop

er

drive

way

s an

d av

oid

reve

rsin

g on

to th

e ro

ad. G

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

.

Cro

ssin

g th

e ro

ad

Junc

tions

are

a c

omm

on

plac

e fo

r ped

estri

ans

to c

ross

th

e ro

ad, p

artic

ular

ly ac

ross

a

side

road

whe

re it

join

s a

main

ro

ad.

Give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad in

to w

hich

yo

u ar

e tu

rnin

g.

Whe

n ap

proa

chin

g a

majo

r ro

ad, g

ive w

ay to

ped

estri

ans

cros

sing

or w

aitin

g to

cro

ss.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad in

fron

t of o

r fro

m b

ehin

d pa

rked

veh

icles

.

Tram

sto

ps

Whe

n ap

proa

chin

g a

tram

isl

and,

look

out

for

pede

stria

ns c

ross

ing

to o

r fro

m th

e isl

and.

Som

e m

ay b

e lo

okin

g fo

r onc

omin

g tra

ffic

and

not f

or tr

affic

from

you

r di

rect

ion.

If a

tram

has

st

oppe

d, lo

ok o

ut fo

r pe

dest

rians

who

may

app

ear

from

beh

ind

the

tram

.

If th

ere

is no

tram

islan

d yo

u m

ust s

top

behi

nd th

e ye

llow

ʻS

topʼ

line

(see

pag

e 12

7)

and

give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g to

or f

rom

the

tram

. W

ait u

ntil t

here

are

no

mor

e pa

ssen

gers

get

ting

on o

r off

the

tram

and

look

out

for

peop

le hu

rryin

g to

cat

ch

the

tram

.

On

the

road

way

War

ning

sig

n –

pede

stria

ns o

n or

cro

ssin

g ro

ad a

head

On

road

s w

ith n

o or

ver

y na

rrow

pav

emen

ts o

r fo

otpa

ths,

ped

estri

ans,

pe

rhap

s w

ith c

hild

ren,

may

be

walk

ing

on th

e ro

adw

ay o

r cr

ossin

g ah

ead.

Be

on th

e lo

ok-o

ut a

nd k

eep

your

spe

ed

dow

n an

d be

pre

pare

d to

st

op. G

ive p

edes

trian

s w

alkin

g on

the

road

way

plen

ty

of ro

om.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s fo

rced

to w

alk o

n th

e ro

adw

ay

whe

n a

pave

men

t or f

ootp

ath

is clo

sed

or b

lock

ed b

y ro

ad

wor

ks.

Pede

stria

n pr

iorit

y zo

ne

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

pede

stria

n pr

iorit

y zo

ne

You

mus

t give

way

to

pede

stria

ns o

n th

e ro

adw

ay

in a

ʻPed

estri

an p

riorit

yʼ z

one.

Th

e tra

ffic s

ign

mar

ks th

e be

ginn

ing

of th

e zo

ne a

nd

an ʻE

ndʼ p

late

is ad

ded

to

indi

cate

end

of t

he z

one.

Drive

car

eful

ly to

give

way

to

ped

estri

ans,

ped

estri

ans

with

han

dcar

ts o

r tro

lleys

, pr

oces

sions

or o

ther

m

arch

ing

grou

ps o

n th

e ro

ad.

Give

them

plen

ty o

f roo

m

and

keep

you

r spe

ed d

own.

If

ther

e is

insu

fficien

t roo

m to

pa

ss, s

low

dow

n or

sto

p un

til th

e pe

dest

rians

mov

e aw

ay

and

it is

safe

to d

o so

.

For A

ll D

river

s

59

Dis

able

d pe

dest

rians

War

ning

sig

n –

disa

bled

pe

rson

s ah

ead

Look

out

for d

isabl

ed

pede

stria

ns w

ho m

ay h

ave

mob

ility,

visua

l or h

earin

g im

pairm

ent a

nd g

ive th

em

plen

ty o

f tim

e to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad.

Elde

rly p

edes

tria

ns

As p

eopl

e gr

ow o

lder

, the

ir re

actio

n tim

e be

com

e

long

er a

nd th

e lik

eliho

od o

f in

atte

ntio

n in

crea

ses

toge

ther

w

ith a

gen

eral

phys

ical o

r m

enta

l det

erio

ratio

n.

The

elder

ly m

ay n

ot ju

dge

spee

d ve

ry w

ell o

r not

ice

appr

oach

ing

traffic

and

m

ay s

tep

onto

the

road

un

expe

cted

ly. G

ive th

em

plen

ty o

f tim

e to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad.

Chi

ld p

edes

tria

ns

War

ning

sig

n –

child

ren

goin

g to

and

from

sch

ool a

head

Child

ren

cann

ot ju

dge

spee

d ve

ry w

ell a

nd y

oung

chi

ldre

n als

o ha

ve d

ifficu

lty in

co

ncen

tratin

g on

and

un

ders

tand

ing

the

dang

ers

of

the

road

. Sm

all c

hild

ren

are

also

mor

e ea

sily

hidd

en b

y pa

rked

veh

icles

, roa

dsid

e ob

jects

or o

ther

ped

estri

ans.

Ch

ildre

n m

ay s

tep

or ru

n on

to

the

road

une

xpec

tedl

y.

Drive

slo

wly

near

sch

ools

or

child

ren’s

play

grou

nds

and

look

out

for c

hild

ren

cros

sing

the

road

, or g

ettin

g on

or o

ff bu

ses.

Do n

ot p

ark

or w

ait a

t or

near

sch

ool o

r play

grou

nd

entra

nce

or e

xit, p

artic

ular

ly w

hen

child

ren

are

leavin

g or

ar

rivin

g.

Park

ed v

ehicl

es a

nd v

ehicl

es

reve

rsin

g or

mov

ing

off c

reat

e ris

ks fo

r chi

ldre

n. If

takin

g a

child

from

sch

ool,

park

in a

sa

fe p

lace

a litt

le w

ay fr

om th

e sc

hool

and

then

walk

to th

e sc

hool

ent

ranc

e. D

o no

t sto

p or

wait

on

the

oppo

site

side

of

the

road

to th

e sc

hool

en

tranc

e sin

ce th

e ch

ild m

ay

beco

me

excit

ed to

see

you

an

d ru

n on

to th

e ro

ad w

ithou

t fo

llow

ing

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de.

Scho

ol c

ross

ing

patr

ols

Scho

ol c

ross

ing

patro

l sig

n –

you

mus

t sto

p at

the

sign

(s

ee p

age

14).

You

mus

t sto

p w

hen

signa

lled

to d

o so

by

a sc

hool

cro

ssin

g pa

trol

show

ing

a ha

nd-h

eld ʻS

topʼ

sig

n. G

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

who

are

still

cr

ossin

g ev

en if

the

patro

l all

ows

vehi

cles

to m

ove.

Pe

dest

rians

oth

er th

an

scho

ol c

hild

ren

may

use

a

scho

ol c

ross

ing

patro

l.

Adva

nce

war

ning

of s

ome

scho

ol c

ross

ing

patro

ls m

ay

be g

iven

by th

e ‘c

hild

ren

ahea

d’ w

arni

ng s

ign.

A tw

in

flash

ing

ambe

r lig

ht b

elow

th

e sig

n w

arns

you

that

a

patro

l is o

pera

ting

ahea

d.

Safe

ty o

f ped

estr

ians

Pede

stria

ns a

re n

ot ju

st

ʻtraf

ficʼ –

they

are

peo

ple.

Th

eir m

ovem

ents

are

un

pred

ictab

le, a

nd th

e yo

unge

r the

y ar

e th

e fa

ster

th

ey a

re lik

ely to

mov

e or

ch

ange

dire

ctio

n. C

hild

ren,

th

e eld

erly,

the

visua

lly

impa

ired

and

the

disa

bled

all

need

you

r spe

cial a

ttent

ion.

The

rules

and

adv

ice in

this

chap

ter o

ften

refe

r to

or ta

ke

into

con

sider

atio

n th

e sa

fety

of

ped

estri

ans.

Loo

king

out

and

mak

ing

allow

ance

s fo

r pe

dest

rians

is a

con

tinuo

us

task

for a

driv

er, p

artic

ular

ly w

hen

drivi

ng a

long

urb

an

road

s, n

ear j

unct

ions

, pe

dest

rian

cros

sings

, bus

st

ops

or ro

ad w

orks

, in

poor

w

eath

er o

r at n

ight

.

The

safe

ty o

f ped

estri

ans

is als

o im

porta

nt w

hen

you

stop

or p

ark

your

veh

icle.

For A

ll D

river

s

60

Look

out

for c

yclis

ts a

nd

mak

e all

owan

ce fo

r the

di

ffere

nces

bet

wee

n yo

ur

vehi

cle a

nd th

eirs.

If y

ou a

re

drivi

ng b

ehin

d a

cycli

st, b

e pa

tient

and

do

not a

ttem

pt

to o

verta

ke u

ntil t

here

is

suffic

ient r

oom

to d

o so

w

ithou

t for

cing

the

cycli

st to

m

ove

tow

ards

the

kerb

side.

Th

e yo

unge

r the

y ar

e, th

e m

ore

close

ly yo

u sh

ould

w

atch

out

for t

hem

, and

be

read

y to

slo

w d

own

or s

top.

Cy

clist

s lo

okin

g ov

er th

eir

shou

lder

or g

lancin

g ar

ound

is

a sig

n to

you

that

they

may

be

goin

g to

mov

e ou

t or t

urn.

Cycli

sts

have

the

sam

e rig

hts

to c

onsid

erat

ion

as o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

and

they

are

mor

e vu

lner

able.

Driv

ers

(esp

ecial

ly of

larg

e/lo

ng v

ehicl

es o

r of

vehi

cles

tow

ing

traile

rs) s

houl

d ta

ke e

xtra

car

e w

hen

in th

e vic

inity

of c

yclis

ts –

slo

w d

own

and

leave

plen

ty o

f roo

m fo

r cy

clist

s.

Cycli

sts

may

mak

e su

dden

sid

eway

s m

ovem

ents

due

to

road

con

ditio

ns, s

uch

as ro

ad

debr

is, o

il or s

urfa

ce d

amag

e –

give

them

as

muc

h ro

om a

s yo

u co

uld

whe

n pa

ssin

g an

y cy

clist

s.

If yo

u ar

e dr

iving

a h

igh-

sided

ve

hicle

, slo

w d

own

to p

ass

and

give

ext

ra ro

om to

cy

clist

s to

avo

id u

nbala

ncin

g th

em w

ith th

e air

turb

ulen

ce

behi

nd y

our v

ehicl

e. C

yclis

ts

may

also

be

affe

cted

by

cros

s-w

inds

.

Cycli

sts

may

ride

in th

e

cent

re o

f the

lane

, esp

ecial

ly w

hen

on a

nar

row

road

or

appr

oach

ing

a ju

nctio

n.

Wat

ch o

ut a

nd b

e pa

tient

with

th

em.

In h

eadw

inds

or i

n w

et

wea

ther

, cyc

lists

tend

to

keep

their

hea

ds d

own.

Th

is cr

eate

s ris

k; b

e ale

rt fo

r it

and

for t

he d

ange

r of

cycli

sts

skid

ding

(sid

e-sli

ppin

g) o

n sm

ooth

wet

su

rface

s.

Cycli

sts

goin

g up

hill o

r ca

rryin

g bu

lky lo

ads,

or w

ho

are

youn

g or

inex

perie

nced

m

ay m

ove

unex

pect

edly.

Sl

ow d

own

and

leave

ext

ra

room

for t

hem

.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e go

ing

to tu

rn

left,

and

espe

cially

if y

ou h

ave

to w

ait a

t the

cor

ner,

look

out

fo

r cyc

lists

who

may

hav

e m

oved

up

betw

een

you

and

the

road

side

kerb

. Loo

k ou

t fo

r the

m (o

r who

may

be

Cyc

lists

usin

g a

cycle

way

or b

us la

ne).

Do n

ot o

verta

ke a

cyc

le be

fore

turn

ing

left.

Inst

ead,

fo

llow

the

cycle

and

then

m

ake

the

turn

beh

ind

it.

Befo

re o

peni

ng y

our d

oor,

alway

s lo

ok b

ack

to c

heck

th

at n

o ap

proa

chin

g tra

ffic,

espe

cially

mot

orcy

clist

s

or c

yclis

ts, w

ould

be

enda

nger

ed. E

nsur

e th

at y

our

pass

enge

rs d

o th

e sa

me.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e tu

rnin

g in

to o

r w

aitin

g to

ent

er a

main

road

, lo

ok o

ut n

ot o

nly

for v

ehicl

es

but a

lso fo

r cyc

les w

hich

may

no

t be

as n

otice

able.

It is

be

caus

e yo

ur v

iew o

f a c

yclis

t he

ad-o

n is

muc

h na

rrow

er

than

you

r view

of a

mot

or

vehi

cle.

Chi

ld c

yclis

ts

Child

ren

on c

ycles

, and

oth

ers

learn

ing

to ri

de, n

eed

plen

ty o

f ro

om. G

ive th

em a

wid

e be

rth

whe

n yo

u ar

e pa

ssin

g an

d alw

ays

be re

ady

in c

ase

they

w

obbl

e or

cha

nge

dire

ctio

n su

dden

ly.

War

ning

sig

n –

Cycle

way

ah

ead

(cyc

lists

on

or c

ross

ing

road

ahe

ad)

Cyc

lew

ays

or c

ycle

lane

s

Cycle

way

s or

cyc

le lan

es a

re

indi

cate

d by

traf

fic s

igns

and

ro

ad m

arkin

gs. A

ll roa

d us

ers

exce

pt c

yclis

ts m

ust n

ot e

nter

a

cycle

way

or c

ycle

lane.

Cycle

rout

es m

ay c

ross

no

rmal

road

way

, par

ticul

arly

at

junc

tions

. Loo

k ou

t for

cyc

lists

en

terin

g th

e m

ain ro

adw

ay

from

a c

yclew

ay o

r cyc

le lan

e (s

ee p

ages

38

and

39 fo

r m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e tra

ffic

signs

and

road

mar

kings

that

m

ark

cycle

way

s or

cyc

le lan

es).

Mot

orcy

clis

ts

Ther

e ar

e m

any

situa

tions

in

whi

ch a

two-

whe

eled

vehi

cle

is les

s st

able

than

oth

er

vehi

cles,

so

leave

plen

ty o

f ro

om, e

spec

ially

for r

ider

s on

les

s po

wer

ful m

achi

nes.

As w

ith c

yclis

ts, b

e on

the

look

-out

for m

otor

cycli

sts

who

may

mov

e up

on

your

lef

t whe

n yo

u ar

e pr

epar

ing

or w

aitin

g to

turn

left.

Keep

a s

pecia

l look

-out

at

junc

tions

for m

otor

cycli

sts.

M

otor

cyc

les a

re m

uch

less

easy

to b

e se

en th

an o

ther

ve

hicle

s, b

ut m

ay b

e go

ing

just

as

fast

.

For A

ll D

river

s

61

Oth

er R

oad

Use

rsPu

blic

tran

spor

t

Try

to g

ive w

ay to

bus

es a

nd

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

wait

ing

to

mov

e ou

t fro

m s

tops

or

stan

ds if

you

can

do

so s

afely

.

Do n

ot d

rive

on tr

am o

nly

lane

(see

pag

e 12

7 fo

r the

road

m

arkin

g). T

ry to

give

way

to

tram

s, p

artic

ular

ly at

ju

nctio

ns. G

ive tr

ams

plen

ty o

f ro

om –

they

can

not c

hang

e di

rect

ion

to a

void

you

.

Taxi

s an

d pu

blic

ligh

t bu

ses

In th

e ur

ban

area

s, ta

xis

and

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

mak

e up

a la

rge

part

of th

e tra

ffic.

They

hav

e to

pick

up

or s

et

dow

n pa

ssen

gers

freq

uent

ly,

ther

efor

e th

ey m

ay s

top

sudd

enly

or c

ut a

cros

s tra

ffic

lanes

. You

sho

uld

allow

room

fo

r a ta

xi or

pub

lic lig

ht b

us to

m

ove

or s

top

unex

pect

edly,

w

ithou

t hav

ing

to b

rake

su

dden

ly yo

urse

lf.

Larg

e ve

hicl

es

Larg

e ve

hicle

s, e

spec

ially

if th

ey a

re lo

ng o

r arti

culat

ed,

cann

ot a

lway

s ke

ep w

ithin

tra

ffic la

nes

whe

n tu

rnin

g.

The

drive

rs o

f lar

ge v

ehicl

es

also

have

a re

stric

ted

view

to

the

rear

and

to th

e lef

t of t

heir

vehi

cles.

Whe

n tu

rnin

g at

junc

tions

, lar

ge v

ehicl

es m

ay n

eed

mor

e ro

om to

man

oeuv

re a

nd m

ay

not b

e ab

le to

adh

ere

to th

e ad

vice

give

n in

this

chap

ter.

A

large

veh

icle

may

mov

e to

th

e rig

ht fi

rst w

hen

turn

ing

left,

and

som

etim

es it

may

eve

n m

ove

into

the

adjac

ent r

ight

lan

e or

use

the

full w

idth

of

the

road

way

.

Whe

n tu

rnin

g, th

e re

ar e

nd o

f a

long

veh

icle

or tr

ailer

may

sw

ing

into

you

r pat

h –

the

rear

en

d m

ay s

win

g ou

t to

the

left

if th

e ve

hicle

is tu

rnin

g rig

ht.

The

rear

of t

he v

ehicl

e m

ay

not f

ollo

w th

e sa

me

path

as

the

front

of t

he v

ehicl

e. K

eep

clear

of l

arge

veh

icles

whe

n th

ey a

re tu

rnin

g.

Drive

rs o

f lar

ge v

ehicl

es m

ay

find

it di

fficul

t to

cros

s or

turn

rig

ht o

nto

a du

al ca

rriag

eway

w

ithou

t sto

ppin

g in

the

gap

in

the

cent

ral r

eser

vatio

n. If

a

long

veh

icle

has

to s

top

in a

ga

p th

at is

too

shor

t, pa

rt of

th

e ve

hicle

will

bloc

k w

holly

or

partl

y so

me

of th

e tra

ffic la

nes

of th

e du

al ca

rriag

eway

.

If yo

u ar

e at

the

rear

left

of a

lar

ge v

ehicl

e, b

ecau

se o

f the

limite

d vie

w, th

e dr

iver o

f the

lar

ge v

ehicl

e m

ay n

ot b

e ab

le to

see

you

– th

e ve

hicle

on

the

left a

nd to

the

rear

on

the

left.

You

shou

ld lo

ok o

ut fo

r th

e ve

hicle

turn

ing

or

chan

ging

lane

s. If

you

get

so

close

, you

may

not

eve

n se

e th

e dr

iver’s

war

ning

sig

nals.

At a

ll tim

es g

ive la

rge

vehi

cles

plen

ty o

f roo

m to

man

oeuv

re

and

be re

ady

to s

top.

Do

no

t ove

rtake

on

the

left

parti

cular

ly at

junc

tions

inclu

ding

the

appr

oach

and

ex

it –

or w

hen

the

vehi

cle is

slo

win

g do

wn

– th

e dr

iver m

ay

be s

low

ing

dow

n to

turn

left

acro

ss y

our p

ath.

The

larg

er

and

long

er th

e ve

hicle

, the

gr

eate

r the

haz

ards

.

In u

rban

are

as a

cces

s by

lar

ge v

ehicl

es m

ay b

e m

ade

diffic

ult o

r im

poss

ible

by

park

ed o

r sto

pped

veh

icles

. Pa

rk y

our v

ehicl

e at

a s

uita

ble

park

ing

plac

e so

as

not t

o ob

stru

ct th

e pa

ssag

e of

all

type

s of

veh

icles

.

Vehi

cle

mar

king

s

Mar

king

on th

e re

ar o

f a

med

ium

or h

eavy

goo

ds

vehi

cle o

r its

trail

er,

tota

l leng

th n

ot lo

nger

than

13

met

res

Mar

king

on th

e re

ar o

f a

good

s ve

hicle

, or i

ts tr

ailer

, to

tal le

ngth

long

er th

an 1

3 m

etre

s

The

abov

e m

arkin

gs m

ay

vary

slig

htly

in p

ositio

n or

sh

ape.

Emer

genc

y ve

hicl

es

You

mus

t give

way

and

take

all

pos

sible

actio

ns to

mak

e w

ay fo

r the

pas

sage

of

emer

genc

y ve

hicle

s,

inclu

ding

pol

ice v

ehicl

e, fi

re

serv

ices

vehi

cle, a

mbu

lance

or

cus

tom

s an

d ex

cise

serv

ice v

ehicl

e, w

hich

are

so

undi

ng s

irens

or

disp

layin

g fla

shin

g be

acon

. Yo

ur p

rope

r act

ions

can

he

lp s

ave

the

lives

of t

hose

in

em

erge

ncy

need

.

Anim

als

Go

slow

ly w

hen

you

see

anim

als o

n th

e ro

ad o

r ro

adsid

e ah

ead.

Give

them

pl

enty

of r

oom

and

be

read

y to

sto

p if

nece

ssar

y. Do

not

fri

ghte

n th

em b

y so

undi

ng

your

hor

n or

revv

ing

up y

our

engi

ne. Y

ou m

ust s

top

if re

ques

ted

to d

o so

by

a pe

rson

in c

harg

e of

the

anim

als.

For A

ll D

river

s

62

Whi

te L

ines

and

Tra

ffic

Lane

sAl

ong

the

road

The

long

er th

e m

arkin

g, th

e gr

eate

r the

haz

ard.

Two-

way

road

s

If th

ere

is a

traffic

islan

d w

ith a

ʻK

eep

leftʼ

sign

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

road

, pas

s to

the

left o

f th

e isl

and.

You

mus

t not

driv

e to

the

right

.

A sin

gle

brok

en lin

e in

the

mid

dle

of th

e ro

ad, w

ith s

hort

mar

kings

and

long

gap

s, is

a

cent

re lin

e. Y

ou s

houl

d no

rmall

y dr

ive to

the

left o

f th

is lin

e ex

cept

whe

n ov

erta

king.

A sin

gle

brok

en lin

e on

the

road

with

long

mar

kings

and

sh

ort g

aps,

is a

war

ning

line.

Th

is is

to g

ive w

arni

ng o

f a

haza

rd a

head

. Do

not c

ross

it

unles

s yo

u ca

n se

e th

e ro

ad

ahea

d is

clear

. Driv

e w

ith

parti

cular

car

e.

Traf

fic la

nes

Keep

bet

wee

n th

e tra

ffic la

ne

lines

– th

e sh

ort b

roke

n w

hite

lin

es w

hich

divi

de th

e ro

ad

into

lane

s. K

eep

in th

e lef

t m

ost l

ane

unles

s yo

u ar

e ov

erta

king,

turn

ing

right

or

pass

ing

park

ed v

ehicl

es.

The

war

ning

line

may

repl

ace

the

norm

al lan

e lin

e

or c

entre

line

near

a h

azar

d.

Do n

ot c

hang

e lan

es u

nles

s

it is

safe

to d

o so

.

Do n

ot m

ove

unne

cess

arily

fro

m la

ne to

lane

. If y

ou n

eed

to m

ove

to a

noth

er la

ne, f

irst

look

to s

ee th

at it

is s

afe

to d

o so

, rem

embe

ring

to u

se th

e m

irror

s. If

it is

saf

e to

mov

e ov

er, s

igna

l bef

ore

doin

g so

. M

ake

sure

this

will

not f

orce

ot

her d

river

s to

sw

erve

or

slow

dow

n.

In a

traf

fic h

old-

up o

r in

slow

m

ovin

g tra

ffic, d

o no

t try

to

jum

p th

e qu

eue

by c

uttin

g in

to a

noth

er la

ne o

r by

over

takin

g th

e ve

hicle

s w

aitin

g in

fron

t of y

ou.

Alon

g th

e ed

ge o

f the

road

Edge

lines

– o

n so

me

road

s,

solid

or b

roke

n w

hite

lines

are

m

arke

d on

the

edge

of t

he

road

way

.

Haza

rd m

arke

rs –

thes

e sm

all

disc

s or

rect

angu

lar m

arke

rs

(see

sig

ns 6

5 to

67

on p

age

118)

are

foun

d on

road

side

objec

ts o

r spe

cial p

osts

to

indi

cate

the

edge

of t

he ro

ad

or a

n ob

stru

ctio

n ne

ar th

e ed

ge. R

ed m

arke

rs a

re u

sed

on th

e lef

t edg

e of

a ro

ad;

whi

te m

arke

rs a

re u

sed

on

the

right

edg

e of

a s

ingl

e ca

rriag

eway

and

am

ber

mar

kers

are

use

d on

the

right

ed

ge o

f the

cen

tral r

eser

vatio

n of

a d

ual c

arria

gew

ay.

Ref

lect

ing

road

stu

ds

Road

stu

ds d

eline

ate

the

edge

s of

a c

arria

gew

ay o

r the

di

visio

n of

traf

fic la

nes.

The

se

help

driv

ers

at n

ight

or i

n po

or

visib

ility.

Whi

te s

tuds

mar

k th

e lan

e lin

es a

nd th

e ce

ntre

of a

road

. Re

d st

uds

mar

k th

e lef

t edg

e of

a c

arria

gew

ay. A

mbe

r stu

ds

mar

k th

e rig

ht e

dge

of

a ca

rriag

eway

adj

acen

t to

the

cent

ral r

eser

vatio

n. G

reen

st

uds

indi

cate

the

edge

of

the

carri

agew

ay a

t a ro

ad

junc

tion,

lay-

by o

r pas

sing

plac

e.

An a

rea

form

ed b

y w

arnin

g lin

es a

nd h

atch

ed m

arkin

g. It

is

ther

e to

sep

arat

e tra

ffic

stre

ams

liabl

e to

be

a da

nger

to

one

ano

ther

or t

o pr

otec

t tra

ffic tu

rning

righ

t. Do

not

dr

ive o

ver o

r ent

er th

e ar

ea.

Traf

fic

lane

line

Cent

re

line

War

ning

lin

e

Haz

ard

war

ning

are

a

For A

ll D

river

s

63

Dou

ble

Whi

te L

ines

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ l

ines

are

use

d to

sep

arat

e tra

ffic tr

avell

ing

in

oppo

site

dire

ctio

ns w

here

you

r view

of t

he ro

ad is

limite

d.

A w

arni

ng a

rrow

mar

ked

on

the

road

will

give

you

tim

e to

ʻg

et o

ver t

o th

e lef

tʼ be

fore

th

e ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es

begi

n.

If th

e lin

e ne

arer

to y

ou is

so

lid, y

ou m

ust n

ot c

ross

or

drive

on

the

lines

.

Som

etim

es to

incr

ease

the

sepa

ratio

n of

opp

osin

g st

ream

s of

traf

fic, t

he g

ap

betw

een

the

solid

lines

is

wid

ened

with

hat

ched

m

arkin

gs. Y

ou m

ust n

ot d

rive

on th

e lin

es o

r ent

er th

e ha

tche

d ar

ea.

If th

e lin

e ne

arer

to y

ou is

br

oken

, you

may

cro

ss o

r dr

ive o

n th

e lin

es, b

ut o

nly

if

it is

safe

to d

o so

.

You

may

cro

ss th

e lin

es to

ov

erta

ke if

you

can

do

so

befo

re re

achi

ng a

sol

id w

hite

lin

e on

you

r sid

e.

Exce

pt w

here

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ

lines

are

use

d to

sep

arat

e tra

ffic tr

avell

ing

in th

e sa

me

dire

ctio

n, y

ou m

ay c

ross

ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es to

mak

e

a rig

ht-tu

rn in

to o

r out

of a

ny

road

, pre

mise

s or

plac

e ad

jacen

t to

the

carri

agew

ay.

You

shou

ld n

ot s

top

– no

t ev

en if

the

brok

en lin

e is

on

your

sid

e. If

ther

e is

no

conv

enien

t lay

-by,

you

may

, ho

wev

er, s

top

brief

ly to

load

or

unl

oad

good

s or

pa

ssen

gers

.

You

may

cro

ss ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es to

avo

id a

n ac

ciden

t, or

to

con

form

with

a d

irect

ion

give

n by

a p

olice

offic

er, t

raffic

w

arde

n, tr

affic

sig

n or

road

m

arkin

g.

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ l

ines

are

also

us

ed to

con

trol la

ne

chan

ging

. If t

he ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es a

re u

sed

to

sepa

rate

traf

fic tr

avell

ing

in

the

sam

e di

rect

ion

and

the

line

near

er to

you

is s

olid

, yo

u m

ust n

ot c

ross

or d

rive

on th

em, e

ven

thou

gh y

ou

are

goin

g to

mak

e a

right

-tu

rn in

to o

r out

of a

ny ro

ad,

prem

ises

or p

lace

adjac

ent

to th

e ca

rriag

eway

.

For A

ll D

river

s

64

A lig

ht ra

il lan

e w

hich

ope

rate

s at

all t

imes

is in

dica

ted

by s

igns

and

mar

kings

.

Ligh

t Rai

l Lan

es

ʻRAI

L O

NLYʼ

lane

mar

kings

an

d th

e th

ick s

olid

whi

te lin

e m

ark

the

ʻRAI

L O

NLYʼ

are

a.

Box

mar

king

proh

ibits

ve

hicle

s st

oppi

ng o

n it.

Yo

u m

ust n

ot e

nter

the

box

unles

s th

e ex

it is

clear

.

ʻKee

p rig

htʼ

bolla

rd d

irect

s ot

her t

raffic

no

t to

ente

r th

e ‘R

AIL

ONL

Y’ la

ne.

War

ning

sig

n in

dica

tes

light

ra

il veh

icles

in

the

road

ah

ead.

‘Lig

ht ra

il veh

icles

onl

y’ s

ign

indi

cate

s th

e st

art o

f a lig

ht ra

il lan

e. O

ther

veh

icles

and

pe

dest

rians

mus

t not

ent

er

the

‘RAI

L O

NLY’

are

a.

‘Lig

ht ra

il sto

p’ m

arkin

g

LRV

Plat

form

For A

ll D

river

s

65

Bus

Lan

esA

typi

cal b

us la

ne is

indi

cate

d by

sig

ns a

nd m

arkin

gs.

It is

oper

ated

for t

he p

erio

d as

sho

wn

and

can

be u

sed

exclu

sively

for a

ll bus

es, i

nclu

ding

fran

chise

d an

d no

n-fra

nchi

sed.

War

ning

sig

n ‘B

us la

ne

ahea

d’ in

adv

ance

of a

bus

lan

e w

ill gi

ve y

ou ti

me

to

mov

e to

an

open

traf

fic la

ne.

Ther

e ar

e tw

o ty

pes

of b

us

lanes

. For

bus

lane

s th

at

are

exclu

sively

use

d by

fra

nchi

sed

buse

s, th

e sig

ns

are

mar

ked

with

a b

us

sym

bol.

For b

us la

nes

that

ar

e op

en to

all b

uses

, in

cludi

ng n

on-fr

anch

ised

buse

s, th

e sig

ns a

re m

arke

d w

ith th

e w

ord

ʻBus

ʼ.

Regu

lator

y sig

n m

arks

the

begi

nnin

g of

a b

us la

ne a

nd

spec

ifies

the

perio

d of

its

oper

atio

n.

Out

side

its p

erio

d of

ope

ratio

n a

bus

lane

may

be

used

by

all

vehi

cles.

A th

ick s

olid

whi

te lin

e on

the

road

mar

ks th

e ed

ge o

f a b

us

lane.

Road

mar

king

mar

ks th

e op

enin

g of

a b

us la

ne fo

r tu

rnin

g tra

ffic a

t a ju

nctio

n.

You

may

mov

e ac

ross

the

bus

lane

to tu

rn le

ft at

the

junc

tion

ahea

d.

Sign

s w

arn

side

road

traf

fic o

f a

bus

lane

in th

e m

ain ro

ad

ahea

d.

‘End

of b

us la

ne’ s

ign

and

road

mar

king

indi

cate

the

end

of a

bus

lane

and

that

th

e lan

e is

open

to a

ll tra

ffic.

For A

ll D

river

s

66

One

-Way

Roa

dsTr

affic

on

one-

way

road

s

flow

s in

one

dire

ctio

n on

ly.

The

ʻOne

-way

traf

ficʼ s

ign

indi

cate

s th

e di

rect

ion

of th

e pe

rmitt

ed tr

affic

flow

. You

m

ust n

ot d

rive

in th

e op

posit

e di

rect

ion.

The

sig

n ca

n be

fo

und

at th

e en

try to

a o

ne-

way

road

and

at i

nter

vals

along

a o

ne-w

ay ro

ad.

ʻNo

entry

ʼ sig

ns a

re g

ener

ally

erec

ted

at e

xit o

f a o

ne-w

ay

road

to p

rohi

bit a

ll veh

icles

fro

m e

nter

ing.

It is

not a

lway

s ea

sy to

tell i

f yo

u ar

e ab

out t

o en

ter o

r are

on

a o

ne-w

ay ro

ad, a

nd

perh

aps

your

view

of t

he

sign

is bl

ocke

d by

a p

arke

d ve

hicle

. Loo

k at

the

vehi

cles

park

ed in

the

stre

et. O

n a

one-

way

road

they

will

all b

e fa

cing

one

way

. Veh

icles

are

no

rmall

y pa

rked

facin

g th

e sa

me

dire

ctio

n as

the

traffic

flo

w. S

omet

imes

lane

in

dica

tion

arro

ws

may

gui

de

you.

Lane

disc

iplin

e on

a o

ne-w

ay

road

is im

porta

nt. S

elect

the

lane

whi

ch w

ill lea

d to

you

r de

stin

atio

n, u

sing

eithe

r lan

e m

arkin

gs o

r dire

ctio

n sig

ns fo

r in

form

atio

n, th

en s

tay

in it

. Ke

ep to

the

left m

ost l

ane

if yo

u ar

e tu

rnin

g to

the

left;

th

e rig

ht m

ost l

ane

if yo

u ar

e tu

rnin

g to

the

right

. If y

ou a

re

goin

g st

raig

ht, b

e gu

ided

by

road

mar

kings

. Whe

n th

e

road

is n

ot w

ide

enou

gh fo

r a

mid

dle

lane,

you

may

cho

ose

the

left o

r rig

ht o

f the

road

.

Havin

g m

ade

your

cho

ice o

f lan

e, g

et in

to it

as

soon

as

you

can

do s

o sa

fely

and

stay

in

it, b

ut lo

ok o

ut fo

r oth

er

drive

rs w

ho m

ay c

hang

e lan

es

sudd

enly.

Tra

ffic m

ay o

verta

ke

on e

ither

sid

e on

a o

ne-w

ay

road

.

‘One

-way

traf

fic’ s

ign

– dr

ive

in th

e di

rect

ion

indi

cate

d.If

ther

e is

a tra

ffic is

land

with

a

ʻPas

s eit

her s

ideʼ

sig

n, th

ere

is no

nee

d to

cha

nge

lanes

as

the

traffic

lane

s on

bot

h sid

es

of th

e isl

and

will

mee

t alo

ng

the

sam

e ro

ute.

Side

road

s lea

ding

off

a on

e-w

ay ro

ad m

ay a

lso b

e on

e-w

ay. Y

ou s

houl

d ex

pect

traf

fic

to jo

in th

e ro

ad fr

om e

ither

sid

e, a

nd if

you

are

inte

ndin

g to

turn

off

dow

n a

side

road

, lo

ok w

ell a

head

to c

heck

that

en

try to

it is

act

ually

allo

wed

. ʻN

o en

tryʼ s

ign

– no

ent

ry fo

r all

veh

icles

, do

not d

rive

past

th

is sig

n.

Con

tra-

flow

bus

lane

Bus

lanes

som

etim

es

oper

ate

on o

ne-w

ay ro

ads.

In

form

atio

n on

bus

lane

s

can

be fo

und

on th

e pa

ge

befo

re.

Cont

ra-fl

ow b

us la

nes

are

lanes

that

ope

rate

on

one-

way

road

s in

the

oppo

site

dire

ctio

n to

the

norm

al tra

ffic

flow.

Cont

ra-fl

ow b

us la

ne

(fran

chise

d bu

ses)

sig

n –

do

not d

rive

onto

the

bus

lane

on th

e op

posit

e sid

e of

the

road

at a

ny ti

me.

Sign

plac

ing

at th

e be

ginn

ing

of a

con

tra-fl

ow b

us la

ne

(fran

chise

d bu

ses)

– N

o en

try o

f mot

or v

ehicl

es

exce

pt fr

anch

ised

buse

s.

For A

ll D

river

s

67

Nar

row

Roa

ds, S

teep

Hill

sN

arro

w ro

ads

Vehi

cle w

aitin

g in

a p

assin

g pl

ace

to a

llow

pas

sage

of

onco

min

g ve

hicle

or f

ollo

win

g ve

hicle

to p

ass.

Sign

mar

king

a pa

ssin

g pl

ace

on a

nar

row

or w

indi

ng ro

ad

Som

e ro

ads

(ofte

n ca

lled

singl

e tra

ck ro

ads)

are

onl

y w

ide

enou

gh fo

r veh

icles

to

mov

e in

one

dire

ctio

n at

a

time.

The

y m

ay h

ave

spec

ial

pass

ing

plac

es a

long

the

road

. Whe

n yo

u se

e a

vehi

cle

com

ing

tow

ards

you

, or

the

drive

r beh

ind

wan

ts to

ov

erta

ke, a

nd a

nea

rby

pass

ing

plac

e is

on y

our s

ide

(left

side)

, pul

l in; i

f it i

s on

the

othe

r sid

e (ri

ght s

ide)

, wait

op

posit

e it.

Give

way

to

vehi

cles

com

ing

uphi

ll w

hene

ver p

ossib

le. D

o no

t pa

rk in

pas

sing

plac

es.

War

ning

sig

n –

the

road

ah

ead

narro

ws

on b

oth

sides

War

ning

sig

n –

the

road

ah

ead

narro

ws

on th

e lef

t sid

e

Thes

e w

arni

ng s

igns

are

also

us

ed a

s te

mpo

rary

sig

ns a

t ro

ad w

orks

whe

n th

e no

rmal

road

wid

th is

redu

ced.

Stee

p hi

lls

War

ning

sig

n –

a st

eep

dow

nhill

sect

ion

of ro

ad

ahea

d, w

ith a

dvice

on

selec

ting

a lo

w g

ear

War

ning

sig

n –

a st

eep

uphi

ll se

ctio

n of

road

ahe

ad

The

ratio

sho

ws

the

grad

ient,

the

high

er th

e ra

tio, t

he

stee

per t

he s

lope

. For

ex

ampl

e, a

1:5

slo

pe

(or 2

0%) is

ste

eper

than

a

1:10

slo

pe (o

r 10%

).

Whe

n dr

iving

dow

nhill,

for

othe

r tha

n a

shor

t dist

ance

, do

not

rely

solel

y on

you

r fo

otbr

ake

to s

low

dow

n th

e ve

hicle

. To

main

tain

con

trol,

selec

t and

sta

y in

a lo

w g

ear

and

adju

st s

peed

with

light

pr

essu

re o

n th

e fo

otbr

ake.

(For

adv

ice o

n pa

rkin

g on

hi

lls, s

ee p

age

95.)

For A

ll D

river

s

68

Dua

l Car

riage

way

s

A du

al ca

rriag

eway

, or

divid

ed h

ighw

ay, i

s a

road

w

ith a

divi

ding

stri

p be

twee

n op

posin

g tra

ffic fl

ows.

The

di

vidin

g st

rip is

call

ed th

e ce

ntra

l res

erva

tion.

You

mus

t not

reve

rse

or tu

rn

on a

dua

l car

riage

way

, cro

ss

the

cent

ral r

eser

vatio

n, o

r dr

ive a

gain

st th

e tra

ffic.

Even

if y

ou m

issed

you

r tu

rnin

g at

a ju

nctio

n or

hav

e ta

ken

the

wro

ng ro

ute

you

mus

t car

ry o

n un

til yo

u re

ach

the

next

junc

tion.

On

a tw

o-lan

e ca

rriag

eway

, dr

ive in

the

left l

ane

exce

pt

whe

n ov

erta

king.

On

a th

ree-

lane

carri

agew

ay

the

norm

al ‘K

eep

to th

e lef

t’ ru

le st

ill ap

plies

. You

may

, ho

wev

er, s

tay

in th

e m

iddl

e lan

e w

hen

ther

e ar

e slo

wer

ve

hicle

s in

the

left l

ane,

but

yo

u sh

ould

retu

rn to

the

left

lane

afte

r pas

sing

them

. Do

not s

tay

in th

e m

iddl

e lan

e un

nece

ssar

ily.

The

right

lane

is in

tend

ed fo

r ov

erta

king

only.

If y

ou u

se it

, m

ove

back

to th

e m

iddl

e lan

e an

d th

en in

to th

e lef

t lan

e as

so

on a

s yo

u ca

n, b

ut w

ithou

t cu

tting

in.

At s

ome

junc

tions

, the

righ

t m

ost l

ane

may

be

used

by

right

-turn

ing

traffic

or e

xit to

sp

ecific

des

tinat

ions

. Loo

k

out f

or d

irect

ion

signs

, de

stin

atio

n ro

ad m

arkin

gs

or la

ne in

dica

tion

arro

ws

and

choo

se th

e co

rrect

lane

for

your

rout

e in

app

roac

hing

ju

nctio

ns.

Dua

l car

riage

way

ahe

ad

A sig

n ca

n us

ually

be

seen

in

adv

ance

of a

dua

l ca

rriag

eway

. A d

ual

carri

agew

ay m

ay c

ross

the

road

you

are

on

or y

our r

oad

may

bec

ome

a du

al ca

rriag

eway

.

signa

l left

signa

l left

signa

l rig

ht

For A

ll D

river

s

69

Spee

d lim

it

The

spee

d lim

it fo

r all r

oads

is

50 k

m/h

unl

ess

signe

d ot

herw

ise. O

n ro

ads

with

fa

ster

traf

fic, t

he s

peed

limit

may

be

70 k

m/h

, 80

km/h

, 10

0 km

/h o

r 110

km

/h.

‘Spe

ed lim

it’ s

igns

will

be p

ut

up to

mar

k th

e be

ginn

ing

of a

ch

ange

of s

peed

limit

and

will

be re

peat

ed a

long

the

road

. A

‘50

km/h

spe

ed lim

it’ s

ign

will

mar

k th

e en

d of

the

high

er s

peed

limit.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e ab

out t

o lea

ve

a ro

ad w

ith fa

ster

traf

fic,

adju

st y

our d

rivin

g to

sui

t the

ne

w c

ondi

tions

. You

r spe

ed

will

be h

ighe

r tha

n yo

u th

ink

– 70

km

/h o

n an

ope

n w

ide

road

may

feel

like

50 k

m/h

so b

e su

re to

che

ck y

our

spee

dom

eter

.

Roa

ds w

ith F

aste

r Tra

ffic

Traf

fic u

suall

y tra

vels

fast

er

on d

ual c

arria

gew

ays

and

on

som

e ru

ral r

oads

than

on

ord

inar

y ro

ads

and

you

w

ill ne

ed to

ass

ess

traffic

sit

uatio

ns m

ore

quick

ly.

Usin

g yo

ur m

irror

s an

d co

ncen

tratin

g all

the

time

are

even

mor

e im

porta

nt w

here

tra

ffic is

fast

er.

In g

ood

visib

ility

and

wea

ther

co

nditio

ns, d

rive

at a

ste

ady

crui

sing

spee

d w

ithin

the

limits

for t

he ro

ad a

nd fo

r you

r ve

hicle

. You

mus

t not

bre

ak

the

spee

d lim

it fo

r the

road

or

for y

our v

ehicl

e. O

n w

et

road

s, o

r in

fog

or h

igh

win

ds,

keep

you

r spe

ed d

own.

Look

ing

well

ahe

ad w

ill gi

ve

you

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

traf

fic

situa

tion

as w

ell a

s m

ore

time

to re

act t

o it.

Do n

ot w

alk o

n th

e ca

rriag

eway

. In

an e

mer

genc

y, be

par

ticul

arly

care

ful t

o ke

ep

child

ren

off t

he c

arria

gew

ay,

inclu

ding

the

hard

sho

ulde

r. Yo

u m

ust t

urn

on th

e ha

zard

w

arni

ng lig

hts

if yo

ur v

ehicl

e is

stat

iona

ry o

n an

exp

ress

way

or

a ro

ad w

ith s

peed

limit

exce

edin

g 50

km

/h b

ecau

se

of b

reak

dow

n or

em

erge

ncy.

See

Chap

ter 1

0 fo

r adv

ice o

n br

eakd

owns

and

em

erge

ncies

.

Regu

lator

y sig

ns s

how

ing

the

spee

d lim

it fo

r the

road

in

kilom

etre

s pe

r hou

r

War

ning

sig

n –

spee

d lim

it lo

wer

ed to

50

km/h

ahe

ad

The

ʻRed

uce

spee

d no

plat

e is

usua

lly u

sed

with

so

me

war

ning

sig

ns o

n ro

ads

with

fast

er tr

affic

.

You

need

to s

tart

slow

ing

dow

n to

a s

low

spe

ed, o

r a

spee

d lo

wer

than

nor

mal,

so

as to

driv

e sa

fely

thro

ugh

the

haza

rd a

head

.

Keep

ing

your

dist

ance

fro

m th

e ve

hicle

in fr

ont i

s im

porta

nt to

allo

w y

ours

elf

time

to re

act i

f any

un

expe

cted

hap

pens

or i

n an

em

erge

ncy.

If yo

u fo

llow

clo

se

to v

ehicl

e in

fron

t, yo

u m

ay

not b

e ab

le to

sto

p or

mov

e to

ot

her l

ane

in ti

me

to a

void

a

poss

ible

collis

ion

whe

n it

slow

s do

wn

or s

tops

su

dden

ly.

Use

the

‘Tw

o-se

cond

’ rul

e –

leave

at l

east

a tw

o-se

cond

tim

e ga

p be

twee

n yo

u an

d th

e ve

hicle

in fr

ont.

(See

pag

e 55

for m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e ʻT

wo-

seco

ndʼ r

ule.

)

For A

ll D

river

s

70

Expr

essw

ays

and

Trun

k R

oads

Note

s: F

or th

e lat

est l

ist o

f exp

ress

way

s, s

ee ʻF

urth

er R

efer

ence

Mat

erial

sʼ.

For A

ll D

river

s

71

Trun

k ro

ads

are

busy

road

s w

hich

link

up a

reas

and

di

stric

ts. S

ome

trunk

road

s ar

e de

signa

ted

as

expr

essw

ays.

All e

xpre

ssw

ays

and

mos

t of

the

trunk

road

s ar

e hi

gh

stan

dard

mul

ti-lan

e du

al ca

rriag

eway

s w

ith g

rade

-se

para

ted

inte

rcha

nges

and

ar

e de

signe

d to

car

ry a

hig

h vo

lum

e of

traf

fic a

t a h

ighe

r sp

eed.

The

follo

win

g ro

ads

are

pres

ently

des

igna

ted

as

expr

essw

ays:

Sh

a Ti

n R

oad

Sh

a Le

k H

ighw

ay a

nd

Tate

ʼs C

airn

Hig

hway

(S

ha T

in R

oad

to

Ma

On

Shan

Roa

d)

Ta

i Po

Roa

d –

Sha

Tin

(Tolo

Hig

hway

to

Wo

Che

Esta

te)

To

lo H

ighw

ay

Fa

nlin

g H

ighw

ay

Sa

n Ti

n H

ighw

ay

Yu

en L

ong

Hig

hway

(L

am T

ei In

terc

hang

e to

Sh

ap P

at H

eung

In

terc

hang

e)

Tu

en M

un R

oad

(W

ong

Chu

Road

to

Tsue

n W

an R

oad)

Ts

ing

Long

Hig

hway

(e

xclu

ding

Tai

Lam

Tun

nel)

N

orth

Lan

tau

Hig

hway

(L

anta

u To

ll Plaz

a to

Tu

ng C

hung

Eas

tern

In

terc

hang

e)

La

ntau

Lin

k an

d M

a W

an

Roa

d

Ta

i Po

Tai W

o R

oad

(Tolo

Hig

hway

to P

o Ng

a Ro

ad)

Ts

ing

Kw

ai H

ighw

ay

Ts

uen

Wan

Roa

d

Ts

ing

Sha

Hig

hway

(C

heun

g Ts

ing

High

way

to

Eagl

eʼs

Nest

Tun

nel

exclu

ding

Nam

Wan

Tun

nel)

W

est K

owlo

on H

ighw

ay

Is

land

Eas

tern

Cor

ridor

(V

ictor

ia Pa

rk R

oad

to

Win

g Ta

i Roa

d)

K

wun

Ton

g B

ypas

s

K

ong

Sham

Wes

tern

H

ighw

ay

Star

t and

con

tinua

tion

of a

n ex

pres

sway

End

of a

n ex

pres

sway

Unde

r the

Roa

d Tr

affic

(E

xpre

ssw

ay) R

egul

atio

ns,

ther

e ar

e sp

ecial

driv

ing

rules

to

enh

ance

road

saf

ety

and

main

tain

sm

ooth

traf

fic fl

ow

on e

xpre

ssw

ays:

• Ke

ep to

the

left m

ost l

ane

of a

n ex

pres

sway

unl

ess

you

are

head

ing

for a

righ

t sid

e ex

it or

ove

rtakin

g an

othe

r veh

icle,

and

ov

erta

ke o

nly

on th

e rig

ht.

• M

ediu

m g

oods

veh

icles

, he

avy

good

s ve

hicle

s an

d bu

ses

are

proh

ibite

d fro

m

usin

g th

e rig

ht m

ost l

ane

of

an e

xpre

ssw

ay w

here

the

carri

agew

ay h

as th

ree

or

mor

e tra

ffic la

nes

avail

able

unles

s th

ey a

re h

eadi

ng fo

r a

right

sid

e ex

it. M

oreo

ver,

if

you

ride

a m

otor

cyc

le or

m

otor

tricy

cle, o

r driv

e a

priva

te c

ar o

r lig

ht g

oods

ve

hicle

on

an e

xpre

ssw

ay

whil

e ho

lding

a p

roba

tiona

ry

drivi

ng lic

ence

for t

he

corre

spon

ding

veh

icle

class

, the

sam

e re

stric

tion

appl

ies to

you

.

• Yo

u m

ust n

ot d

rive

on th

e ha

rd s

houl

der,

verg

e or

ce

ntra

l res

erva

tion

of a

n ex

pres

sway

exc

ept d

urin

g tra

ffic d

ivers

ion,

bre

akdo

wn

or e

mer

genc

y. Th

e bo

unda

ry o

f the

har

d sh

ould

er, v

erge

or c

entra

l re

serv

atio

n is

norm

ally

indi

cate

d by

a th

ick s

olid

w

hite

line.

• Yo

u m

ust n

ot U

-turn

or

reve

rse

your

veh

icle

on a

n ex

pres

sway

.

• Yo

u m

ust n

ot s

top

or

park

you

r veh

icle

on a

ny

part

of a

n ex

pres

sway

ex

cept

for b

reak

dow

n or

em

erge

ncy,

and

in th

ese

situa

tions

, you

mus

t tur

n on

th

e ha

zard

war

ning

light

s,

and

if po

ssib

le dr

ive o

ff th

e ca

rriag

eway

and

sto

p on

th

e ve

rge

or h

ard

shou

lder

.

• Cy

clist

s an

d pe

dest

rians

ar

e pr

ohib

ited

from

usin

g ex

pres

sway

s. W

ire fe

nces

ar

e er

ecte

d alo

ng th

e bo

unda

ries

of e

xpre

ssw

ay

area

s.

Pa

rt o

f the

Hon

g K

ong-

Zhuh

ai-M

acao

Brid

ge -

Hon

g K

ong

Link

Roa

d (e

xclu

ding

Sce

nic

Hill

Tunn

el)(T

his

expr

essw

ay is

'a

righ

t-driv

ing

road

’; yo

u m

ust f

ully

unde

rsta

nd a

nd

com

ply

with

the

relev

ant

legisl

atio

n, ru

les a

nd a

dvice

on

righ

t-driv

ing

road

- Se

e 'F

urth

er R

efer

ence

M

ater

ials'

.)

For A

ll D

river

s

72

• Ve

hicle

s dr

iven

by le

arne

r dr

ivers

, pub

lic lig

ht b

uses

, sp

ecial

pur

pose

veh

icles

an

d an

y ve

hicle

with

an

engi

ne o

f cyli

nder

cap

acity

un

der 1

25cc

(or i

f the

ve

hicle

s ar

e so

lely

prop

elled

by

an

elect

ric m

otor

elect

ric p

rivat

e ca

r with

a

rate

d po

wer

less

than

7

kilow

atts

, and

elec

tric

mot

or c

ycle

or m

otor

tri

cycle

with

a ra

ted

pow

er

less

than

3 k

ilow

atts

) are

no

t allo

wed

to u

se a

n ex

pres

sway

, unl

ess

prio

r w

ritte

n pe

rmiss

ion

has

been

obt

ained

from

the

Com

miss

ione

r for

Tra

nspo

rt.

The

rules

/adv

ice b

elow

are

als

o ge

nera

lly a

pplic

able

to

expr

essw

ays

and

trunk

road

s:

• Ve

hicle

s te

nd to

trav

el fa

ster

on

expr

essw

ays

and

trunk

road

s. T

he fa

ster

sp

eeds

on

expr

essw

ays

and

trunk

road

s m

ean

that

yo

u ne

ed m

ore

time

for

man

y dr

iving

act

ions

. You

ne

ed m

ore

time

to s

low

do

wn

and

stop

. Yo

u ne

ed

mor

e tim

e to

cha

nge

dire

ctio

n. Y

ou s

houl

d sig

nal

othe

r roa

d us

ers

your

in

tent

ion

as e

arly

as

poss

ible.

As

with

driv

ing

on

any

road

, you

nee

d to

be

fit

and

alert.

You

nee

d to

give

yo

urse

lf bi

gger

mar

gins

th

an o

n or

dina

ry ro

ads,

su

ch a

s m

ore

spac

e be

twee

n yo

ur v

ehicl

e an

d th

e on

e in

fron

t.

• W

hen

drivi

ng o

n ex

pres

sway

s an

d tru

nk

road

s, y

our s

peed

may

be

high

er th

an y

ou th

ink.

You

m

ay n

ot o

nly

unde

rest

imat

e th

e st

oppi

ng d

istan

ce fo

r yo

ur a

ctua

l spe

ed b

ut a

lso

easil

y ex

ceed

the

spee

d lim

it. A

lthou

gh y

ou m

ay fe

el sa

fe, y

ou m

ust n

ot e

xcee

d th

e sp

eed

limit

for t

he ro

ad,

or fo

r you

r veh

icle.

The

re

may

be

hidd

en d

ange

rs.

• Hi

gher

noi

se le

vels,

pa

rticu

larly

in w

et w

eath

er,

may

pre

vent

oth

er d

river

s fro

m h

earin

g yo

ur h

orn.

Fl

ashi

ng y

our h

eadl

amps

is

usua

lly a

bet

ter w

arni

ng o

f yo

ur p

rese

nce

whe

n ne

cess

ary.

Be a

lert f

or s

uch

a w

arni

ng y

ours

elf.

• Ch

ange

lane

s on

ly w

hen

ther

e is

a ne

ed a

nd it

is

safe

to d

o so

. Kee

p in

the

mid

dle

of th

e lan

e yo

u ar

e us

ing

and

do n

ot le

t you

r ve

hicle

wan

der f

rom

sid

e to

sid

e or

into

oth

er la

ne.

In th

is ch

apte

r, yo

u w

ill fin

d ru

les a

nd a

dvice

that

will

help

yo

u dr

ive s

afely

on

expr

essw

ays

and

trunk

ro

ads.

Som

e of

the

mor

e im

porta

nt

poin

ts a

re:

• M

akin

g su

re y

ou a

re in

go

od s

hape

and

you

r ve

hicle

in g

ood

wor

king

cond

ition

– pa

ges

41

and

42.

• Lo

okin

g w

ell a

head

to g

ive

your

self

mor

e tim

e to

reac

t –

page

69.

• Us

ing

head

lamps

if v

isibi

lity

is re

duce

d –

page

87.

• M

ainta

inin

g a

safe

gap

page

55.

• La

ne d

iscip

line

and

over

takin

g —

pag

es 5

6

and

68.

• Jo

inin

g an

d lea

ving

a du

al ca

rriag

eway

or a

n ex

pres

sway

at

inte

rsec

tions

– p

ages

82

and

83.

• Br

eakd

owns

and

em

erge

ncies

– p

ages

133

an

d 13

4.

• Ke

epin

g lef

t unl

ess

over

takin

g –

page

71.

• O

verta

king

only

on th

e rig

ht –

pag

e 68

.

Trun

k ro

ads

and

expr

essw

ays

desig

nate

d as

st

rate

gic

rout

es a

re a

ssig

ned

with

rout

e nu

mbe

rs a

nd th

e ex

its a

long

eac

h ro

ute

are

also

assig

ned

with

exit

nu

mbe

rs. T

hese

rout

e an

d ex

it nu

mbe

rs a

re s

how

n on

di

rect

ion

signs

to a

ssist

you

in

find

ing

your

way

. A fu

ll de

scrip

tion

of th

e ro

ute

num

berin

g sy

stem

for

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

is p

rovid

ed

on p

ages

128

and

129

.Ro

ute

num

ber o

n a

dire

ctio

n sig

n (th

e nu

mbe

r sho

wn

in

blac

k on

the

yello

w s

hield

)

Exit

num

ber o

n a

dire

ctio

n sig

n (th

e nu

mbe

r sho

wn

in

whi

te o

n bl

ack)

For A

ll D

river

s

73

Tunn

el a

reas

Tunn

el us

ers

mus

t fol

low

the

rules

set

out

in th

e co

ncer

ned

tunn

el or

dina

nce(

s),

regu

latio

n(s)

and

byla

w(s

) (re

fer t

o th

e re

levan

t leg

islat

ion

on p

age

5). T

hese

rules

ap

ply

to tu

nnel

area

s or

tu

nnels

, whi

ch g

ener

ally

inclu

de th

e tu

nnel

tube

s an

d th

e ro

ads

leadi

ng to

or f

rom

th

e tu

nnel

tube

s. T

raffic

sig

ns

abov

e m

ark

the

star

t and

end

of

a tu

nnel

area

.

You

mus

t obe

y all

sig

nals

and

dire

ctio

ns g

iven

by p

olice

of

ficer

s or

tunn

el of

ficer

s.

Whe

re th

ere

are

two

or m

ore

lanes

ope

n to

traf

fic th

roug

h a

tunn

el, s

elect

the

appr

opria

te

lane

you

wish

to a

ppro

ach

and

use

in th

e tu

nnel.

Kee

p in

lan

e th

roug

h th

e tu

nnel,

and

do

not

cro

ss a

ny ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es, e

ven

if yo

ur la

ne

is te

mpo

rarily

blo

cked

.

Tunn

el A

reas

and

Con

trol

Are

as

In g

erna

l, all

tunn

els h

ave

two

tube

s, o

ne fo

r eac

h di

rect

ion

of tr

avel.

Und

er n

orm

al co

nditio

ns th

e tu

bes

are

one-

way

road

s, th

e sa

me

as a

du

al ca

rriag

eway

. How

ever

, if

one

tube

is c

lose

d su

ch a

s du

ring

main

tena

nce

at n

ight

, th

e ot

her o

pen

tube

may

im

plem

ent t

wo-

way

ope

ratio

n

In a

tunn

el, y

ou m

ust n

ot

• Us

e he

adlam

ps o

n m

ain

beam

.•

Use

a ho

rn.

• Dr

ive le

ss th

an 2

5km

/h in

no

rmal

traffic

.•

Cros

s or

driv

e on

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ l

ines

.•

Mak

e a

U-tu

rn.

• Re

vers

e.•

Push

a v

ehicl

e eit

her b

y ha

nd o

r any

oth

er w

ay.

• Dr

ive a

veh

icle

with

out

enou

gh fu

el to

pas

s th

roug

h th

e tu

nnel.

• Dr

ive a

bus

, coa

ch,

med

ium

/ he

avy

good

s ve

hicle

, or t

ow a

noth

er

vehi

cle o

ther

than

in th

e lef

t mos

t lan

e (e

xcep

t Ce

ntra

l - W

an C

hai B

ypas

s Tu

nnel)

.•

Drive

a v

ehicl

e w

here

you

r vie

w to

the

front

or s

ides

is

likely

to b

e bl

ocke

d.•

Carry

pas

seng

er o

n th

e ou

tsid

e of

a v

ehicl

e or

se

ated

so

that

any

par

t of

his/

her b

ody

hang

s ov

er

the

sides

or r

ear o

f the

ve

hicle

.•

Stop

exc

ept i

n an

em

erge

ncy

(for e

xam

ple,

to

avo

id a

n ac

ciden

t),

or b

reak

dow

n, o

r whe

n yo

u ar

e sig

nalle

d to

sto

p by

a

polic

e of

ficer

, tun

nel o

fficer

, tra

ffic s

ign,

or f

lashi

ng re

d lig

ht s

igna

l.•

Get

out

of y

our v

ehicl

e ex

cept

in a

n em

erge

ncy

or

to fe

tch

help

.•

Chan

ge ty

re o

r whe

el,

refu

el or

repa

ir yo

ur v

ehicl

e.

• Al

low

an

anim

al to

ent

er th

e tu

nnel

othe

r tha

n in

you

r ve

hicle

.•

Allo

w a

n an

imal

to le

ave

your

veh

icle.

No

veh

icles

car

ryin

g sp

ecifie

d da

nger

ous

good

s

Auto

toll

‘Aut

otol

l lane

’ gu

ide

mar

k

and

spec

ial tr

affic

arra

ngem

ent

and

tem

pora

ry s

igns

will

be

used

to g

uide

you

. You

mus

t no

t ove

rtake

or d

rive

in th

e rig

ht m

ost l

ane

since

in s

uch

circu

mst

ance

s it

wou

ld b

e th

e on

com

ing

lane.

Be p

repa

red

for a

ny d

ivers

ions

an

d th

e un

expe

cted

.

Emer

genc

ies

and

brea

kdow

ns

If yo

ur v

ehicl

e br

eaks

dow

n or

you

are

invo

lved

in a

traf

fic

accid

ent i

nsid

e a

tunn

el, s

top

and

do n

ot m

ove

your

ve

hicle

. Ref

er to

info

rmat

ion

and

advic

e in

Cha

pter

10

(pag

e 13

3).

‘Aut

otol

l lane

’ sig

n di

splay

ed

on to

p of

a

traffic

lane

with

au

toto

ll boo

th.

‘Aut

otol

l lane

’ gui

de m

arks

are

pa

inte

d at

regu

lar in

terv

als

along

traf

fic la

nes

leadi

ng to

au

toto

ll boo

ths.

Onl

y ve

hicle

s w

ith v

alid

tag

may

use

aut

otol

l lan

es.

Con

trol

Are

as

Whe

n yo

u en

ter a

con

trol a

rea

(for e

xam

ple,

Tsin

g M

a Co

ntro

l Ar

ea o

r Tsin

g Sh

a Co

ntro

l Ar

ea),

you

mus

t foll

ow th

e ru

les

set o

ut in

the

conc

erne

d co

ntro

l are

a or

dina

nce(

s),

regu

latio

n(s)

and

bylaw

(s) (r

efer

to

the

relev

ant l

egisl

atio

n on

pa

ge 5

) and

the

inst

ruct

ions

gi

ven

by a

utho

rised

per

sonn

el in

suc

h ar

ea. S

igns

belo

w

show

the

star

t and

end

of a

co

ntro

l are

a.

• Dr

ive a

veh

icle

carry

ing

dang

erou

s go

ods

liste

d as

ʻC

ateg

ories

1, 2

or 5

goo

dsʼ

unde

r the

Dan

gero

us

Goo

ds (A

pplic

atio

n an

d Ex

empt

ion)

Reg

ulat

ions

(C

ap. 2

95A)

with

out

perm

issio

n.•

Ente

r or e

xit o

n fo

ot e

xcep

t in

an

emer

genc

y.

For A

ll D

river

s

74

Appr

oach

junc

tions

with

gr

eat c

are.

Con

sider

you

r ro

ad p

ositio

n an

d yo

ur s

peed

. Dr

ive o

n on

ly w

hen

you

are

sure

it is

saf

e to

do

so a

nd

you

will

not b

lock

the

junc

tion.

Lo

ok o

ut fo

r lon

g ve

hicle

s tu

rnin

g lef

t or r

ight

whi

ch m

ay

have

to u

se th

e w

hole

wid

th

of th

e ro

ad to

mak

e th

e tu

rn.

Whe

n w

aitin

g to

ent

er a

ju

nctio

n, d

o no

t ass

ume

that

a

vehi

cle c

omin

g fro

m y

our r

ight

w

hich

is s

igna

lling

with

its

left

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tor w

ill tu

rn le

ft.

Wait

to m

ake

sure

.

Giv

e w

ay to

ped

estr

ians

cr

ossi

ng o

r wai

ting

to

cros

s th

e ro

ad a

t jun

ctio

ns.

Look

out

for t

ram

s at

ju

nctio

ns.

Junc

tions

Turn

ing

left

Well

bef

ore

you

turn

left,

use

yo

ur m

irror

s an

d gi

ve a

left-

turn

sig

nal.

Befo

re a

nd a

fter

the

turn

kee

p as

clo

se to

the

left a

s sa

fety

and

spa

ce w

ill all

ow. D

o no

t sw

ing

out t

o th

e rig

ht w

hen

mak

ing

the

turn

. M

ake

sure

a c

yclis

t or a

m

otor

cycli

st is

not

com

ing

from

beh

ind

on y

our l

eft.

Look

ou

t for

ped

estri

ans

sudd

enly

com

ing

out f

rom

pav

emen

t.

Turn

ing

right

Turn

ing

right

from

a w

ide

road

Turn

ing

right

from

a n

arro

w

road

Well

bef

ore

you

turn

righ

t,

use

your

mirr

ors

to m

ake

sure

yo

u kn

ow th

e po

sitio

n an

d m

ovem

ent o

f tra

ffic b

ehin

d yo

u. W

hen

it is

safe

, give

a

right

-turn

sig

nal a

nd ta

ke u

p th

e po

sitio

n ju

st le

ft of

the

ʻcen

tre’ l

ine

or in

the

spac

e m

arke

d fo

r rig

ht-tu

rn tr

affic

. If

you

can,

leav

e ro

om fo

r ot

her v

ehicl

es to

pas

s on

the

left.

Wait

unt

il the

re is

a s

afe

gap

betw

een

you

and

any

onco

min

g ve

hicle

. The

n m

ake

the

turn

, but

do

not c

ut th

e co

rner

.

A rig

ht-tu

rn la

ne fo

rmed

with

ha

tche

d m

arkin

gs to

pro

tect

th

e rig

ht-tu

rn tr

affic

For A

ll D

river

s

75

Whe

n tu

rnin

g rig

ht a

t a

junc

tion

whe

re th

ere

is als

o

an o

ncom

ing

vehi

cle tu

rnin

g rig

ht, d

rive

your

veh

icle

so

that

you

kee

p th

e on

com

ing

vehi

cle to

you

r lef

t and

pas

s

in fr

ont o

f it (

near

side-

to-

near

side)

– u

nles

s tra

ffic s

igns

an

d ro

ad m

arkin

gs in

dica

te

othe

rwise

or n

ears

ide-

to-

near

side

pass

ing

is im

prac

tical.

Befo

re c

ondu

ctin

g th

e tu

rn,

find

a sa

fe g

ap in

the

onco

min

g tra

ffic a

nd lo

ok

out f

or o

ncom

ing

traffic

ap

proa

chin

g fro

m b

ehin

d th

e op

posit

e rig

ht tu

rnin

g ve

hicle

, as

you

r view

may

be

bloc

ked

by it

.

Whe

n tu

rnin

g rig

ht a

t a

signa

lised

junc

tion

with

a

right

-turn

poc

ket,

you

have

to

give

way

to th

e on

com

ing

traffic

. Whe

n th

e tra

ffic lig

ht

for y

ou is

gre

en, y

ou m

ay

proc

eed

from

the

right

-turn

lan

e an

d w

ait in

side

the

pock

et fo

r a s

afe

gap

betw

een

you

and

any

onco

min

g ve

hicle

s. W

hen

wait

ing

at th

e po

cket

, the

tra

ffic s

igna

ls no

long

er a

pply

to y

ou. Y

ou s

houl

d ju

dge

an

enou

gh s

afe

spac

e fo

r you

to

pass

and

com

plet

e th

e tu

rn if

it

is sa

fe to

do

so.

Turn

ing

right

(n

ears

ide-

to-n

ears

ide)

Turn

ing

right

(at a

sig

nalis

ed ju

nctio

n w

ith a

righ

t-tur

n po

cket

)

For A

ll D

river

s

76

Junc

tion

ahea

d

Adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g th

e lay

out o

f the

ju

nctio

n ah

ead

– th

e m

ore

impo

rtant

the

road

from

the

junc

tion,

the

thick

er th

e lin

e on

the

sign.

War

ning

sig

n –

the

prio

rity

thro

ugh

the

junc

tion

is

show

n by

the

broa

der l

ine.

Th

e sy

mbo

l will

vary

for

diffe

rent

junc

tion

layou

ts.

War

ning

of a

junc

tion

ahea

d is

ofte

n gi

ven

by a

n ad

vanc

e di

rect

ion

sign

or a

war

ning

sig

n. O

n m

ain ro

ads,

majo

r ju

nctio

ns h

ave

a re

ctan

gular

-sh

aped

adv

ance

dire

ctio

n sig

n so

me

way

bef

ore

the

junc

tion.

Som

e of

thes

e

signs

sho

w a

sim

ple

map

of

the

junc

tion

layou

t. At

the

junc

tion,

a p

oint

ed d

irect

ion

sign

mar

ks th

e tu

rn.

Adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

ns

(Loc

al de

stin

atio

ns a

re s

how

n in

blac

k on

whi

te.)

Poin

ted

dire

ctio

n sig

n at

ju

nctio

n

Whe

n co

min

g to

junc

tions

, be

guid

ed b

y an

y lan

e in

dica

tion

arro

ws

on th

e ro

ad o

r any

sig

ns. T

hink

abo

ut w

hich

ro

ute

you

wan

t to

take

and

ge

t int

o th

e ap

prop

riate

lane

. Yo

u m

ust f

ollo

w th

e di

rect

ion

give

n by

the

lane

indi

catio

n ar

row

for t

he la

ne in

whi

ch

you

are

drivi

ng a

fter p

assin

g th

e tra

nsve

rse

'Sto

p' lin

es o

r 'G

ive w

ay' l

ines

. Do

not

chan

ge la

nes

sudd

enly

or a

t th

e las

t mom

ent.

Traf

fic s

ign

show

ing

traffic

lan

es fo

r diffe

rent

mov

emen

ts

at ju

nctio

n ah

ead

You

mus

t tur

n lef

t in

this

lane

You

mus

t go

forw

ard

in th

is lan

e

You

mus

t go

forw

ard

or tu

rn

right

in th

is lan

e

For A

ll D

river

s

77

At s

ome

junc

tions

, you

may

no

t be

allow

ed to

turn

into

or

ent

er o

ne o

f the

road

s.

Illust

rate

d at

the

left s

ide

are

som

e pr

ohib

itory

sig

ns

(circ

ular

with

red

bord

er)

tellin

g w

hat y

ou m

ay n

ot d

o.

Ther

e ar

e als

o m

anda

tory

sig

ns (b

lue

circu

lar) a

nd y

ou

may

onl

y go

in th

e di

rect

ion

show

n.

An a

dvan

ce d

irect

ion

sign

show

ing

ʻNo

entry

ʼ at t

he

junc

tion

ahea

d.

You

mus

t tur

n lef

t at t

he

junc

tion

ahea

d.

Turn

righ

t onl

y

Turn

left

only

Ahea

d on

ly

No le

ft-tu

rn

No ri

ght-t

urn

For A

ll D

river

s

78

Do n

ot g

o fo

rwar

d w

hen

tra

ffic lig

hts

are

gree

n un

less

you

are

sure

ther

e is

room

to

clear

the

junc

tion

safe

ly. Y

ou

mus

t not

go

forw

ard

unde

r re

d lig

hts

or w

hen

the

red

and

ambe

r lig

hts

are

show

ing

toge

ther

.

Whe

re tr

affic

light

s sh

ow a

gr

een

arro

w fi

lter s

igna

l, do

no

t get

into

the

lane

whe

re

filter

ing

is all

owed

unl

ess

you

wan

t to

go in

the

dire

ctio

n sh

own

by th

e ar

row.

Give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g or

look

out

for

pede

stria

ns w

aitin

g to

cro

ss

the

road

into

whi

ch y

ou a

re

turn

ing.

If tra

ffic lig

hts

are

not w

orkin

g,

slow

dow

n or

eve

n st

op a

s ne

cess

ary,

treat

the

junc

tion

as a

non

-sig

nalis

ed ju

nctio

n an

d pr

ocee

d th

roug

h th

e ju

nctio

n w

ith e

xtre

me

caut

ion.

Whe

n yo

u ca

nnot

go

forw

ard

you

mus

t wait

beh

ind

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e.

(For

the

mea

ning

of t

raffic

light

sig

nals

and

advic

e on

wha

t to

do, s

ee p

ages

106

, 107

and

10

8)Traf

fic L

ight

Jun

ctio

ns

Box

junc

tions

You

mus

t not

ent

er th

e bo

x if

the

exit

road

or l

ane

from

it is

no

t clea

r.

You

may

how

ever

ent

er th

e bo

x fro

m a

righ

t-tur

n lan

e m

arke

d w

ith 'T

urn

right

' ar

row

s if

you

wan

t to

turn

rig

ht b

ut a

re p

reve

nted

from

do

ing

so b

y on

com

ing

traffic

or

by

othe

r veh

icles

wait

ing

to

turn

righ

t.

Tram

and

Nor

th-w

est r

ailw

ay

(ligh

t rai

l) cr

ossi

ng b

ox

junc

tions

Whe

re a

road

junc

tion

is cr

osse

d by

tram

trac

ks o

r lig

ht

rail t

rack

s an

d is

mar

ked

with

th

e cr

ossin

g bo

x m

arkin

g, y

ou

mus

t not

ent

er th

e bo

x ju

nctio

n fro

m a

ny a

ppro

ach

lane,

inclu

ding

a ri

ght-t

urn

lane,

unl

ess

the

exit

is

clear

.

keep

clea

r for

pe

dest

rians

For A

ll D

river

s

79

Stop

and

Giv

e W

ay J

unct

ions

‘Sto

p’ s

ign

and

road

mar

kings

you

mus

t sto

p be

hind

the

‘Sto

p’ lin

es e

ven

if th

ere

is no

tra

ffic o

n th

e m

ajor r

oad.

W

ait fo

r a s

afe

gap

in th

e tra

ffic b

efor

e yo

u m

ove

off.

Give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g or

wait

ing

to c

ross

th

e m

inor

road

.

War

ning

sig

n sh

owin

g th

e di

stan

ce to

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

es. T

his

sign

is us

ed

whe

n th

e vie

w o

f th

e ju

nctio

n is

rest

ricte

d.

‘Give

way

’ sig

n an

d ro

ad

mar

kings

- yo

u m

ust g

ive

way

beh

ind

the

‘Give

way

’ lin

es to

traf

fic o

n th

e m

ajor

road

. Sto

p if

nece

ssar

y.

Give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g or

wait

ing

to

cros

s th

e m

inor

road

.

War

ning

sig

n sh

owin

g th

e di

stan

ce to

the

ʻGive

way

ʼ lin

es.

This

sign

is us

ed

whe

n th

e vie

w o

f th

e ju

nctio

n is

rest

ricte

d.

The

uprig

ht ‘G

ive w

ay’

sign

and

the

‘trian

gle’

road

m

arkin

g ar

e no

t use

d at

ju

nctio

ns w

ith re

lative

ly

little

traffic

.

For A

ll D

river

s

80

You

mus

t tur

n lef

t at t

he

entra

nce

to a

roun

dabo

ut.

Whe

n on

a ro

unda

bout

, lo

ok o

ut fo

r and

sho

w

cons

ider

atio

n to

oth

er

vehi

cles

cros

sing

in fr

ont

of y

ou, e

spec

ially

thos

e in

tend

ing

to le

ave

by th

e ne

xt

exit.

On

a sp

iral r

ound

abou

t, ta

ke n

ote

of th

e ro

ad m

arkin

g gu

idin

g ve

hicle

s to

leav

e th

e ro

unda

bout

.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e lea

ving

the

roun

dabo

ut, p

ay a

ttent

ion

to

any

vehi

cles

that

may

cro

ss

your

pat

h fro

m b

ehin

d on

you

r lef

t eve

n if

the

road

mar

king

at

a sp

iral r

ound

abou

t is

in y

our

favo

ur.

In c

ase

you

have

miss

ed th

e ex

it, c

ontin

ue to

circ

le ar

ound

th

e ro

unda

bout

unt

il you

re

ach

that

exit

aga

in a

nd

leave

.

Look

out

for c

yclis

ts a

nd

mot

or c

yclis

ts, a

nd g

ive th

em

mor

e ro

om. L

ook

out f

or lo

ng

vehi

cles

whi

ch m

ay h

ave

to

take

a d

iffere

nt c

ours

e, b

oth

on th

e ap

proa

ch to

and

on

a ro

unda

bout

.

Rou

ndab

out a

head

Rou

ndab

outs

Whe

n ap

proa

chin

g a

roun

dabo

ut, d

ecid

e as

ear

ly as

pos

sible

whi

ch e

xit y

ou w

ill ta

ke a

nd g

et in

to th

e co

rrect

lan

e. R

educ

e yo

ur s

peed

. W

hen

ente

ring

a ro

unda

bout

, gi

ve w

ay to

any

traf

fic o

n yo

ur

imm

ediat

e rig

ht in

side

the

roun

dabo

ut u

nles

s ro

ad

mar

kings

indi

cate

oth

erw

ise;

and

keep

mov

ing

if th

e w

ay

is cle

ar. D

o no

t ent

er a

ro

unda

bout

if y

ou s

ee y

our

exit

is bl

ocke

d.

Give

way

to p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g or

wait

ing

to c

ross

.

Whe

re th

ere

are

two

lanes

at

the

entra

nce

to a

roun

dabo

ut,

follo

w th

e pa

ths

show

n by

the

blue

lines

in th

e di

agra

ms

on

page

81,

unl

ess

signs

or r

oad

mar

kings

indi

cate

oth

erw

ise.

Adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

n an

d ro

ad m

arkin

gs fo

r a s

pira

l ro

unda

bout

War

ning

sig

n –

roun

dabo

ut a

head

Adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

n an

d ro

ad m

arkin

gs fo

r a c

onve

ntio

nal

roun

dabo

ut

One

of t

he a

bove

sig

ns c

an u

suall

y be

see

n in

adv

ance

of a

ro

unda

bout

.

For A

ll D

river

s

81

Turn

ing

left

Appr

oach

in th

e lef

t lan

e an

d sig

nal le

ft.

Keep

trav

ellin

g alo

ng th

e ou

ter l

ane

of th

e ro

unda

bout

an

d co

ntin

ue to

sig

nal le

ft to

leav

e.

Goi

ng s

trai

ght a

head

Appr

oach

in e

ither

the

left o

r rig

ht la

ne

(for 3

-lane

roun

dabo

ut, l

eft o

r mid

dle

lane)

. Do

not

signa

l. Ke

ep to

that

lane

on

the

roun

dabo

ut.

Afte

r pas

sing

the

exit

befo

re th

e on

e yo

u w

ant,

signa

l lef

t to

leave

.

Turn

ing

right

/ U

-tur

ning

Ap

proa

ch in

the

right

lane

(for

3-la

ne ro

unda

bout

, rig

ht o

r mid

dle

lane)

and

sig

nal r

ight

.Ke

ep tr

avell

ing

along

the

inne

r lan

e of

the

roun

dabo

ut

(for 3

-lane

roun

dabo

ut, i

nner

or m

iddl

e lan

e).

Cont

inue

sig

nallin

g rig

ht u

ntil y

ou h

ave

pass

ed th

e

exit

befo

re th

e on

e yo

u w

ant,

then

sig

nal le

ft to

leav

e (in

ner l

ane

user

of 3

-lane

roun

dabo

ut m

ay c

hang

e to

th

e m

iddl

e lan

e fir

st w

hen

signa

lling

left).

signa

l lef

tsig

nal

left

signa

l lef

tsig

nal

left

signa

l lef

tsig

nal

left

signa

l lef

tsig

nal

left

signa

l rig

htsig

nal

right

signa

l rig

htsig

nal

right

signa

l lef

tsig

nal

left

Con

vent

iona

l rou

ndab

out

Spira

l rou

ndab

out

For A

ll D

river

s

82

Junc

tions

with

Dua

l Car

riage

way

sLe

avin

g a

maj

or tr

unk

road

(sig

ns in

blu

e)/a

n ex

pres

sway

(sig

ns in

gre

en)

The

main

feat

ures

of a

n ex

it fro

m a

majo

r tru

nk ro

ad/a

n ex

pres

sway

at a

mul

ti-lev

el ju

nctio

n ar

e sh

own.

Oth

er ju

nctio

ns m

ay h

ave

som

e of

thes

e fe

atur

es.

Info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

ju

nctio

n ah

ead

is us

ually

gi

ven

at le

ast 5

00m

in

adva

nce

to g

ive y

ou ti

me

to

mov

e to

the

left m

ost l

ane.

Coun

tdow

n m

arke

rs m

ay

also

be u

sed

to in

dica

te th

e di

stan

ce in

hun

dred

s of

m

etre

s to

the

star

t of t

he

dece

lerat

ion

lane.

A di

rect

ion

sign

is er

ecte

d im

med

iately

bef

ore

the

junc

tion

to g

ive in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he ro

ute

and

junc

tion

ahea

d.

Dece

lerat

ion

arro

w is

use

d to

in

dica

te th

e st

art o

f a

dece

lerat

ion

lane

whi

ch g

ives

you

time

and

spac

e to

beg

in

redu

cing

your

spe

ed.

A di

rect

ion

sign

is er

ecte

d at

th

e ju

nctio

n to

pro

vide

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

ju

nctio

n. T

he s

lip ro

ad le

ads

you

to a

junc

tion

with

an

ordi

nary

road

or t

o an

othe

r du

al ca

rriag

eway

. Som

e sli

p ro

ads

may

hav

e sh

arp

bend

s w

hich

can

onl

y be

take

n sa

fely

by fu

rther

redu

cing

your

spe

ed.

dece

lerat

ion

lane

For A

ll D

river

s

83

Join

ing

a m

ajor

trun

k ro

ad (s

igns

in b

lue)

/an

expr

essw

ay (s

igns

in g

reen

)

A sli

p ro

ad le

ads

you

into

an

acce

lerat

ion

lane.

Wat

ch th

e tra

ffic o

n th

e tru

nk ro

ad a

nd a

djus

t yo

ur s

peed

so

that

you

can

join

the

near

est l

ane

in a

sui

tabl

e ga

p. A

fter j

oini

ng th

e lan

e, s

tay

in th

e lan

e lo

ng e

noug

h to

bec

ome

accu

stom

ed to

the

spee

d of

the

traffic

bef

ore

tryin

g to

ch

ange

lane

s as

nec

essa

ry.

On

wid

e bu

sy ro

ads,

and

par

ticul

arly

on e

xpre

ssw

ays

an

d tru

nk ro

ads,

dire

ctio

n sig

ns m

ay b

e pl

aced

on

gant

ries

abov

e th

e ro

ad. O

n ex

pres

sway

s, th

e di

rect

ion

signs

are

gr

een

in c

olou

r.

Arro

ws

belo

w th

e de

stin

atio

ns m

ean

‘Sele

ct y

our

dest

inat

ion

and

get i

n lan

e’. D

o so

in g

ood

time.

The

sig

n ab

ove

gene

rally

mea

ns th

ere

is a

lane-

drop

for t

he e

xit a

nd

the

num

ber o

f lan

es o

n th

e m

ain ro

ad w

ill be

redu

ced

from

fo

ur to

thre

e.

Whe

re th

ere

is no

loss

of l

ane

beyo

nd th

e ju

nctio

n, th

e

pane

l con

tain

ing

the

slopi

ng u

pwar

d ar

row

in th

e sig

n ab

ove

indi

cate

s th

e ex

it de

stin

atio

ns, w

hile

the

pane

l con

tain

ing

the

dow

nwar

d fa

cing

arro

ws

give

s de

stin

atio

ns fo

r the

main

ro

ad. K

eep

left i

f you

are

leav

ing

the

main

road

.(e

rect

ed o

n m

ain ro

ad)

Thes

e ar

e in

form

ator

y m

ergi

ng s

igns

use

d be

fore

the

mer

ge a

t jun

ctio

ns o

n ex

pres

sway

s.(e

rect

ed o

n sli

p ro

ad)

(ere

cted

on

slip

road

)

(ere

cted

on

main

road

)acce

lerat

ion

lane

For A

ll D

river

s

84

ʻZeb

raʼ C

ross

ings

ʻZeb

raʼ c

ross

ings

are

well

m

arke

d w

ith b

lack

and

whi

te

strip

es a

nd z

igza

g lin

es o

n eit

her s

ide.

The

se ro

ad

mar

kings

not

onl

y co

ntro

l tra

ffic b

y gi

ving

orde

rs, b

ut

also

war

n yo

u as

a d

river

that

th

ere

may

be

pede

stria

ns

cros

sing

or w

aitin

g to

cro

ss

the

road

. A y

ellow

bea

con,

us

ually

flas

hing

, mar

ks th

e lo

catio

n of

the

cros

sing.

Whe

n ap

proa

chin

g a

‘Zeb

ra’

cros

sing,

look

out

for

pede

stria

ns w

aitin

g to

cro

ss

(par

ticul

arly

child

ren,

the

elder

ly an

d th

e di

sabl

ed).

Be

read

y to

slo

w d

own

or s

top

behi

nd th

e ‘G

ive w

ay’ l

ine

to

let th

em c

ross

.

You

mus

t give

way

to a

nyon

e w

ho h

as s

tepp

ed o

nto

a ‘Z

ebra

’ cro

ssin

g. S

igna

l to

othe

r driv

ers

that

you

inte

nd

to s

low

dow

n or

sto

p. D

o no

t sig

nal p

edes

trian

s to

cro

ss;

anot

her v

ehicl

e m

ay b

e ap

proa

chin

g.

You

mus

t not

sto

p on

a

‘Zeb

ra’ c

ross

ing.

You

mus

t als

o no

t sto

p in

the

cont

rolle

d ar

ea m

arke

d w

ith z

igza

g lin

es

exce

pt w

hen

givin

g w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

on

the

cros

sing

or

wait

ing

to tu

rn le

ft or

righ

t.

With

in th

e co

ntro

lled

area

m

arke

d w

ith z

igza

g lin

es, y

ou

mus

t not

pas

s ah

ead

the

mov

ing

vehi

cle n

eare

st th

e cr

ossin

g, o

r the

lead

ing

vehi

cle w

hich

has

sto

pped

to

give

way

to p

edes

trian

s on

th

e cr

ossin

g.

Neve

r par

k, c

arry

out

load

ing/

unlo

adin

g, o

r ove

rtake

just

be

fore

a ‘Z

ebra

’ cro

ssin

g.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad a

cros

s

the

zigza

g lin

es.

In tr

affic

que

ues,

leav

e

‘Zeb

ra’ c

ross

ing

clear

and

st

op b

ehin

d th

e ‘G

ive w

ay’

line.

If th

ere

is an

islan

d in

the

mid

dle

of a

cro

ssin

g, th

e

parts

of t

he c

ross

ing

on it

s eit

her s

ide

are

sepa

rate

cr

ossin

gs.

War

ning

sig

n –

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g ah

ead

ʻGive

way

ʼ lin

e

ʻGive

way

ʼ lin

e

For A

ll D

river

s

85

ʻGre

en M

anʼ C

ross

ings

‘Gre

en m

an’ c

ross

ings

are

m

arke

d by

two

row

s of

stu

ds

and

have

traf

fic lig

hts

for

vehi

cles

and

pede

stria

n lig

hts

for p

edes

trian

s.

The

cros

sings

are

mar

ked

with

yell

ow s

tripe

s an

d yo

u m

ust n

ot s

top

on th

e cr

ossin

g.

‘Gre

en m

an’ c

ross

ings

can

be

foun

d eit

her i

ndep

ende

ntly

on

a le

ngth

of r

oad

or a

s pa

rt of

a tr

affic

light

junc

tion.

Give

way

to a

ny p

edes

trian

s on

the

cros

sings

. The

eld

erly,

th

e di

sabl

ed a

nd c

hild

ren

may

ne

ed m

ore

time

to c

ross

. Do

not h

aras

s pe

dest

rians

, for

ex

ampl

e by

revv

ing

up y

our

engi

ne o

r cre

epin

g fo

rwar

d.

At ‘G

reen

man

’ cro

ssin

gs,

the

signa

ls ha

ve th

e sa

me

mea

ning

as

traffic

light

s at

a

junc

tion.

Whe

n th

e re

d lig

ht s

how

s,

you

mus

t sto

p or

wait

beh

ind

the

‘Sto

p’ lin

e.

Whe

n th

e gr

een

light

sho

ws,

yo

u m

ay g

o fo

rwar

d if

ther

e ar

e no

ped

estri

ans

on th

e cr

ossin

g an

d th

ere

is ro

om fo

r yo

u to

do

so –

do

not b

lock

th

e cr

ossin

g.

If tra

ffic lig

hts

are

not w

orkin

g,

slow

dow

n or

eve

n st

op a

s ne

cess

ary

to g

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

, and

pro

ceed

th

roug

h th

e ju

nctio

n w

ith

extre

me

caut

ion.

War

ning

sig

n –

traffic

light

s or

‘G

reen

man

’ cro

ssin

g ah

ead

For A

ll D

river

s

86

Brig

ht s

unlig

ht

In b

right

con

ditio

ns, g

lare

and

dazz

le ca

n ca

use

disc

omfo

rt to

som

e dr

ivers

. Daz

zle is

a

serio

us h

azar

d. Y

ou m

ay n

ot

be a

ble

to s

ee fo

r a s

econ

d or

tw

o an

d yo

u w

ill ha

ve to

rely

on w

hat y

ou h

ave

mem

orise

d th

e sc

ene

ahea

d.

You

may

find

it d

ifficu

lt to

read

tra

ffic s

ign

if th

e sk

y be

hind

th

e sig

n is

brig

ht. T

he s

hape

of

the

sign

will

help

you

.

Brig

ht S

unlig

ht, D

rivin

g at

Nig

ht

Ente

ring

or le

avin

g a

tunn

el pa

rticu

larly

unde

r brig

ht

cond

itions

out

side

need

s sp

ecial

car

e. If

you

are

w

earin

g su

nglas

ses

whe

n en

terin

g a

tunn

el, y

ou m

ay b

e un

able

to s

ee a

t firs

t.

On

leavin

g a

tunn

el, d

rive

with

ca

re, p

artic

ular

ly if

you

are

unfa

milia

r with

the

road

layo

ut

or a

ppro

achi

ng a

toll p

laza.

Driv

ing

at n

ight

Whe

n dr

iving

at n

ight

, you

m

ust u

se h

eadl

amps

eve

n if

ther

e ar

e st

reet

light

s. T

his

will

help

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

to s

ee

you

mor

e ea

sily.

It is

very

diffi

cult

to s

ee

pede

stria

ns a

t nig

ht,

espe

cially

whe

n th

e ro

ad

surfa

ce is

wet

and

shi

ny

beca

use

of re

flect

ions

and

gl

are.

At n

ight

, driv

ers

and

pede

stria

ns b

ecom

e tir

ed

and

find

it m

ore

diffic

ult t

o co

ncen

trate

, jud

ge s

peed

s an

d di

stan

ces,

and

see

pr

oper

ly.

Drivi

ng a

t nig

ht o

r in

the

half-

light

of d

usk

and

daw

n ca

n

be m

ore

diffic

ult t

han

drivi

ng

durin

g th

e da

y. St

oppi

ng

dist

ance

s in

crea

se w

ith s

peed

bu

t the

rang

e of

you

r he

adlam

ps d

oes

not.

Ther

efor

e re

duce

spe

ed fo

r ni

ght d

rivin

g so

that

the

over

all s

topp

ing

dist

ance

is

well

with

in th

e ra

nge

of y

our

head

lamps

.

You

mus

t sw

itch

on y

our

head

lamps

in p

oor v

isibi

lity o

r du

ring

the

hour

s of

dar

knes

s in

cludi

ng d

usk

and

daw

n.

You

mus

t dip

you

r hea

dlam

ps

whe

re th

ere

are

stre

et lig

hts

or

in th

e fa

ce o

f app

roac

hing

tra

ffic.

Dive

rt yo

ur e

yes,

whe

n yo

u m

eet h

igh

beam

s he

ad o

n.

Don’

t sta

re in

to th

em. L

ook

to

the

left e

dge

of th

e ro

ad. D

o no

t flic

k yo

ur h

igh

beam

s to

w

arn

the

othe

r driv

ers.

Nev

er,

how

ever

, sho

uld

you

get e

ven

by le

avin

g yo

ur o

wn

high

be

ams

on. T

his

only

incr

ease

s th

e ch

ance

of a

n ac

ciden

t.

If da

zzled

by

appr

oach

ing

traffic

, slo

w d

own

or e

ven

stop

.

Dip

your

hea

dlam

ps w

hen

pass

ing

othe

r veh

icles

or r

oad

user

s an

d als

o w

hen

drivi

ng

close

beh

ind

anot

her v

ehicl

e so

as

not t

o da

zzle

the

drive

r.

Even

if y

our h

eadl

amps

are

di

pped

, do

not d

rive

so c

lose

be

hind

ano

ther

veh

icle

as to

da

zzle

the

drive

r.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fo

llow

ing

on d

ippe

d he

adlam

ps –

th

e illu

stra

tion

on th

e lef

t sho

ws

the

right

way

, pro

vided

that

yo

ur s

peed

is lo

w e

noug

h. T

he ill

ustra

tion

on th

e rig

ht

show

s th

e w

rong

way

as

you

are

too

close

to th

e ve

hicle

in

fron

t, th

e dr

iver i

s da

zzled

by

your

hea

dlam

ps th

roug

h

the

rear

win

dow.

For A

ll D

river

s

87

Rai

n, F

og, W

ind

Rai

n an

d w

et ro

ads

Whe

n ro

ads

are

wet

, bra

king

dist

ance

s in

crea

se b

ecau

se

tyre

grip

is re

duce

d. G

ive

your

self

muc

h m

ore

room

for

slow

ing

dow

n an

d st

oppi

ng.

Your

allo

wan

ce fo

r bra

king

di

stan

ce s

houl

d be

at l

east

do

uble

d.

Wat

er o

n th

e ro

adw

ay m

akes

a

slipp

ery

film, e

spec

ially

afte

r a

spell

of d

ry w

eath

er.

Be o

n th

e lo

ok-o

ut fo

r di

ffere

nce

in ro

ad s

urfa

ces

whi

ch m

ay re

duce

the

grip

of

you

r tyr

es s

till m

ore.

The

sm

ooth

er y

our t

yres

, the

gr

eate

r the

incr

ease

in b

rakin

g di

stan

ce o

n a

wet

road

.

Pede

stria

ns ru

n th

e ris

k of

sli

ppin

g an

d fa

lling

whe

n cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad.

See

and

be s

een

– Yo

u m

ust

use

head

lamps

dur

ing

the

da

y w

hene

ver v

isibi

lity is

po

or b

ecau

se o

f hea

vy ra

in,

smok

e, m

ist o

r fog

or a

ny

simila

r con

ditio

n.

Not o

nly

is yo

ur v

isibi

lity c

ut

dow

n w

hen

it ra

ins,

it is

also

m

ore

diffic

ult f

or p

edes

trian

s to

see

you

if th

eir v

iews

are

ham

pere

d by

um

brell

as o

r he

adw

ear.

Rain

can

be

so h

eavy

that

it

form

s a

thin

she

et o

f wat

er o

n th

e ro

adw

ay. E

ven

good

tyre

s ca

nnot

grip

thro

ugh

this

and

you

may

hav

e no

con

trol a

t all

over

ste

erin

g or

bra

king.

Slow

dow

n th

roug

h po

ols

of

wat

er. W

ater

thro

wn

up c

an

bloc

k yo

ur v

iew, a

ffect

you

r br

akes

and

sto

p yo

ur e

ngin

e.

It m

ay a

lso a

ffect

the

view

of

othe

r driv

ers

or d

renc

h pe

dest

rians

.

Bew

are

of lik

ely s

erio

us ro

ad

flood

ing

whe

n re

d/bl

ack

rain

stor

m w

arni

ng s

igna

l is

issue

d an

d ta

ke e

xtre

me

care

on

the

road

s. If

the

road

is

flood

ed, t

ry to

sto

p in

a s

afe

plac

e an

d fin

d ou

t how

dee

p th

e w

ater

is. I

f it i

s no

t too

de

ep a

nd y

ou d

ecid

e to

driv

e th

roug

h, d

rive

as s

low

ly as

yo

u ca

n bu

t kee

p th

e en

gine

sp

eed

up to

avo

id s

tallin

g. A

s so

on a

s yo

u ha

ve d

riven

th

roug

h a

stre

tch

of fl

oode

d ro

ad, t

ry y

our b

rake

s bu

t be

caut

ious

to d

o so

whe

n th

ere

are

vehi

cles

behi

nd.

Fog

and

mis

t

Slow

dow

n an

d ke

ep a

saf

e di

stan

ce. Y

ou s

houl

d alw

ays

be a

ble

to s

top

with

in th

e di

stan

ce o

f you

r view

ahe

ad.

Do n

ot c

once

ntra

te o

n so

meo

ne e

lse’s

rear

lam

ps;

it gi

ves

you

a fa

lse s

ense

of

secu

rity.

Wat

ch y

our s

peed

and

re

mem

ber y

ou m

ay b

e go

ing

muc

h fa

ster

than

you

thin

k.

Do n

ot s

peed

up

to e

scap

e

a ve

hicle

whi

ch is

too

close

be

hind

you

.

If yo

u ar

e dr

iving

a h

eavy

ve

hicle

, it m

ay ta

ke y

ou

long

er to

sto

p th

an th

e ve

hicle

ahe

ad.

See

and

be s

een

– yo

u sh

ould

us

e yo

ur h

eadl

amps

or f

og

lamps

, and

rear

lam

ps. I

n fo

g,

use

fog

lamps

if fi

tted

and

your

win

dscr

een

wip

ers

as

nece

ssar

y. Av

oid

usin

g fo

g lam

ps in

oth

er c

ircum

stan

ces.

Chec

k an

d cle

an

win

dscr

eens

, lam

ps, r

ear

mirr

ors

and

win

dow

s w

hene

ver n

eces

sary.

If yo

u ha

ve to

driv

e in

fog

or

mist

, adj

ust y

our s

peed

and

all

ow m

ore

time

for y

our t

rip.

Win

d

Keep

ing

cont

rol o

f you

r ve

hicle

in s

trong

win

ds,

parti

cular

ly ne

ar h

igh-

sided

ve

hicle

s, d

eman

ds q

uick

and

po

sitive

reac

tions

.

Look

out

for f

allen

tree

s an

d ot

her o

bstru

ctio

ns o

n th

e ro

adw

ay.

Stro

ng w

inds

can

blo

w

pede

stria

ns a

nd c

yclis

ts o

ff co

urse

, so

give

them

plen

ty

of ro

om.

If th

ere

is a

tropi

cal c

yclo

ne

near

Hon

g Ko

ng, p

ay

atte

ntio

n to

its

lates

t new

s an

d fo

reca

st tr

ack

to p

lan

your

trip

.

For A

ll D

river

s

88

Roa

d W

orks

Se

ts o

f war

ning

sig

ns a

nd

som

etim

es fl

ashi

ng lig

hts

will

give

you

war

ning

of w

orks

on

or n

ear t

he ro

ad a

head

. In

man

y ca

ses,

nor

mal

spee

ds

are

impo

ssib

le w

hen

trave

lling

in th

e vic

inity

of r

oad

wor

ks,

so y

ou s

houl

d slo

w d

own

whe

n se

eing

the

first

in

dica

tion

of ro

ad w

orks

. Be

prep

ared

for p

erso

ns a

nd

vehi

cles

wor

king

on o

r nea

r th

e ro

adw

ay m

ovin

g un

expe

cted

ly clo

se to

or i

nto

the

open

traf

fic la

nes.

Pers

ons

resp

onsib

le fo

r ca

rryin

g ou

t roa

d w

orks

wou

ld

follo

w th

e ‘C

ode

of P

ract

ice

for t

he L

ight

ing,

Sig

ning

and

G

uard

ing

for R

oad

Wor

ks’

publ

ished

by

the

High

way

s De

partm

ent (

see

‘Fur

ther

Re

fere

nces

Mat

erial

s’) t

o se

t up

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

ar

rang

emen

ts a

nd th

e as

socia

ted

war

ning

s.

Be p

repa

red

for t

he

unex

pect

ed, e

spec

ially

at

nigh

t, ev

en if

you

are

fam

iliar

with

the

rout

e or

with

the

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

ar

rang

emen

ts.

The

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

ar

rang

emen

ts m

ay c

hang

e fro

m ti

me

to ti

me

as th

e w

orks

pr

ogre

ss.

The

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

sig

ns

and

war

ning

light

s ar

e of

ten

put o

n st

ands

and

may

be

easil

y kn

ocke

d do

wn

or

disp

laced

.

Look

out

for p

edes

trian

s fo

rced

to s

tep

onto

the

road

way

bec

ause

a p

avem

ent

or fo

otpa

th m

ay b

e clo

sed

or

bloc

ked

by ro

ad w

orks

.

The

ʻRoa

d w

orks

ahe

adʼ s

ign

shou

ld b

e th

e fir

st s

ign

you

see

as y

ou a

ppro

ach

road

w

orks

or o

ther

obs

truct

ions

on

the

road

way

.

Mos

t roa

d w

orks

invo

lve

tem

pora

ry n

arro

win

g of

the

road

way

and

pos

sibly

lane

closu

re o

r clo

sure

of t

he ro

ad

itself

. War

ning

sig

ns a

nd

info

rmat

ory

signs

will

help

gu

ide

you

thro

ugh

the

road

w

orks

are

a or

dive

rt yo

u ar

ound

an

obst

ruct

ion.

(Man

y of

the

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

sig

ns th

at m

ay b

e se

en a

t or

near

road

wor

ks a

re ill

ustra

ted

on p

ages

119

and

120

.)

Traf

fic c

ones

and

cyli

nder

s ar

e us

ed to

mar

k te

mpo

rary

traf

fic

lanes

or d

ivers

ions

. You

mus

t no

t driv

e ov

er th

em.

The

ʻRoa

d w

orks

ahe

adʼ s

ign

with

an

ʻEnd

ʼ plat

e m

arks

the

end

of th

e ro

ad w

orks

.

Tem

pora

ry tr

affic

con

trol

Tem

pora

ry tr

affic

light

s m

ay

be s

et u

p to

pro

vide

traffic

co

ntro

l in/n

ear a

road

wor

ks

area

. The

light

s m

ay b

e us

ed

at a

junc

tion,

a s

ite a

cces

s or

w

here

the

road

way

is

narro

wed

to a

sin

gle

track

for

two-

way

traf

fic.

A ʻT

raffic

light

s ah

eadʼ

sig

n m

ay b

e us

ed to

war

n yo

u of

te

mpo

rary

traf

fic lig

hts

(see

sig

n 22

on

page

119

).

At te

mpo

rary

traf

fic lig

hts,

a

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

sig

n (s

ee

belo

w) m

ay b

e us

ed in

stea

d of

a ʻS

topʼ

line.

You

mus

t sto

p an

d st

ay b

efor

e th

e sig

n if

the

red,

or r

ed a

nd a

mbe

r lig

hts

are

show

ing

(see

pag

es 1

06

to 1

08 fo

r the

mea

ning

of

traffic

light

sig

nals)

.

Man

ually

ope

rate

d ʻS

top/

Goʼ

sig

ns m

ay b

e als

o us

ed fo

r co

ntro

l of o

ne-la

ne-tw

o-w

ay

traffic

.

ʻSto

pʼ a

nd ʻG

oʼ s

igns

– if

the

ʻSto

pʼ s

ign

is sh

owin

g, y

ou

mus

t not

driv

e pa

st th

e sig

n;

if th

e ʻG

oʼ s

ign

is sh

owin

g,

you

may

go

if th

e w

ay is

clea

r.

War

ning

of t

empo

rary

traf

fic

cont

rol b

y ʻS

top/

Goʼ

sig

ns

ahea

d

For A

ll D

river

s

89

Roa

d W

orks

on

Dua

l Car

riage

way

s/in

Tun

nels

O

n du

al ca

rriag

eway

s, w

hen

the

road

wor

ks a

re e

xten

sive,

som

e tra

ffic la

nes

may

be

switc

hed

to th

e ot

her c

arria

gew

ay.

Tem

pora

ry s

igns

give

you

in

form

atio

n on

the

traffic

lan

es a

head

and

tim

e to

m

ove

to th

e co

rrect

traf

fic

lane

if ne

cess

ary.

In g

ener

al, d

river

s of

larg

e ve

hicle

s sh

ould

use

the

left

mos

t lan

e.

Traf

fic s

igns

war

n yo

u of

the

chan

ge to

the

othe

r ca

rriag

eway

for o

ne o

r mor

e lan

es o

f tra

ffic. S

tay

in y

our

lane

and

follo

w th

e tra

ffic

signs

and

traf

fic c

ones

plac

ed

on o

r by

the

road

to g

uide

yo

u. T

ake

parti

cular

car

e w

hen

drivi

ng th

roug

h th

e ga

p in

the

cent

ral r

eser

vatio

n if

your

lane

sw

itche

s to

the

othe

r ca

rriag

eway

.

On

the

carri

agew

ay w

ith

two-

way

traf

fic, w

ater

-fille

d ba

rrier

s, tr

affic

cyli

nder

s or

tra

ffic c

ones

are

use

d to

se

para

te tr

affic

flow

s. T

raffic

lan

es m

ay b

e na

rrow

er th

an

usua

l and

ther

e is

little

room

fo

r erro

r so

take

ext

ra c

are

and

keep

you

r spe

ed d

own.

Traf

fic s

igns

war

n yo

u of

the

chan

ge b

ack

to th

e or

igin

al ca

rriag

eway

.

On

retu

rnin

g to

the

norm

al ca

rriag

eway

, sta

y in

you

r lan

e un

til w

ell p

ast t

he ro

ad w

orks

un

less

traffic

sig

ns o

r roa

d m

arkin

gs in

dica

te o

ther

wise

.

One

-tub

e-tw

o-w

ay o

pera

tion

in tu

nnel

s

One

-tube

-two-

way

ope

ratio

n is

gene

rally

impl

emen

ted

in th

e sm

all h

ours

of m

orni

ng fo

r reg

ular

tunn

el m

ainte

nanc

e or

cle

ansin

g w

orks

.

Whe

n im

plem

entin

g on

e-tu

be-tw

o-w

ay o

pera

tion,

the

spee

d lim

it in

tunn

el tu

be w

ill be

low

ered

to

50k

m/h

in g

ener

al. Y

ou m

ust s

trict

ly fo

llow

the

traffic

sig

nals

and

signs

of t

he te

mpo

rary

traf

fic

arra

ngem

ent,

parti

cular

ly th

e di

vers

ions

at b

oth

ends

of t

he tu

be. Y

ou m

ust o

bey a

ll sign

als a

nd

dire

ctio

ns g

iven

by th

e tu

nnel

offic

ers

and

shou

ld p

ay a

ttent

ion

to th

e ad

visor

y m

essa

ge

disp

layed

on

varia

ble

mes

sage

sig

ns o

r bro

adca

sted

thro

ugh

radi

o br

oadc

astin

g sy

stem

.

For A

ll D

river

s

90

Whe

re y

ou m

ust n

ot s

top

You

mus

t not

sto

p, n

ot e

ven

to p

ick u

p or

set

dow

n pa

ssen

gers

or t

o lo

ad o

r un

load

goo

ds in

the

follo

win

g pl

aces

:

• O

n an

exp

ress

way

.

• In

a ‘N

o st

oppi

ng’ z

one

durin

g th

e re

stric

tion

time

(see

on

this

page

).

• O

n a

ʻZeb

raʼ o

r ʻG

reen

m

anʼ c

ross

ing.

• In

a z

ebra

con

trolle

d ar

ea

mar

ked

with

zig

zag

lines

un

less

you

are

givin

g pr

eced

ence

to p

edes

trian

s

or a

re w

aitin

g to

mak

e a

left

or ri

ght-t

urn.

• At

a b

us s

top,

pub

lic lig

ht

bus

stan

d or

taxi

stan

d (e

xcep

t per

mitt

ed u

sers

).

• O

n pa

rts o

f a ro

adw

ay o

n w

hich

you

are

nor

mall

y no

t all

owed

to e

nter

, for

ex

ampl

e bu

s lan

es, h

ard

shou

lder

s an

d cy

clew

ays.

• In

a tu

nnel

area

or c

ontro

l ar

ea.

• O

n a

yello

w b

ox m

arkin

g

or y

ellow

stri

ped

ʻgre

en

man

ʼ cro

ssin

g.

Whe

re N

ot to

Sto

p Th

e st

oppi

ng b

an d

oes

not

appl

y in

an

emer

genc

y

(for e

xam

ple,

to a

void

an

accid

ent),

whe

n yo

ur v

ehicl

e br

eaks

dow

n or

sto

ps to

cop

e w

ith tr

affic

con

ditio

ns, o

r w

hen

signa

lled

to s

top

by a

po

lice

offic

er, t

raffic

war

den,

au

thor

ised

pers

onne

l in tu

nnel

area

or c

ontro

l are

a, a

traf

fic

sign

or tr

affic

light

.

• W

here

ther

e is

a sin

gle

solid

ye

llow

line

and

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ sig

ns –

do

not

stop

dur

ing

the

time

perio

d sh

own.

Som

etim

es th

e st

oppi

ng b

an is

indi

cate

d by

traf

fic s

igns

onl

y, an

d th

ere

may

be

no y

ellow

lin

es m

arke

d on

the

road

.

• W

here

ther

e ar

e do

uble

yello

w lin

es a

nd/o

r ‘No

st

oppi

ng’ s

igns

– d

o no

t st

op a

t any

tim

e.

On

trunk

road

s an

d ot

her

majo

r roa

ds, a

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ ba

n m

ay b

e in

dica

ted

by

traffic

sig

ns o

nly.

The

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ ban

will

be m

arke

d at

the

begi

nnin

g an

d en

d by

sig

ns w

ith y

ellow

bac

kgro

und;

sig

ns w

ith w

hite

bac

kgro

und

(repe

ater

s) a

t int

erva

ls alo

ng

the

road

s re

min

d dr

ivers

of

the

ban

in fo

rce.

On

expr

essw

ays,

neit

her

signs

nor

yell

ow lin

e m

arkin

gs

are

used

to in

dica

te th

e no

-sto

ppin

g re

stric

tions

. O

nce

you

ente

r an

expr

essw

ay, y

ou m

ust n

ot

stop

und

er n

orm

al tra

ffic

cond

itions

.

The

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ sig

ns

may

app

ly to

cer

tain

clas

s

of v

ehicl

e on

ly, s

uch

as

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

, goo

ds

vehi

cles

or b

uses

(see

traf

fic

signs

belo

w).

ʻNo

stop

ping

zon

es

Regu

lator

y sig

n –

no s

topp

ing

• Tr

affic

sig

ns m

ark

the

begi

nnin

g an

d en

d of

ʻNo

stop

ping

ʼ zon

es.

• Th

e tim

es d

urin

g w

hich

the

stop

ping

ban

app

lies

are

show

n on

the

signs

.

• Re

gulat

ory

signs

and

road

m

arkin

gs m

ay b

e us

ed

with

in a

zon

e to

rem

ind

you

of th

e st

oppi

ng b

an o

r to

indi

cate

a c

hang

e in

the

time

perio

d.

For A

ll D

river

s

91

Roa

d m

arki

ngs

Reg

ulat

ory

sign

s an

d re

peat

ers

No s

topp

ing

at a

ny ti

me

Col

oure

d si

gn p

ost

Red,

yell

ow a

nd g

reen

col

our

sign

post

s ar

e us

ed to

re

pres

ent t

he th

ree

mos

t co

mm

on s

tand

ard

no-s

topp

ing

rest

rictio

n tim

e pe

riods

for a

ll mot

or v

ehicl

es -

the

colo

ur o

f the

sig

n po

st is

fo

r ref

eren

ce o

nly.

The

no

-sto

ppin

g re

stric

tion

time

perio

d sh

ould

refe

r to

the

traffic

sig

n.

Col

our

Tim

e pe

riod

Red

7a

m –

mid

nigh

t Ye

llow

7a

m –

7pm

G

reen

8a

m –

10a

m a

nd

5p

m –

7pm

G

rey

for a

ll oth

er ti

me

perio

ds

You

shou

ld n

ot s

top

• Ne

ar a

ʻGre

en m

anʼ

cros

sing.

• Ne

ar a

ped

estri

an c

ross

ing

plac

e, fo

r exa

mpl

e w

here

th

ere

is an

islan

d on

the

road

.•

Near

traf

fic lig

hts.

• Ne

ar a

sch

ool c

ross

ing

patro

l.•

On

a m

ajor d

ual c

arria

gew

ay.

• Ne

ar o

r at a

junc

tion.

Near

or o

n a

roun

dabo

ut.

• W

here

you

may

cau

se

dang

er to

you

rself

, you

r pa

ssen

gers

or o

ther

road

us

ers.

Cer

tific

ate

for p

icki

ng u

p or

set

ting

dow

n of

pa

ssen

gers

with

dis

abili

ties

in re

stric

ted

zone

s

The

polic

e w

ill ex

ercis

e di

scre

tion

to a

llow

driv

ers

of

taxis

, priv

ate

cars

, priv

ate

light

bu

ses

and

priva

te b

uses

to

pick

up

or s

et d

own

pass

enge

rs w

ith d

isabi

lities

in

rest

ricte

d zo

nes

(exc

ept

expr

essw

ays

and

24-h

our

no s

topp

ing

rest

ricte

d zo

nes)

, pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o ha

zard

or

disr

uptio

n is

caus

ed to

oth

er

road

use

rs.

A pe

rson

with

disa

bility

ca

n gi

ve to

the

drive

r a

“Cer

tifica

te fo

r Pick

ing

Up o

r Se

tting

Dow

n of

Pas

seng

ers

with

Disa

biliti

es in

Res

trict

ed

Zone

s” (is

sued

by

The

Ho

ng K

ong

Coun

cil o

f Soc

ial

Serv

ice) c

ompl

eted

with

reco

rd o

f the

jour

ney.

Th

e fo

llow

ing

pers

ons

with

di

sabi

lities

are

elig

ible

to

use

the

Certi

ficat

e:

• pe

rson

s w

ith m

obilit

y pr

oblem

suc

h as

w

heelc

hair

user

s or

use

rs

of w

alkin

g aid

s; o

r

• vis

ually

impa

ired

pers

ons.

The

drive

r can

pre

sent

the

certi

ficat

e to

a p

olice

offic

er

to p

rove

that

he/

she

has

pick

ed u

p or

set

dow

n a

pass

enge

r with

disa

biliti

es

in th

e re

stric

ted

zone

in c

ase

he/s

he is

inte

rroga

ted

by

the

offic

er.

Star

t sig

nRe

peat

er

No s

topp

ing

at ti

me

perio

d sh

own

on th

e sig

ns

Star

t sig

nRe

peat

er

For A

ll D

river

s

92

Whe

re N

ot to

Par

k W

here

you

mus

t not

par

k

You

mus

t not

par

k yo

ur

vehi

cle:

• W

here

you

r veh

icle

will

caus

e ob

stru

ctio

n or

da

nger

to o

ther

road

use

rs.

• O

n a

road

with

stre

et

light

ing

– th

at is

a ro

ad

whe

re th

e st

reet

light

s ar

e sp

aced

not

mor

e th

an 2

00

met

res

apar

t – o

ther

than

in

a m

arke

d pa

rkin

g pl

ace.

• O

n, o

r par

tly o

n, a

pa

vem

ent,

foot

path

, cen

tral

rese

rvat

ion,

ver

ge, h

ard

shou

lder

or t

raffic

islan

d.

• W

here

you

r veh

icle

wou

ld

bloc

k a

vehi

cular

acc

ess

to

prop

ertie

s or

car

par

ks.

• W

here

you

r veh

icle

will

obst

ruct

acc

ess

to a

fire

hy

dran

t fro

m th

e ro

adw

ay.

Oth

er th

an a

t no-

stop

ping

pl

aces

as

desc

ribed

on

page

s 90

and

91,

you

may

sto

p to

pi

ck u

p or

set

dow

n pa

ssen

gers

, or l

oad

or u

nloa

d go

ods

– if

you

can

do s

o w

ithou

t cau

sing

obst

ruct

ion

or

dan

ger.

You

shou

ld n

ot s

top

for

long

er th

an n

eces

sary

to le

t pa

ssen

gers

get

on

or o

ff. Y

ou

shou

ld o

nly

let y

our v

ehicl

e st

and

for a

long

er ti

me

if lo

adin

g or

unl

oadi

ng o

f goo

ds

is ta

king

plac

e.

Such

load

ing

or u

nloa

ding

ac

tivitie

s sh

ould

be

carri

ed

out a

s qu

ickly

as p

ossib

le.

Your

veh

icle

shou

ld n

ot b

e lef

t un

atte

nded

or l

eft s

tand

ing

whe

n th

e lo

adin

g or

unl

oadi

ng

of g

oods

has

bee

n co

mpl

eted

.

On

a ro

ad w

ithou

t str

eet l

ight

ing

or a

priv

ate

road

:

You

mus

t not

par

k on

the

side

of th

e ro

adw

ay o

r on

the

pave

men

t or v

erge

alo

ng th

at

side

of th

e ro

ad w

here

ther

e is

‘No

park

ing’

sig

n at

any

tim

e, o

r at t

he ti

me

perio

d sh

own

on th

e ‘T

ime

plat

e’

unde

r the

‘No

park

ing’

sig

n.

A sin

gle

brok

en y

ellow

line

may

be

adde

d on

the

side

of

the

road

way

to in

dica

te th

e pa

rkin

g re

stric

tion.

You

mus

t not

par

k at

any

tim

e on

the

side

of th

e ro

adw

ay o

r on

the

pave

men

t or

ver

ge a

long

that

sid

e of

th

e ro

ad w

here

ther

e is

a sin

gle

brok

en y

ellow

line

near

th

e ed

ge o

f the

road

.

Tem

pora

ry ‘N

o pa

rkin

g’ s

ign

– ar

row

s sh

ow th

e di

rect

ion

or

dire

ctio

ns to

whi

ch th

e ba

n ap

plies

You

mus

t not

par

k w

here

th

ere

are

tem

pora

ry

‘No

park

ing’

sig

ns o

r in

a clo

sed

or s

uspe

nded

par

king

spac

e.

For A

ll D

river

s

93

Whe

re y

ou s

houl

d no

t let

yo

ur v

ehic

le s

tand

You

shou

ld n

ot le

t you

r veh

icle

stan

d, w

ait, o

r loa

d or

unl

oad

good

s w

here

• it

wou

ld c

ause

dan

ger o

r in

conv

enien

ce to

oth

er ro

ad

user

s, o

r hol

d up

traf

fic;

• it

wou

ld c

ause

diffi

cultie

s fo

r oth

ers

to s

ee c

learly

su

ch a

s in

vici

nity

of

junc

tions

or c

ross

ings

;

• it

wou

ld re

duce

the

wid

th

of th

at p

art o

f the

road

ge

nera

lly u

sed

by tr

affic

;

• em

erge

ncy

vehi

cles

wou

ld

stop

, or g

o in

or o

ut o

f pr

emise

s; a

nd

• it

wou

ld c

ause

dan

ger o

r in

conv

enien

ce to

pe

dest

rians

, par

ticul

arly

whe

re p

edes

trian

s ar

e lik

ely

to c

ross

the

road

suc

h as

at

a p

edes

trian

cro

ssin

g,

at o

r nea

r a ju

nctio

n or

nea

r a

traffic

islan

d.

Do

not l

et y

our v

ehic

le s

tand

• Ne

ar o

r on

a be

nd.

• Ne

ar o

r on

the

brow

of

a hi

ll.

• O

ppos

ite a

traf

fic is

land.

• Al

ongs

ide

anot

her

stat

iona

ry v

ehicl

e.

• If

this

wou

ld n

arro

w th

e ro

ad n

ot e

noug

h fo

r pa

ssag

e of

two

vehi

cles

in

opp

osite

dire

ctio

n.

• Ne

ar ro

ad w

orks

.

• O

n a

narro

w o

r sin

gle

track

ro

ad.

• O

n a

flyov

er o

r in

an

unde

rpas

s.

• O

n m

ain ro

ad w

ith fa

ster

tra

ffic.

• In

a p

assin

g pl

ace.

• W

here

it w

ould

pre

vent

pr

oper

ly pa

rked

veh

icles

fro

m m

ovin

g ou

t.

• In

hos

pita

l ent

ranc

es/e

xits.

• In

pol

ice, f

ire a

nd

ambu

lance

sta

tion

entra

nces

/exit

s.

• O

n a

majo

r dua

l ca

rriag

eway

.

• O

n a

slip

road

.

• O

n a

hard

sho

ulde

r, m

argi

nal s

trip

or

emer

genc

y lay

-by

(e

xcep

t in

an e

mer

genc

y).

• In

a b

us b

ay.

• In

a p

olice

lay-

by.

If yo

ur v

ehicl

e br

eaks

dow

n,

you

mus

t not

repa

ir, m

ainta

in

or c

arry

out

any

wor

ks o

n a

vehi

cle o

n a

road

, exc

ept f

or

wor

ks th

at a

re n

eces

sary

to

enab

le th

e ve

hicle

to b

e re

mov

ed w

ithou

t und

ue d

elay.

You

mus

t not

leav

e a

brok

en

dow

n ve

hicle

on

a ro

ad

unat

tend

ed e

xcep

t whi

le ge

tting

help

.

• At

or n

ear a

sch

ool

entra

nces

/exit

s, n

ot e

ven

to p

ick u

p or

set

dow

n sc

hool

chi

ldre

n.

• Ne

ar a

sch

ool c

ross

ing

patro

l.

• W

here

it w

ould

hid

e a

traffic

sig

n or

road

m

arkin

g.

• At

or n

ear a

ny b

us s

top,

pu

blic

light

bus

sta

nd/

stop

, or t

axi s

tand

.

• Ne

ar a

‘Gre

en m

an’

cros

sing

or p

edes

trian

cr

ossin

g pl

ace.

• O

n a

two-

way

road

with

‘D

oubl

e w

hite

’ lin

es.

• At

or n

ear a

t a ju

nctio

n.

For A

ll D

river

s

94

Whe

re to

Par

k A pa

rkin

g sig

n ne

arby

will

gi

ve in

form

atio

n on

wha

t cla

ss/ty

pe o

f veh

icle

the

park

ing

plac

e is

desig

nate

d fo

r, an

d th

e all

owed

par

king

perio

d. S

ome

park

ing

spac

es

may

be

desig

nate

d fo

r di

ffere

nt c

lasse

s/ty

pes

of

vehi

cles

at d

iffere

nt ti

mes

(s

uch

as fo

r priv

ate

cars

in

dayt

ime

and

for c

omm

ercia

l ve

hicle

s at

nig

ht).

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g th

e di

rect

ion

to a

car

par

k or

pa

rkin

g pl

ace

You

shou

ld o

nly

park

you

r ve

hicle

whe

re it

will

not c

ause

an

y da

nger

nor

inco

nven

ience

to

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

. Walk

a

shor

t dist

ance

rath

er th

an

caus

ing

a da

nger

.

Park

in a

par

king

plac

e or

a

car p

ark

if yo

u ca

n.

On

a ro

ad w

ith s

treet

light

ing

– th

at is

a ro

ad w

here

the

stre

et lig

hts

are

spac

ed n

ot

mor

e th

an 2

00 m

etre

s ap

art –

yo

u m

ay p

ark

only

in a

de

signa

ted

park

ing

plac

e.

Park

ing

plac

es

You

mus

t not

par

k on

the

yello

w h

atch

ed ro

ad m

arkin

gs

betw

een

park

ing

spac

es o

f a

park

ing

plac

e (s

ee p

age

127)

.

You

mus

t not

par

k in

a s

pace

de

signa

ted

for v

ehicl

es o

f a

diffe

rent

type

from

you

r ve

hicle

. For

exa

mpl

e, y

ou

mus

t not

par

k a

priva

te c

ar in

a

park

ing

spac

e fo

r goo

ds

vehi

cles

or re

serv

ed fo

r sp

ecifie

d us

ers,

suc

h as

am

bulan

ces.

You

mus

t not

par

k ov

er th

e lin

es m

arkin

g ou

t the

par

king

spac

e. Y

ou m

ust n

ot p

ark

in

a pa

rkin

g pl

ace

for m

ore

than

24

hou

rs.

Durin

g th

e pe

riod

of o

pera

tion

of a

par

king

met

er, y

ou m

ust

pay

the

appr

opria

te c

harg

e

as s

how

n on

the

met

er.

You

mus

t do

this

as s

oon

as

poss

ible

afte

r par

king

your

ve

hicle

.

A ‘T

ime

plat

e’ w

ith th

e ‘P

arkin

g’ s

ign

will

tell y

ou th

e m

axim

um c

harg

ing

perio

d an

d th

e op

erat

ing

time

of th

e m

eter

s.

A pa

rkin

g sp

ace

may

be

mar

ked

with

eith

er w

hite

ro

ad m

arkin

gs o

r roa

d st

uds.

Park

ing

sign

s Vehi

cles

othe

r th

an m

ediu

m/

heav

y go

ods

vehi

cles,

bus

es,

coac

hes,

mot

or

cycle

s an

d pe

dal c

ycles

Goo

ds v

ehicl

es

only

Spec

ified

class

es o

f veh

icles

on

ly su

ch a

s re

fuse

col

lectio

n ve

hicle

s

Vehi

cles

with

disa

bled

pe

rson

’s pa

rkin

g pe

rmit

only

Buse

s an

d

coac

hes

only

Mot

or

cycle

s on

ly

Peda

l cy

cles

only

Tim

e pl

ates

use

d w

ith p

arkin

g sig

ns s

how

ing

the

oper

atin

g tim

e of

the

met

ers

and

the

max

imum

cha

rgin

g pe

riod.

For A

ll D

river

s

95

Park

ing

If yo

u ha

ve to

par

k on

the

road

, sto

p as

clo

se a

s po

ssib

le to

the

edge

. Bef

ore

leavin

g yo

ur v

ehicl

e, y

ou m

ust

switc

h of

f the

eng

ine

and

enga

ge th

e ve

hicle

in fi

rst /

re

vers

e ge

ar (m

anua

l) or p

ark

mod

e (a

utom

atic)

. Also

, mak

e su

re th

e pa

rkin

g br

ake

is on

fir

mly.

Alw

ays

lock

you

r ve

hicle

and

sw

itch

off a

ll the

lig

hts.

Befo

re o

peni

ng a

ny d

oor o

f a

vehi

cle, m

ake

sure

that

th

ere

is no

one

on

the

road

, pa

vem

ent o

r foo

tpat

h clo

se

enou

gh to

be

hit b

y th

e do

or,

or lik

ely to

walk

into

it. B

e pa

rticu

larly

care

ful a

bout

cy

clist

s an

d m

otor

cycli

sts.

Re

min

d yo

ur p

asse

nger

s es

pecia

lly c

hild

ren

to ta

ke

note

of t

he a

bove

and

arra

nge

them

to g

et o

ut fr

om th

e sid

e of

the

pave

men

t or k

erb

whe

neve

r pos

sible.

Neve

r par

k on

the

road

at

nigh

t if i

t can

be

avoi

ded,

un

less

ther

e ar

e de

signa

ted

park

ing p

laces

. It i

s pa

rticu

larly

dang

erou

s to

par

k on

unl

it ro

ads

or ro

ads

in fo

g or

mist

. Li

ghts

sho

uld

alway

s be

left

on in

fog

or m

ist c

ondi

tions

.

Park

ing

on h

ills

Park

ing

uphi

ll or d

ownh

ill w

ith

no k

erb

– Tu

rn th

e st

eerin

g w

heel

to th

e lef

t. Le

ave

the

vehi

cle in

firs

t (up

hill)

or

reve

rse

(dow

nhill)

gea

r, or

par

k m

ode

(aut

omat

ic), a

nd a

pply

the

park

ing

brak

e fir

mly.

Th

en, a

t lea

st, t

he v

ehicl

e w

ill no

t run

bac

k do

wn

the

road

, in

cas

e it

rolls

.

Park

ing

dow

nhill

– St

op a

s clo

se a

s yo

u ca

n to

the

near

side

kerb

and

turn

the

stee

ring

whe

el to

the

left,

so

that

any

forw

ard

mov

emen

t of t

he v

ehicl

e

will

be c

heck

ed b

y th

e ke

rb.

Leav

e th

e ve

hicle

in re

vers

e ge

ar o

r par

k m

ode

(aut

omat

ic)

and

appl

y th

e pa

rkin

g br

ake

firm

ly.

Leav

ing

a ga

p –

Mov

ing

in o

r ou

t of a

par

king

spac

e is

mor

e di

fficul

t on

a slo

pe th

an o

n th

e fla

t and

tend

s to

take

mor

e ro

om. S

o lea

ve a

big

ger g

ap –

It

will

help

you

and

oth

ers.

Park

ing

uphi

ll – S

top

as c

lose

as

you

can

to th

e ne

arsid

e ke

rb a

nd le

ave

your

ste

erin

g w

heel

turn

ed to

the

right

. Th

en, i

n ca

se th

e ve

hicle

rolls

ba

ckw

ards

, it w

ill be

che

cked

by

the

front

whe

el co

min

g ag

ainst

the

kerb

. Lea

ve th

e ve

hicle

in fi

rst g

ear o

r par

k m

ode

(aut

omat

ic), a

nd a

pply

the

park

ing

brak

e fir

mly.

Uphi

ll –

with

ker

bUp

hill /

dow

nhill

no k

erb

Dow

nhill

with

ker

b

For P

rofe

ssio

nal D

river

s

96

Chap

ter 6

For

Pro

fess

iona

l Driv

ers

Mos

t of t

he ru

les a

nd a

dvice

gi

ven

to d

river

s in

Cha

pter

5

appl

y to

driv

ers

of c

omm

ercia

l ve

hicle

s.

To d

rive

a co

mm

ercia

l veh

icle,

yo

u m

ust h

ave

a va

lid d

rivin

g lic

ence

for t

he a

ppro

priat

e ve

hicle

clas

s. T

o ap

ply

for a

dr

iving

licen

ce o

f rele

vant

co

mm

ercia

l veh

icle

class

, yo

u m

ust b

e ag

ed a

t lea

st 2

1,

have

held

a fu

ll driv

ing

licen

ce

for a

priv

ate

car o

r lig

ht g

oods

ve

hicle

for a

t lea

st 3

yea

rs (o

r at

leas

t 2 y

ears

if th

e fu

ll dr

iving

licen

ce w

as is

sued

af

ter t

he c

ompl

etio

n of

pr

obat

iona

ry d

rivin

g pe

riod)

im

med

iately

pre

cedi

ng th

e ap

plica

tion,

and

hav

e no

t be

en c

onvic

ted

of d

ange

rous

dr

iving

cau

sing

deat

h (o

r gr

ievou

s bo

dily

harm

),

drin

k, o

r dru

g dr

iving

with

in

5 ye

ars

imm

ediat

ely p

rece

ding

th

e ap

plica

tion.

With

effe

ct fr

om 1

Oct

ober

20

20, t

he re

quire

men

t on

the

num

ber o

f yea

rs o

f hol

ding

a

valid

priv

ate

car o

r lig

ht g

oods

ve

hicle

full d

rivin

g lic

ence

w

ould

be

chan

ged

to a

t lea

st

1 ye

ar (o

r hav

ing

obta

ined

the

full d

rivin

g lic

ence

afte

r the

co

mpl

etio

n of

pro

batio

nary

dr

iving

per

iod)

.

Com

mer

cial

Veh

icle

s G

oods

veh

icle

s

The

max

imum

spe

ed lim

it

for m

ediu

m a

nd h

eavy

goo

ds

vehi

cles

is 70

km/h

. You

mus

t no

t driv

e fa

ster

than

the

spee

d lim

it fo

r the

road

or

your

veh

icle,

whi

chev

er is

th

e lo

wer

.

Unde

r the

Roa

d Tr

affic

(E

xpre

ssw

ay) R

egul

atio

ns,

med

ium

and

hea

vy g

oods

ve

hicle

s ar

e pr

ohib

ited

from

us

ing

the

right

mos

t lan

e of

an

expr

essw

ay w

here

ther

e ar

e th

ree

or m

ore

lanes

ava

ilabl

e,

unles

s yo

u ar

e he

adin

g fo

r a

right

sid

e ex

it.

The

abov

e re

stric

tion

also

appl

ies to

light

goo

ds v

ehicl

es

drive

n by

hol

ders

of

prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce.

Dust

, mud

, oil a

nd o

ther

de

bris

blow

n of

f or d

ropp

ed

from

a v

ehicl

e ca

n be

an

inco

nven

ience

or a

dan

ger t

o ot

her r

oad

user

s. Y

ou m

ust

prop

erly

secu

re a

load

- co

ver

it if

nece

ssar

y. Al

way

s ke

ep

your

veh

icle

clean

, for

ex

ampl

e by

sw

eepi

ng th

e tra

iler f

loor

or w

ashi

ng m

ud o

ff th

e ty

res

befo

re le

avin

g a

cons

truct

ion

site.

You

mus

t not

sm

oke

in o

r ne

ar a

veh

icle

carry

ing

infla

mm

able

or e

xplo

sive

good

s.

Pass

enge

rs, i

nclu

ding

m

embe

rs o

f any

wor

k cr

ew,

mus

t be

carri

ed o

nly

on

prop

erly

prov

ided

and

se

cure

d se

ats.

Pas

seng

ers

mus

t not

sit

on lo

ads

or in

the

load

-car

ryin

g pa

rt of

the

vehi

cle.

Do n

ot a

llow

pas

seng

ers

to

get o

n or

off

your

veh

icle

whe

n it

is in

mot

ion.

You

shou

ld u

se a

RVD

, if

fitte

d, to

help

you

mon

itor t

he

area

beh

ind

the

vehi

cle w

hile

reve

rsin

g. In

low

light

co

nditio

ns, y

ou s

houl

d sw

itch

on th

e au

xiliar

y illu

min

atio

n w

hen

usin

g RV

D. A

ny d

irt o

r ra

in d

rops

on

the

cam

era

lens

may

affe

ct th

e im

age

quali

ty.

If ne

cess

ary,

you

may

arra

nge

som

eone

to c

heck

the

traffic

co

nditio

n be

hind

the

vehi

cle.

As a

saf

ety

prac

tice,

you

may

als

o tu

rn o

n th

e ha

zard

w

arni

ng lig

hts

whe

n pa

rkin

g or

reve

rsin

g.

car.

So k

eep

a lo

nger

di

stan

ce b

etw

een

your

ve

hicle

and

the

one

in fr

ont

(see

pag

es 5

4 an

d 55

).

Furth

er d

etail

s on

the

requ

irem

ents

and

ap

plica

tion

for t

he d

iffere

nt

type

s of

driv

ing

licen

ces

for

and

drivi

ng te

sts

of

com

mer

cial v

ehicl

es m

ay b

e ob

tain

ed fr

om a

ny L

icens

ing

Offic

e of

the

Tran

spor

t De

partm

ent (

see

‘Fur

ther

Re

fere

nce

Mat

erial

s’).

In g

ener

al, th

e he

avier

the

vehi

cle, t

he lo

nger

the

brak

ing

dist

ance

. For

a

heav

y ve

hicle

, the

bra

king

dist

ance

may

be

twice

of

the

dist

ance

nee

ded

by a

For P

rofe

ssio

nal D

river

s

97

in w

ritin

g an

d bu

ses

are

proh

ibite

d fro

m u

sing

the

right

m

ost l

ane

of a

n ex

pres

sway

w

here

ther

e ar

e th

ree

or m

ore

lanes

ava

ilabl

e, u

nles

s yo

u ar

e he

adin

g fo

r a ri

ght s

ide

exit.

Any

drivi

ng a

ctio

n yo

u ta

ke,

whe

ther

it b

e st

oppi

ng,

chan

ging

spe

ed o

r dire

ctio

n,

mus

t be

carri

ed o

ut in

a

man

ner t

hat d

oes

not p

ut

your

pas

seng

ers

and

othe

r ve

hicle

s at

risk

. You

mus

t dr

ive w

ith c

onsid

erat

ion

for

your

pas

seng

ers,

as

well

as

othe

r roa

d us

ers.

Afte

r pick

ing

up p

asse

nger

s,

do n

ot m

ove

off u

ntil t

hey

are

prop

erly

seat

ed o

r, if

allow

ed

to s

tand

, are

abl

e to

gra

sp a

se

cure

han

drail

or h

and-

hold

. Pa

ssen

gers

may

cha

nge

seat

s or

mov

e to

war

ds th

e ex

it do

or w

hile

the

vehi

cle is

m

ovin

g. T

here

fore

, driv

ing

actio

ns s

houl

d be

car

ried

out

smoo

thly

and

grad

ually

. You

m

ust o

bser

ve th

e co

nditio

ns

near

the

door

(s) c

aref

ully

befo

re o

peni

ng o

r clo

sing

the

door

(s) t

o av

oid

trapp

ing

pass

enge

rs. D

o no

t ope

n th

e do

or, o

r allo

w p

asse

nger

s to

ge

t on

or o

ff yo

ur v

ehicl

e,

whi

le it

is st

ill in

mot

ion.

The

max

imum

spe

ed lim

its fo

r bu

ses

and

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

ar

e 70

km

/h a

nd 8

0 km

/h

resp

ectiv

ely. Y

ou m

ust n

ot

drive

fast

er th

an 7

0km

/h

(bus

es) o

r 80k

m/h

(pub

lic lig

ht

buse

s), o

r the

spe

ed lim

it fo

r th

e ro

ad o

n w

hich

you

are

tra

vellin

g, w

hich

ever

is th

e lo

wer

.

Taxi

s

Ther

e ar

e ad

ditio

nal r

ules

for

the

drivi

ng a

nd o

pera

tion

of

taxis

. Inf

orm

atio

n ab

out t

hese

ru

les c

an b

e ob

tain

ed fr

om

any

Lice

nsin

g O

ffice

of th

e Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t (se

e ‘F

urth

er R

efer

ence

Mat

erial

s’).

Bus

lane

s

Bus

lanes

are

for b

uses

use

on

ly. T

he ʻF

ranc

hise

d bu

s lan

eʼ s

igns

indi

cate

that

bus

es

othe

r tha

n fra

nchi

sed

buse

s ar

e no

t allo

wed

to u

se s

uch

bus

lane

(see

sig

n 63

on

page

11

3).

Whe

n us

ing

a bu

s lan

e du

ring

its p

erio

d of

ope

ratio

n, lo

ok

out f

or o

ther

road

use

rs.

Cycli

sts

are

perm

itted

to u

se a

bu

s lan

e - g

ive th

em p

lenty

of

room

whe

n ov

erta

king

and

be

prep

ared

for t

heir

sudd

en

sidew

ays

mov

emen

ts.

Pede

stria

ns m

ay s

tep

unex

pect

edly

into

the

bus

lane

or w

ait a

t the

edg

e of

the

bus

lane

mar

king

whe

n

Buse

s an

d pu

blic

ligh

t bus

es

cros

sing

the

road

. Oth

er

drive

rs m

ay a

lso d

rive

into

a

bus

lane

to g

ain a

cces

s to

pr

emise

s or

whe

n ta

king

evas

ive a

ctio

n. If

the

traffic

in

the

norm

al lan

es is

mov

ing

slow

ly or

is s

tatio

nary,

look

out

fo

r ped

estri

ans

or m

otor

cy

cles

emer

ging

from

gap

s be

twee

n ve

hicle

s.

(See

pag

es 6

5 an

d 66

for

mor

e in

form

atio

n on

bus

lan

es.)

Ther

e ar

e ad

ditio

nal r

ules

for

the

drivi

ng a

nd o

pera

tion

of

buse

s, c

oach

es a

nd p

ublic

lig

ht b

uses

. The

se ru

les a

re

cont

ained

in th

e Ro

ad T

raffic

(P

ublic

Ser

vice

Vehi

cles)

Re

gulat

ions

and

in th

e co

nditio

ns fo

r the

pas

seng

er

serv

ice lic

ence

for y

our

resp

ectiv

e ve

hicle

. Ask

you

r em

ploy

er a

bout

the

rules

that

ap

ply

to y

ou if

you

are

em

ploy

ed to

driv

e a

publ

ic se

rvice

veh

icle.

Unde

r the

Roa

d Tr

affic

(E

xpre

ssw

ay) R

egul

atio

ns,

publ

ic lig

ht b

uses

are

pr

ohib

ited

from

ent

erin

g an

ex

pres

sway

unl

ess

auth

orise

d

For P

rofe

ssio

nal D

river

s

98

Load

s, L

ong

Vehi

cles

, Tow

ing

Car

ryin

g lo

ads

You

mus

t pro

perly

sec

ure

load

s, a

nd c

over

them

if

nece

ssar

y.Yo

u m

ust n

ot d

rive

an

over

load

ed v

ehicl

e (it

s pe

rmitt

ed g

ross

veh

icle

weig

ht

or m

axim

um p

erm

itted

axle

w

eight

is e

xcee

ded)

.Th

e pe

rmitt

ed g

ross

veh

icle

weig

ht a

nd m

axim

um

perm

itted

axle

weig

ht o

f a

good

s ve

hicle

are

sho

wn

on

the

vehi

cle lic

ence

disp

layed

on

the

win

dscr

een

or m

arke

d on

bot

h sid

es o

f the

veh

icle.

Gro

ss v

ehicl

e or

axle

weig

ht

inclu

des

the

weig

ht o

f the

ve

hicle

and

any

pas

seng

ers

and

load

etc

.Yo

u m

ust n

ot c

arry

or s

uppo

rt an

y lo

ad o

n th

e ta

ilgat

e.Yo

u m

ust n

ot a

llow

any

load

to

touc

h th

e ro

adw

ay.

You

mus

t mak

e su

re th

at y

our

vehi

cle o

r tra

iler i

s lo

aded

so

as n

ot to

cau

se d

ange

r to

you,

you

r pas

seng

ers

or o

ther

ro

ad u

sers

; or t

o ca

use

dam

age

to th

e ro

ad o

r pr

oper

ty. J

ib, c

rane

or s

imila

r at

tach

men

ts e

quip

ped

on

vehi

cles

mus

t be

low

ered

and

re

turn

ed to

its

stow

ed p

ositio

n af

ter u

se a

s re

com

men

ded

by

the

man

ufac

ture

rs.

Ove

rload

ing

has

a de

trim

enta

l eff

ect o

n th

e br

akes

, sus

pens

ion

and

stee

ring,

mak

ing

the

vehi

cle d

ifficu

lt to

con

trol.

An

over

load

ed v

ehicl

e w

ill re

spon

d slo

wly

and

irreg

ular

ly to

the

drive

rʼs c

ontro

lling

actio

ns,

thus

cau

sing

dang

er to

oth

er

road

use

rs.

(For

rules

and

adv

ice o

n w

here

to s

top

on th

e ro

ad to

lo

ad a

nd u

nloa

d go

ods,

see

pa

ges

92 a

nd 9

3.)

Ove

rhan

ging

load

s

Whe

n dr

iving

a v

ehicl

e w

ith a

n ov

erha

ngin

g lo

ad, y

ou m

ust

ensu

re th

at th

ere

is a

red

flag

not l

ess

than

1 s

quar

e m

etre

at

the

rear

ext

rem

ity o

f the

lo

ad in

day

time

with

goo

d vis

ibilit

y. Du

ring

the

hour

s of

da

rkne

ss o

r in

poor

visi

bility

, yo

u m

ust i

nsta

ll a w

hite

light

sh

owin

g ah

ead

at e

ach

side

of th

e fro

nt o

f the

load

and

a

red

light

sho

win

g to

the

rear

of

the

load

.

You

mus

t not

load

or d

rive

a

vehi

cle s

o th

at th

e lo

ad

• ex

tend

s be

yond

the

front

of

the

vehi

cle b

y m

ore

than

1.

5 m

etre

s;•

exte

nds

beyo

nd th

e re

ar o

f th

e ve

hicle

by

mor

e th

an

1.4

met

res;

• ex

tend

s sid

eway

s w

ith a

n ov

erall

wid

th (in

cludi

ng th

e lo

ad a

nd th

e ve

hicle

) mor

e th

an 2

.5 m

etre

s;

• w

ith th

e ve

hicle

is h

ighe

r th

an th

e ov

erall

heig

ht o

f th

e ve

hicle

spe

cified

in th

e Ro

ad T

raffic

(Con

stru

ctio

n an

d M

ainte

nanc

e of

Ve

hicle

s) R

egul

atio

ns (e

.g.

light

goo

ds v

ehicl

e: 3

.5m

, m

ediu

m/h

eavy

goo

ds

vehi

cle: 4

.6m

); or

• is

at a

heig

ht th

at m

ay

caus

e da

mag

e to

any

ob

ject o

r wire

s er

ecte

d ab

ove

the

road

.

Falle

n or

spi

lled

load

s

If a

load

or a

n ob

ject f

alls

or

spills

from

you

r veh

icle,

sto

p yo

ur v

ehicl

e in

a s

afe

plac

e an

d try

to re

mov

e th

e fa

llen

load

or d

eal w

ith th

e sp

illage

if

it is

safe

and

pra

ctica

ble

to

do s

o. If

you

are

una

ble

to

quick

ly an

d sa

fely

rem

ove

the

objec

t, try

to w

arn

othe

r roa

d us

ers

and

fetc

h he

lp.

On

majo

r tru

nk ro

ads

an

d ex

pres

sway

s, in

tunn

el ar

eas

and

in c

ontro

l are

as,

use

mob

ile p

hone

to in

form

th

e po

lice

or c

ontro

l cen

tre.

Neve

r try

to re

triev

e a

falle

n lo

ad b

y yo

urse

lf.

Long

Veh

icle

s

Whe

n dr

iving

a lo

ng v

ehicl

e,

you

may

not

be

able

to k

eep

with

in th

e no

rmal

traffic

lane

or

follo

w th

e pa

th ta

ken

by

small

er v

ehicl

es, p

artic

ular

ly if

the

lane

is na

rrow

and

you

r pa

th is

tigh

tly c

urve

d. W

hen

carry

ing

out u

nusu

al m

anoe

uvre

s, lo

ok o

ut fo

r ot

her r

oad

user

s, in

par

ticul

ar

pede

stria

ns, m

otor

cycli

sts

or

cycli

sts

who

may

driv

e or

ste

p in

to th

e sw

ept p

ath

of y

our

vehi

cle o

r int

o on

e of

you

r bl

ind

spot

s. T

urni

ng le

ft or

rig

ht h

as to

be

done

with

gr

eat c

are.

On

leavin

g a

junc

tion,

sta

y in

lane

unt

il you

ar

e w

ell p

ast t

he ju

nctio

n.

Befo

re d

rivin

g an

arti

culat

ed

vehi

cle, c

heck

that

all t

he tw

ist

lock

s ar

e fu

lly e

ngag

ed a

nd

lock

ed in

pos

ition

with

the

cont

ainer

and

the

traile

r pr

oper

ly co

nnec

ted

to th

e tra

ctor

inclu

ding

bra

king

and

elect

rical

conn

ectio

ns, i

n ad

ditio

n to

the

usua

l saf

ety

chec

ks.

Addi

tiona

l rul

es fo

r driv

ers

of

artic

ulat

ed v

ehicl

es c

an b

e ob

tain

ed fr

om a

ny L

icens

ing

Offic

e of

the

Tran

spor

t De

partm

ent (

see

‘Fur

ther

Re

fere

nce

Mat

erial

s’).

Addi

tiona

l ref

eren

ce

info

rmat

ion

for l

oadi

ng o

f ve

hicle

s is

avail

able

in th

e ʻC

ode

of P

ract

ice fo

r the

Lo

adin

g of

Veh

icles

ʼ (se

e ‘F

urth

er R

efer

ence

Mat

erial

s’).

Tow

ing

ʻON

TOW

ʼ sig

n - t

he le

tters

an

d ch

arac

ters

mus

t be

at

least

150

mm

hig

h in

whi

te o

n a

dark

sur

face

.Yo

u m

ust n

ot to

w a

noth

er

vehic

le w

ith a

tow

rope

or

chain

if th

e ga

p be

twee

n th

e tw

o ve

hicles

is g

reat

er th

an 4

.5

met

res.

You

mus

t mak

e su

re

the

tow

rope

or c

hain

is cle

arly

visib

le to

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

.Th

e ve

hicle

bein

g to

wed

mus

t be

und

er th

e co

ntro

l of a

dr

iver h

oldi

ng a

vali

d dr

iving

lic

ence

for t

he c

lass

of th

e ve

hicle

who

is a

ble

to b

rake

an

d st

eer t

he v

ehicl

e pr

oper

ly.

A pr

oper

ʻON

TOW

ʼ sig

n m

ust

be fi

tted

to th

e re

ar o

f the

ve

hicle

bein

g to

wed

. O

ther

rules

app

ly w

hen

usin

g to

w b

ars

or to

win

g ve

hicle

s ca

pabl

e of

liftin

g ve

hicle

s.

For P

rofe

ssio

nal D

river

s

99

Drive

rs o

f com

mer

cial v

ehicl

es

may

be

subj

ect t

o ba

ns th

at

do n

ot a

pply

to o

ther

veh

icles

. Th

ese

bans

may

app

ly to

pa

rticu

lar v

ehicl

e cla

sses

or

to la

rger

veh

icles

. Reg

ulat

ory

traffic

sig

ns m

ark

the

begi

nnin

g of

the

ban.

If th

e ba

n ap

plies

to y

our v

ehicl

e (in

cludi

ng a

ny lo

ad),

you

mus

t no

t driv

e pa

st th

e sig

n or

driv

e on

the

road

to w

hich

it

appl

ies.

Supp

lemen

tary

plat

es m

ay

give

add

itiona

l info

rmat

ion

or

exe

mpt

ions

to th

e ba

n.

Com

mer

cial v

ehicl

es m

ay

also

be s

ubjec

t to

stop

ping

an

d pa

rkin

g re

stric

tions

(s

ee p

ages

90

to 9

3).

Med

ium

and

hea

vy g

oods

ve

hicle

s, b

uses

, rec

over

y ve

hicle

s, a

nd a

ny m

otor

ve

hicle

s to

win

g a

traile

r or

anot

her v

ehicl

e ar

e pr

ohib

ited

from

usin

g th

e rig

ht m

ost l

ane

of a

n ex

pres

sway

whe

re th

ere

are

thre

e or

mor

e lan

es o

pen

for u

se, u

nles

s yo

u ar

e he

adin

g fo

r a ri

ght s

ide

exit.

Th

e ab

ove

rest

rictio

n als

o ap

plies

to lig

ht g

oods

veh

icles

dr

iven

by h

olde

rs o

f pr

obat

iona

ry d

rivin

g lic

ence

.

Res

tric

tions

ʻExc

ept f

or a

cces

sʼ p

late

allow

s a

vehi

cle to

ent

er th

e ro

ad s

o as

to g

ain a

cces

s to

pr

emise

s or

land

adj

acen

t to

the

road

, to

whi

ch th

e ba

n ap

plies

, whe

re th

ere

is no

alt

erna

tive

rout

e.

ʻTim

e pl

ateʼ

indi

cate

s th

e tim

e pe

riod

durin

g w

hich

the

ban

appl

ies.

Res

tric

ted

head

room

A br

idge

or o

ther

stru

ctur

e

over

a ro

ad m

ay re

stric

t the

ac

tual

head

room

ava

ilabl

e.

The

rest

rictio

n m

ay b

e te

mpo

rary

due

to b

ridge

or

othe

r con

stru

ctio

n w

orks

. A

war

ning

sig

n w

ill in

dica

te th

e m

axim

um h

eadr

oom

on

that

pa

rt of

the

road

.

Adva

nced

war

ning

of

rest

ricte

d he

adro

om m

ay b

e gi

ven

by a

ʻRes

trict

ed

head

room

ahe

adʼ w

arni

ng

sign

with

a s

uppl

emen

tary

pl

ate

show

ing

the

dist

ance

to

the

rest

rictio

n. A

ltern

ative

ly,

the

war

ning

sig

n m

ay b

e sh

own

on a

n ad

vanc

e di

rect

ion

sign.

No p

ublic

light

bu

ses

No b

uses

or

coac

hes

No g

oods

veh

icles

No v

ehicl

es c

arry

ing

dang

erou

s go

ods

of

spec

ified

cate

gorie

s

Wid

th lim

it –

no

vehi

cles

over

w

idth

sho

wn

(inclu

ding

load

)

Heig

ht lim

it –

no

vehi

cles

over

he

ight

sho

wn

(inclu

ding

load

)

Axle

weig

ht lim

it –

no

vehi

cles

with

an

axle

weig

ht o

ver t

hat

show

n (in

cludi

ng lo

ad)

Weig

ht lim

it –

no

vehi

cles

with

a g

ross

ve

hicle

weig

ht o

ver

that

sho

wn

(inclu

ding

lo

ad)

Leng

th lim

it –

no v

ehicl

es, o

r co

mbi

natio

n of

veh

icles

, ove

r len

gth

show

n (in

cludi

ng lo

ad)

(app

lying

to a

ll veh

icle

class

es)

New

sig

ning

ar

rang

emen

t to

repl

ace

the

sign

at

the

left

Weig

ht lim

it –

No

good

s ve

hicle

s w

ith a

gr

oss

vehi

cle w

eight

ov

er th

at s

how

n

For R

ider

s of

Mot

or C

ycle

s an

d M

otor

Tric

ycle

s

100

Mos

t of t

he ru

les a

nd a

dvice

gi

ven

to d

river

s in

Cha

pter

5

appl

y to

ride

rs o

f mot

or c

ycles

an

d m

otor

tricy

cles.

Safe

ty h

elm

ets

Whe

n yo

u rid

e a

mot

or c

ycle,

yo

u an

d yo

ur p

asse

nger

mus

t w

ear a

nd s

ecur

ely fa

sten

a

safe

ty h

elmet

of a

ppro

ved

type

. Rid

ers

and

pass

enge

rs

of m

otor

tricy

cles

shou

ld a

lso

wea

r the

saf

ety

helm

ets.

A sa

fety

helm

et w

ill no

t pr

otec

t you

in a

n ac

ciden

t un

less

it fit

s pr

oper

ly. W

hen

buyin

g a

helm

et, y

ou s

houl

d aim

for t

he c

lose

st fi

t tha

t ca

uses

no

disc

omfo

rt, e

ven

for l

ong

perio

ds. R

eplac

e a

helm

et th

at s

how

s sig

ns o

f da

mag

e or

afte

r a h

ard

knoc

k ev

en th

ough

ther

e is

no s

ign

of d

amag

e on

the

surfa

ce.

Look

afte

r you

r helm

et. I

t can

be

wea

kene

d by

acc

iden

tal

knoc

ks w

hen

not i

n us

e.

It is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at y

ou

repl

ace

a he

lmet

afte

r fou

r ye

arsʼ

use

, as

it be

com

es

wea

ther

ed a

nd a

ged

in th

at

time,

and

can

not g

uara

ntee

fu

ll pro

tect

ion

in a

n ac

ciden

t.

Chap

ter 7

For

Rid

ers

of M

otor

Cyc

les

and

Mot

or T

ricyc

les

Bef

ore

You

Rid

e

Eye

prot

ectio

n

Eye

prot

ectio

n is

the

impo

rtant

func

tion

of v

isors

an

d go

ggles

. You

are

stro

ngly

advis

ed to

use

a v

isor o

r go

ggles

at a

ll tim

es w

hen

ridin

g. A

void

poo

r qua

lity

plas

tic v

isors

or g

oggl

es th

at

can

be s

crat

ched

eas

ily a

nd

mak

e su

re th

e len

ses

are

shat

terp

roof

.

If rid

ing

in b

right

light

is

unco

mfo

rtabl

e, u

se a

tint

ed

visor

or g

oggl

es, o

r wea

r go

od q

uality

sun

glas

ses

if th

ey fi

t com

forta

bly

unde

r yo

ur h

elmet

. But

do

not u

se

tinte

d he

lmet

viso

rs o

r go

ogles

at n

ight

or i

n co

nditio

ns o

f poo

r visi

bility

.

Look

afte

r you

r gog

gles

and

vis

ors

with

car

e. T

hey

can

be

ruin

ed b

y sc

ratc

hes.

Kee

p th

em c

lean

parti

cular

ly w

hen

ridin

g at

nig

ht.

Clo

thin

g

The

cloth

ing

you

wea

r whe

n rid

ing

shou

ld

• k

eep

you

dry;

• k

eep

you

war

m in

col

d w

eath

er;

• b

e co

nspi

cuou

s; a

nd

• p

rote

ct y

ou in

an

accid

ent.

Wea

r lig

ht-c

olou

red,

refle

ctive

or

fluo

resc

ent c

loth

ing.

If y

ou

ride

a m

otor

cyc

le or

mot

or

tricy

cle a

s pa

rt of

you

r job

, as

k yo

ur e

mpl

oyer

to p

rovid

e yo

u w

ith s

uita

ble

high

visi

bility

clo

thin

g.

Ridi

ng in

hot

wea

ther

in

cloth

ing

such

as

shor

ts o

r sh

ort-s

leeve

d sh

irts

is no

t ad

visab

le, a

s yo

ur s

kin w

ill ha

ve n

o pr

otec

tion

in a

n ac

ciden

t if y

ou fa

ll and

slid

e on

the

road

sur

face

.

Glo

ves

shou

ld a

lway

s be

w

orn

whe

n rid

ing,

to p

rote

ct

your

han

ds in

an

accid

ent a

s w

ell a

s fo

r war

mth

. In

hot

wea

ther

, thi

n un

lined

glo

ves

are

the

mos

t com

forta

ble

and

prov

ide

the

best

deg

ree

of

cont

rol.

Wea

r stro

ng s

hoes

or b

oots

.

Lear

ner r

ider

s

If yo

u ar

e a

new

ride

r, en

roll i

n a

desig

nate

d dr

iving

sch

ool t

o at

tend

a c

ompu

lsory

train

ing

cour

se. H

avin

g ac

quire

d th

e ba

sic k

now

ledge

and

skil

ls to

rid

e an

d m

anoe

uvre

in a

n of

f-ro

ad e

nviro

nmen

t and

pas

sed

the

writ

ten

test

as

well

as

the

com

pete

nce

test

, you

can

th

en a

pply

for a

lear

nerʼs

dr

iving

licen

ce. T

he lic

ence

en

ables

you

to p

ract

ise o

n ro

ads,

with

or w

ithou

t a

licen

sed

drivi

ng in

stru

ctor

, bu

t you

are

not

allo

wed

to

carry

any

pas

seng

er. W

hen

prac

tisin

g on

road

s, y

ou m

ust

disp

lay a

ppro

ved

ʻLʼ p

lates

at

the

front

and

rear

of y

our

mot

or c

ycle

or m

otor

tricy

cle.

You

mus

t not

ride

at c

erta

in

times

of t

he d

ay. Y

ou m

ust n

ot

ente

r or r

ide

on a

road

to

whi

ch th

e ʻN

o lea

rner

driv

ersʼ

sig

n ap

plies

. Inf

orm

atio

n ab

out t

hese

rules

can

be

obta

ined

from

any

Lice

nsin

g O

ffice

of th

e Tr

ansp

ort

Depa

rtmen

t (se

e ʻF

urth

er

Refe

renc

e M

ater

ialsʼ

).

Prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

licen

ce

Upon

pas

sing

the

drivi

ng te

st

for m

otor

cyc

le or

mot

or

tricy

cle, y

ou a

re e

ligib

le to

ap

ply

for a

pro

batio

nary

dr

iving

licen

ce w

hich

is

subj

ect t

o ad

ditio

nal d

rivin

g re

stric

tions

. You

can

then

ap

ply

for a

full d

rivin

g lic

ence

af

ter s

atisf

acto

ry c

ompl

etio

n of

the

prob

atio

nary

driv

ing

perio

d of

at l

east

12

mon

ths.

(For

rules

, adv

ice a

nd

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

pr

obat

iona

ry d

rivin

g lic

ence

sc

hem

e, s

ee p

age

48)

‘P’ p

late

for p

roba

tiona

ry ri

der

of m

otor

cyc

le or

mot

or

tricy

cle

For R

ider

s of

Mot

or C

ycle

s an

d M

otor

Tric

ycle

s

101

Bein

g se

en

Rid

ing

Alon

g

You

and

your

pas

seng

er a

re

mor

e vu

lner

able

than

oth

er

vehi

cle d

river

s an

d pa

ssen

gers

, as

you

do n

ot

have

the

prot

ectio

n gi

ven

to

them

by

their

veh

icles

and

se

at b

elts

– w

hich

you

hav

e

to m

ake

up b

y th

e us

e of

you

r sk

ills.

The

best

way

to re

main

up

right

and

in c

ompl

ete

cont

rol o

f you

r mac

hine

is to

av

oid

abru

pt c

hang

es –

fier

ce

brak

ing,

har

d ac

celer

atio

n,

bad

gear

cha

ngin

g, s

udde

n ch

ange

s of

cou

rse

– an

d th

is m

eans

thin

king

ahea

d so

that

ea

ch c

hang

e is

carri

ed o

ut

smoo

thly

and

grad

ually

. You

ca

nnot

sud

denl

y ch

ange

di

rect

ion

at a

ny b

ut th

e lo

wes

t sp

eed.

Usin

g re

ar-v

iew m

irror

s in

go

od ti

me

will

help

you

m

ainta

in a

war

enes

s of

traf

fic

situa

tion

behi

nd.

No m

atte

r ho

w g

ood

your

mirr

ors

are,

lo

ok a

roun

d an

d ov

er y

our

shou

lder

to c

heck

the

blin

d sp

ot b

efor

e m

ovin

g of

f, ch

angi

ng d

irect

ion/

lane

or

over

takin

g.

You

mus

t not

ride

a m

otor

cy

cle o

r mot

or tr

icycle

on

a fo

otw

ay, p

edes

trian

onl

y ro

ad,

foot

path

, or p

ublic

ope

n sp

ace.

If yo

ur m

otor

cyc

le or

mot

or

tricy

cle h

as a

cyli

nder

cap

acity

of

less

than

125

cc, o

r rat

ed

pow

er le

ss th

an 3

kW if

it is

so

lely

prop

elled

by

an e

lectri

c m

otor

, you

mus

t not

ride

it o

n an

exp

ress

way

.

You

mus

t not

wea

r ear

phon

es

of a

ny a

udio

dev

ices

whe

n rid

ing

a m

otor

cyc

le on

the

road

.

Roa

d su

rfac

es

The

cond

ition

of th

e ro

ad

surfa

ce is

ver

y im

porta

nt to

rid

ers

of m

otor

cyc

le or

mot

or

tricy

cle. Y

ou d

epen

d up

on th

e gr

ip o

f you

r tyr

es o

n th

e ro

ad

surfa

ce fo

r you

r sta

bility

and

sa

fety.

Loo

k ou

t for

dan

ger

from

poo

r sur

face

s an

d po

thol

es e

ven

in d

ry

cond

itions

. Sur

face

s be

com

e sli

pper

y no

t onl

y w

hen

they

ar

e w

et, b

ut a

lso w

hen

they

ar

e co

vere

d w

ith lo

ose

grav

el or

san

d, m

ud o

r oil.

Whe

n w

et, o

bjec

ts s

et in

the

road

way

suc

h as

met

al ro

ad

stud

s or

man

hole

cove

rs, a

s w

ell a

s ro

ad m

arkin

gs, c

an

beco

me

slipp

ery

and

may

ca

use

som

e ty

pes

of fr

ont t

yre

to d

eviat

e un

com

forta

bly

off

cour

se. G

ood

and

well

m

ainta

ined

tyre

s ar

e es

sent

ial

for s

afe

ridin

g of

a m

otor

cyc

le

or m

otor

tricy

cle.

If th

e ro

ad is

floo

ded,

bew

are

of p

otho

les o

r mud

hid

den

belo

w th

e su

rface

of t

he

wat

er.

Mot

or c

ycle

s

pass

ing/

over

taki

ng

In s

low

mov

ing

or s

topp

ed

traffic

, you

may

onl

y rid

e slo

wly

thro

ugh

gaps

that

can

be

driv

en th

roug

h w

ithou

t da

nger

. Loo

k ou

t ver

y clo

sely

for p

edes

trian

s an

d fo

r ve

hicle

s th

at m

ay m

ove

into

yo

ur p

ath.

If in

dou

bt, s

tay

in

the

traffic

lane

in th

e no

rmal

posit

ion.

On

two-

way

road

s w

ith ʻD

oubl

e w

hite

ʼ lin

es,

whe

n yo

u w

ish to

pas

s be

twee

n th

e ve

hicle

in fr

ont

and

the

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ l

ines

, on

ly do

so

if it

is sa

fe. Y

ou

mus

t ens

ure

that

the

drive

r in

front

also

kno

ws

you

are

com

ing

thro

ugh

and

will

not

push

you

ove

r the

ʻDou

ble

whi

teʼ l

ines

and

into

the

onco

min

g tra

ffic.

In o

ther

situ

atio

ns, d

o no

t ov

erta

ke a

noth

er v

ehicl

e by

us

ing

the

sam

e tra

ffic la

ne a

s th

at u

sed

by th

e ve

hicle

. You

sh

ould

ove

rtake

in th

e no

rmal

way

usin

g th

e tra

ffic la

ne o

n th

e rig

ht (f

or ru

les a

nd a

dvice

fo

r ove

rtakin

g, s

ee p

age

56).

The

rider

of m

otor

cyc

le or

m

otor

tricy

cle m

ust t

urn

on

all fr

ont l

amps

, hea

dlam

ps

and

rear

lam

ps a

t all t

imes

(in

cludi

ng d

aytim

e) w

hile

ridin

g. Y

ou m

ust d

ip y

our

head

lamps

whe

re th

ere

are

stre

et lig

hts

or in

the

face

of

appr

oach

ing

traffic

.

It is

diffic

ult f

or o

ther

road

us

ers

to s

ee m

otor

cyc

les

beca

use

whe

n se

en e

nd-o

n,

they

are

ʻthi

nʼ (a

qua

rter t

he

size

of a

car

) and

ofte

n da

rk

in c

olou

r. Yo

u ne

ed to

ens

ure

that

you

can

be

seen

by

othe

r roa

d us

ers,

inclu

ding

pe

dest

rians

.

Switc

hing

on

your

hea

dlam

ps

will

help

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

, in

cludi

ng p

edes

trian

s, to

see

yo

u co

min

g; if

nec

essa

ry,

flash

you

r main

bea

m. Y

our

rear

light

will

indi

cate

you

r pr

esen

ce to

driv

ers

behi

nd.

Fluo

resc

ent o

r ref

lectiv

e clo

thin

g –

or ju

st a

refle

ctive

be

lt –

will

help

, day

and

nig

ht.

Goo

d po

sitio

ning

– ri

ding

w

here

oth

er d

river

s an

d pe

dest

rians

will

be lo

okin

g an

d ex

pect

to s

ee y

ou –

is

very

impo

rtant

.

For R

ider

s of

Mot

or C

ycle

s an

d M

otor

Tric

ycle

s

102

If yo

u po

sitio

n yo

urse

lf w

ell

on th

e ro

ad, n

ot o

nly

is it

easie

r to

avoi

d ha

zard

s an

d ad

just

you

r spe

ed in

tim

e fo

r ch

angi

ng c

ondi

tions

but

it w

ill als

o en

sure

you

can

get

the

best

pos

sible

view

of t

he ro

ad

ahea

d.

You

need

not

follo

w th

e ba

sic

rule

for d

river

s, ʻK

eep

to th

e lef

tʼ, to

o clo

sely

– it

is m

ore

impo

rtant

that

you

hav

e th

e be

st p

ossib

le vie

w o

f the

road

ah

ead

that

saf

ety

perm

its.

If yo

u rid

e ne

ar th

e ke

rb, l

ook

out f

or p

edes

trian

s st

eppi

ng

onto

the

road

or e

mer

ging

fro

m b

ehin

d pa

rked

veh

icles

. Al

so lo

ok o

ut fo

r peo

ple

open

ing

vehi

cle d

oors

into

yo

ur p

ath.

You

are

ridi

ng

whe

re th

ey a

t lea

st e

xpec

t to

see

a ve

hicle

and

they

may

no

t see

you

. Oth

er d

river

s m

ay a

lso tu

rn le

ft ac

ross

you

r pa

th.

Unde

r nor

mal

traffic

co

nditio

ns, r

ide

on th

e rig

ht-

hand

sid

e of

the

traffic

lane

, ju

st to

the

left o

f the

lane

line

or c

entre

line.

On

one-

way

road

s or

dua

l ca

rriag

eway

s, u

se th

e co

rrect

tra

ffic la

ne a

s fo

r oth

er d

river

s.

But t

ake

up a

sim

ilar p

ositio

n in

the

traffic

lane

– th

at is

just

to

the

left o

f the

lane

line

so

that

you

can

see

the

road

well

ah

ead.

On

norm

al tw

o-w

ay ro

ads,

rid

e ne

ar th

e ce

ntre

of t

he

road

– b

ut a

lway

s be

car

eful

to

che

ck tr

affic

beh

ind

and

be

sure

that

thos

e co

min

g in

the

othe

r dire

ctio

n ca

n se

e yo

u.

Mov

e to

the

left t

o all

ow

over

takin

g ve

hicle

s to

pas

s yo

u. A

lway

s ke

ep th

e re

com

men

ded

safe

dist

ance

fro

m th

e ve

hicle

in fr

ont -

see

pa

ge 5

5.

Whe

n in

slo

w m

ovin

g tra

ffic

or w

hen

wait

ing

to g

o ah

ead,

rid

e or

sto

p ne

ar th

e ce

ntre

of

the

lane.

In a

ppro

achi

ng ju

nctio

ns w

ith

traffic

light

s, p

edes

trian

cr

ossin

gs o

r oth

er p

laces

w

here

you

nee

d to

sto

p or

w

ait b

efor

e pr

ocee

ding

, tak

e up

you

r pos

ition

in th

e ce

ntre

of

the

appr

opria

te la

ne w

ell in

ad

vanc

e. T

his

help

s ot

her

drive

rs n

otice

you

and

mea

ns

that

they

are

less

likely

to

forc

e yo

u ou

t of t

he la

ne th

an

if yo

u ar

e rid

ing

close

to th

e ed

ge o

f the

lane

on

the

left o

r rig

ht. T

his

posit

ion

is als

o he

lpfu

l in s

low

mov

ing

traffic

m

akin

g it

easie

r for

you

to b

e pr

epar

ed fo

r ped

estri

ans

emer

ging

from

gap

bet

wee

n st

oppe

d or

slo

w m

ovin

g ve

hicle

s in

adj

acen

t lan

es.

Ridi

ng in

thes

e po

sitio

ns

as o

ppos

ed to

kee

ping

to

the

left o

r rid

ing

near

the

kerb

also

help

s ot

her

drive

rs to

see

you

- yo

u w

ill be

in th

e ce

ntre

of t

he v

iew

of a

driv

er in

the

sam

e lan

e an

d w

ill als

o be

whe

re o

ther

dr

ivers

and

ped

estri

ans

will

expe

ct to

see

you

.

Posi

tioni

ng

For R

ider

s of

Mot

or C

ycle

s an

d M

otor

Tric

ycle

s

103

Sign

als

to o

ther

road

use

rs

Use

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tors

if y

ou

inte

nd to

turn

or m

ove

in o

r ou

t. If

it is

safe

to d

o, a

lso g

ive

arm

sig

nals

to e

mph

asise

yo

ur in

tent

ions

to o

ther

road

us

ers

and

to h

elp a

void

co

nfus

ion

(see

pag

es 1

04 a

nd

105

for m

ore

on s

igna

ls).

Canc

el th

e di

rect

ion

indi

cato

r sig

nal a

fter t

he tu

rn o

r m

anoe

uvre

has

bee

n co

mpl

eted

.

Oth

er ro

ad u

sers

may

hav

e di

fficul

ty in

dist

ingu

ishin

g be

twee

n yo

ur le

ft an

d rig

ht

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tors

, pa

rticu

larly

if th

ey a

re c

lose

to

geth

er.

If yo

u do

not

hav

e di

rect

ion

indi

cato

rs fi

tted

to y

our

mac

hine

, arra

nge

to h

ave

a se

t fitt

ed, i

f at a

ll pos

sible.

An a

rm s

igna

l in g

ood

visib

ility

is m

ore

likely

to b

e no

ticed

by

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

than

a

flash

ing

light

but

it d

oes

invo

lve ri

ding

one

-han

ded.

As

ridi

ng o

ne-h

ande

d is

dang

erou

s, a

rm s

igna

ls sh

ould

not

be

give

n fo

r lon

ger

than

is n

eces

sary

and

at t

imes

no

t be

give

n at

all.

Use

of t

he h

orn

You

mus

t not

use

you

r hor

n un

less

for w

arni

ng o

ther

road

us

ers

of d

ange

r. Yo

u m

ay

have

to s

ound

you

r hor

n m

ore

ofte

n th

an d

river

s of

oth

er

vehi

cles

as o

ther

road

use

rs

may

not

hav

e se

en y

ou –

the

use

of th

e ho

rn a

t the

righ

t tim

e m

ay h

elp th

em b

ecom

e aw

are

of y

our p

rese

nce.

But

on

ly us

e it

whe

n it

is re

ally

nece

ssar

y an

d yo

u ha

ve ta

ken

ever

y sa

fety

pre

caut

ion.

Sign

als,

Pas

seng

ers,

and

Car

ryin

g Lo

ads

Pa

ssen

gers

You

mus

t not

car

ry m

ore

than

on

e pa

ssen

ger u

nles

s th

ere

is a

sidec

ar o

n th

e m

otor

cyc

le.

You

mus

t ens

ure

that

you

r pa

ssen

ger s

its a

strid

e th

e m

otor

cyc

le on

a fi

xed

seat

be

hind

you

with

feet

firm

ly on

fo

otre

sts;

for m

otor

tricy

cles,

pa

ssen

gers

sho

uld

do th

e sa

me

if ap

plica

ble.

You

mus

t not

car

ry a

pa

ssen

ger u

nder

the

age

of 8

on

the

mot

or c

ycle

unles

s su

ch p

asse

nger

is c

arrie

d on

a

fixed

sea

t in

a sid

ecar

.

If yo

u ar

e ca

rryin

g a

pillio

n pa

ssen

ger,

even

an

expe

rienc

ed p

erso

n, it

is

bette

r to

ride

with

mor

e ca

utio

n th

an u

sual

and

avoi

d su

dden

cha

nges

in s

peed

or

cou

rse

whe

re p

ossib

le. Y

ou

will

near

ly alw

ays

bloc

k th

e pa

ssen

ger's

view

of r

oad

givin

g litt

le ch

ance

for y

our

pass

enge

r to

antic

ipat

e an

d be

pre

pare

d fo

r suc

h ch

ange

s.

Agre

e a

signa

l, su

ch a

s a

firm

ta

p on

you

r sho

ulde

r, fo

r you

r pa

ssen

ger t

o us

e w

hen

askin

g yo

u to

sto

p. T

alkin

g m

ay b

e di

fficul

t or i

mpo

ssib

le.

For p

illio

n pa

ssen

gers

You

mus

t wea

r an

appr

oved

sa

fety

helm

et a

s a

mot

or

cycle

pas

seng

er. I

t mus

t be

secu

rely

wor

n. D

o no

t wea

r a

helm

et th

at is

unc

omfo

rtabl

e or

is n

ot a

goo

d fit

.

A pi

llion

pass

enge

r who

is

inexp

erien

ced

or n

ervo

us a

nd

beha

ves

or m

oves

the

wro

ng

way

or s

udde

nly is

dan

gero

us.

Avoi

d all

sud

den

mov

emen

ts.

Keep

you

r bod

y in

line

with

th

e rid

er, e

spec

ially

thro

ugh

bend

s an

d co

rner

s. D

o no

t lea

n to

the

side

to s

ee a

head

w

hich

mig

ht a

ffect

the

balan

ce a

nd s

tabi

lity o

f the

m

achi

ne.

A m

otor

cyc

le (o

r som

e ty

pes

of m

otor

tricy

cle) m

ust b

e an

gled

ove

r to

take

ben

ds

and

corn

ers.

It is

not

ste

ered

by

the

front

whe

el alo

ne.

Keep

you

r fee

t on

the

foot

rest

s at

all t

imes

, pa

rticu

larly

whe

n th

e m

otor

cy

cle o

r mot

or tr

icycle

is

stop

ping

or h

as s

topp

ed.

You

shou

ld a

lway

s ho

ld th

e rid

erʼs

wais

t or h

ips,

or t

he

grab

bar

, sea

t stra

p, if

eq

uipp

ed, w

ith b

oth

hand

s.

Avoi

d un

nece

ssar

ily ta

lking

w

ith th

e rid

er a

s th

is w

ill di

stra

ct th

e rid

er’s

atte

ntio

n,

ther

eby

caus

ing

dang

er.

Car

ryin

g lo

ads

You

mus

t be

awar

e th

at a

ny

addi

tiona

l load

, weig

ht a

nd

acce

ssor

ies o

n a

mot

or c

ycle

or m

otor

tricy

cle m

ay a

ffect

its

stab

ility,

perfo

rman

ce a

nd

hand

ling,

and

you

sho

uld

adju

st y

our d

rivin

g st

yle a

nd

spee

d ac

cord

ingl

y. En

sure

th

at y

our v

ehicl

e sh

all n

ot

exce

ed th

e m

axim

um g

ross

ve

hicle

weig

ht o

f 500

kg

(mot

or c

ycle)

or 6

00kg

(mot

or

tricy

cle).

Also

ens

ure

that

the

load

is m

ount

ed s

ecur

ely

with

out lo

ose

parts

/stra

ps a

nd

is sy

mm

etric

ally

posit

ione

d alo

ng th

e lo

ngitu

dina

l axis

of

your

veh

icle.

The

car

ryin

g lo

ads

or th

e st

orag

e bo

x sh

ould

not

be

wid

er th

an th

e fa

ctor

y fit

ted

hand

lebar

s. Y

ou

mus

t not

allo

w a

ny lo

ad to

to

uch

the

road

. Che

ck

regu

larly

to e

nsur

e th

at a

ll ty

res

are

prop

erly

infla

ted

and

main

tain

ed (s

ee th

e re

levan

t gu

ideli

nes

in 'F

urth

er

Refe

renc

e m

ater

ials'

).

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

104

Chap

ter 8

The

Lan

guag

e of

the

Roa

d

Sign

als

Sign

als

by d

river

s (in

clud

e rid

ers

of m

otor

cyc

les

and

mot

or tr

icyc

les)

and

cy

clis

ts to

oth

er ro

ad u

sers

You

shou

ld g

ive s

igna

ls w

hen

this

wou

ld h

elp o

r war

n ot

her

road

use

rs. G

ive o

nly

the

corre

ct s

igna

ls - t

hose

illu

stra

ted

- and

onl

y fo

r the

pu

rpos

es d

escr

ibed

. Give

th

em c

learly

and

in g

ood

time.

Al

way

s be

sur

e th

at y

our

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tor s

igna

l is

canc

elled

afte

r a m

anoe

uvre

.

Arm

sig

nals

are

for u

se w

hen

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tor s

igna

ls ar

e no

t use

d; o

r whe

n ne

cess

ary

to re

info

rce

dire

ctio

n in

dica

tor

signa

ls an

d st

op lig

hts.

The

y ar

e als

o fo

r use

by

peda

l cy

clist

s.

You

shou

ld o

nly

give

sig

nals

to in

dica

te y

our i

nten

tions

to

othe

r roa

d us

ers.

Nev

er u

se

them

as

inst

ruct

ions

.

Do n

ot d

rive

or ri

de o

n th

e ro

ad u

ntil y

ou k

now

how

to

signa

l pro

perly

and

wha

t oth

er

peop

leʼs

signa

ls m

ean.

Stop

light

s ar

e re

d lig

hts

whi

ch c

ome

on a

t the

rear

of

the

vehi

cle w

hen

the

drive

r pu

ts o

n th

e br

akes

. The

y te

ll th

e fo

llow

ing

road

use

rs th

at

the

vehi

cle is

slo

win

g do

wn

or

sto

ppin

g. T

hey

mus

t not

be

con

fuse

d w

ith th

e re

ar

light

s w

hich

are

also

red.

Horn

s ar

e us

ed o

nly

for

war

ning

any

per

son

on o

r ne

ar a

road

of d

ange

r.

Neve

r use

them

for a

ny

othe

r rea

son.

Head

lamp

flash

ing

is als

o a

war

ning

to o

ther

road

use

rs.

Bells

are

use

d by

ped

al cy

clist

s as

a w

arni

ng.

Dire

ctio

n in

dica

tor s

igna

ls

I inte

nd to

mov

e ou

t to

the

right

or t

urn

right

.

I inte

nd to

mov

e ou

t to

the

left o

r tur

n lef

t.

Stop

ligh

t sig

nals

I am

slo

win

g do

wn

or

stop

ping

.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

105

Arm

sig

nals

I inte

nd to

mov

e ou

t to

the

right

or t

urn

right

.

I inte

nd to

mov

e ou

t to

the

left o

r tur

n lef

t.

I inte

nd to

slo

w d

own

or s

top.

Sign

als

by p

olic

e of

ficer

s an

d ot

her a

utho

rised

pe

rson

s

Sign

als g

iven

by a

pol

ice

offic

er, t

raffic

war

den,

or

othe

r aut

horis

ed p

erso

n

(for e

xam

ple,

the

auth

orise

d pe

rson

nel a

t tun

nel a

reas

or

cont

rol a

reas

, or s

choo

l cr

ossin

g pa

trols)

take

pr

eced

ence

ove

r all t

raffic

sig

ns, r

oad

mar

kings

and

tra

ffic lig

ht s

igna

ls. U

se y

our

com

mon

sen

se b

efor

e re

lying

on

sig

nals

give

n by

any

oth

er

pers

on.

At ju

nctio

ns w

hen

all tr

affic

is

stop

ped

by p

olice

offic

ers

or

traffic

war

dens

, you

mus

t not

filt

er to

the

left o

r rig

ht u

ntil

they

sig

nal y

ou to

do

so.

Two-

tone

hor

ns a

nd s

irens

, w

hite

, red

or b

lue

flash

ing

light

s ar

e us

ed b

y am

bulan

ces,

fire

eng

ines

, po

lice

and

othe

r aut

horis

ed

orga

nisa

tions

in e

mer

genc

ies

to w

arn

of th

eir p

rese

nce

and

signa

l the

ir rig

ht-o

f-way

. Dr

ivers

mus

t give

way

to

emer

genc

y ve

hicle

s sig

nallin

g th

eir ri

ght-o

f-way

.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

106

Traf

fic lig

hts

cont

rol

mov

emen

ts o

f all r

oad

user

s.

They

tell d

river

s an

d pe

dest

rians

whe

n to

sto

p or

go

. Tra

ffic lig

hts

for d

river

s an

d cy

clist

s ar

e illu

stra

ted

on

this

and

the

follo

win

g tw

o pa

ges.

Tra

ffic lig

hts

for

pede

stria

ns a

re ill

ustra

ted

on

page

17.

In th

e m

ajorit

y of

cas

es,

as w

ell a

s th

e m

ain tr

affic

lig

hts

at th

e ʻS

topʼ

line,

ther

e ar

e du

plica

te tr

affic

light

s kn

own

as s

econ

dary

traf

fic

light

s. T

hey

are

usua

lly

loca

ted

on th

e op

posit

e sid

e of

the

junc

tion

(or c

ross

ing)

, bu

t are

som

etim

es p

laced

on

the

sam

e sid

e of

the

junc

tion.

If

the

main

traf

fic lig

ht fa

ils,

for e

xam

ple,

a g

reen

lam

p fa

ils, y

ou m

ust o

bey

the

seco

ndar

y tra

ffic lig

ht a

s if

it w

ere

the

main

traf

fic lig

ht.

Onc

e cle

ar o

f the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e yo

u sh

ould

con

tinue

with

ca

re, w

ithou

t ref

eren

ce to

the

traffic

light

s.

Traf

fic L

ight

s Tr

affic

sig

ns m

ay a

lso b

e us

ed

with

traf

fic lig

hts

to q

ualify

the

mea

ning

of t

he g

reen

light

su

ch a

s ba

nnin

g a

turn

ing

mov

emen

t or i

nstru

ctin

g tra

ffic

that

it m

ust m

ove

in a

cer

tain

di

rect

ion.

If m

ovem

ent i

s all

owed

onl

y in

on

e di

rect

ion,

a g

reen

arro

w

poin

ting

in th

at d

irect

ion

may

re

plac

e th

e fu

ll gre

en lig

ht.

Sign

s ar

e of

ten

used

with

th

ese

signa

ls to

indi

cate

this

perm

itted

mov

emen

t di

rect

ion.

A gr

een

arro

w m

ay lig

ht u

p ev

en th

ough

the

red

light

is

still

show

ing.

Thi

s m

eans

you

ca

n go

in th

e di

rect

ion

show

n by

the

arro

w if

it is

saf

e to

do

so, w

hate

ver t

he o

ther

light

s m

ay b

e sh

owin

g.

For s

ome

signa

lised

junc

tions

w

ith ri

ght-t

urn

pock

ets

(see

page

75)

, an

indica

tive

right

-turn

gr

een

arro

w m

ay b

e ad

ded.

Whe

n th

e fu

ll gre

en lig

ht is

on

and

the

right

-turn

arro

w is

off,

th

e rig

ht-tu

rner

s ca

n pr

ocee

d int

o th

e po

cket

to w

ait fo

r a s

afe

gap

in th

e op

posin

g tra

ffic

stre

am a

nd tu

rn ri

ght w

hen

it is

safe

to d

o so

. Oth

er tr

affic

m

ovem

ents

are

allo

wed

to

proc

eed.

Whe

n th

e rig

ht-tu

rn a

rrow

is o

n as

well

, it in

dica

tes

the

oppo

sing

traffic

is s

topp

ed b

y red

traf

fic

light

and

you

can

turn

righ

t if

safe

to d

o so

.

At s

ome

junc

tions

, diffe

rent

tra

ffic la

nes

may

hav

e se

para

te tr

affic

light

s. Y

ou

shou

ld o

nly

obey

the

traffic

lig

hts

that

app

ly to

you

r lan

e.

Whe

n re

d lig

hts

are

flash

ing

alter

nate

ly, a

ll app

roac

hing

ve

hicle

s m

ust s

top,

unt

il bot

h re

d lig

hts

have

sto

pped

fla

shin

g. T

hese

light

s ar

e us

ed a

t plac

es w

here

traf

fic

is on

ly st

oppe

d in

frequ

ently

- fo

r exa

mpl

e at

fire

sta

tion

exits

.

Inte

rmitt

ent r

ed li

ght

war

ning

sig

nals

(wig

-wag

)

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

107

Traf

fic L

ight

s fo

r Driv

ers

and

Cyc

lists

W

hat t

hey

mea

n

The

gree

n lig

ht m

eans

that

yo

u m

ay m

ove

acro

ss th

e ju

nctio

n or

cro

ssin

g pr

ovid

ed

that

it is

saf

e to

do

so.

The

ambe

r lig

ht fo

llow

s th

e gr

een

light

. You

mus

t sto

p un

less

you

are

so c

lose

to

the

junc

tion

or c

ross

ing

that

to

do

so s

udde

nly

mig

ht

caus

e an

acc

iden

t.

The

red

light

follo

ws

the

ambe

r lig

hts.

You

mus

t sto

p be

hind

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e.

Wha

t to

do -

if st

atio

nary

Go

if w

ay is

clea

r. G

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

still

on

cros

sing.

The

ambe

r lig

ht c

omes

on

whi

le th

e re

d lig

ht is

still

on.

Yo

u m

ust r

emain

sta

tiona

ry

but y

ou m

ay g

et re

ady

to

mov

e ac

ross

the

junc

tion

or

cros

sing

whe

n th

e gr

een

light

sh

ows,

pro

vided

that

it is

saf

e to

do

so.

Stay

beh

ind

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e.

Stay

beh

ind

the

ʻSto

pʼ lin

e.

Rem

ain s

tatio

nary

but

may

pr

epar

e to

mov

e of

f.

Wha

t to

do -

if ap

proa

chin

g

Cros

s ca

refu

lly. D

o no

t ac

celer

ate

befo

re th

e lig

hts.

Be

fore

you

ent

er th

e ju

nctio

n,

chec

k rig

ht a

nd le

ft an

d

right

aga

in. G

ive w

ay to

pe

dest

rians

who

are

still

on

cro

ssin

g.

Slow

dow

n an

d st

op b

ehin

d th

e ‘S

top’

line

in th

e co

rrect

lan

e.

Slow

dow

n an

d st

op b

ehin

d th

e ‘S

top’

line

in th

e co

rrect

lan

e.

Slow

dow

n an

d do

not

mov

e ac

ross

the

junc

tion

or

cros

sing

until

light

s ha

ve

chan

ged

to g

reen

.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

108

Lane

sig

nals

in tu

nnel

ar

eas,

con

trol

are

as a

nd

trun

k ro

ads/

expr

essw

ays

Lane

sig

nals

are

ofte

n us

ed in

tu

nnel

area

s, c

ontro

l are

as

and

trunk

road

s/ex

pres

sway

s.

In n

orm

al co

nditio

ns, t

hey

are

switc

hed

off o

r sho

w a

gre

en

dow

nwar

d ar

row

or a

gre

en

light

. In

the

occu

rrenc

e of

in

ciden

ts, a

mbe

r lig

hts

flash

an

d th

e sig

nal s

how

s w

hat

actio

n m

ust b

e ta

ken.

In m

ost t

unne

ls or

on

trunk

ro

ads/

expr

essw

ays,

the

lane

signa

ls ar

e ov

erhe

ad, o

ne

appl

ying

to e

ach

lane.

In

som

e pl

aces

, the

sig

nal is

on

the

road

side,

cen

tral

rese

rvat

ion

or o

n th

e tu

nnel

wall

alo

ngsid

e th

e tra

ffic la

ne

or s

lip ro

ad to

whi

ch it

app

lies.

Illust

rate

d on

the

right

are

the

disp

lays

of th

e ov

erhe

ad la

ne

signa

ls.

The

lane

signa

ls ar

e fo

r saf

ety.

Alw

ays

act o

n th

em -

dang

er

may

be

pres

ent e

ven

if yo

u ca

nnot

see

the

reas

on.

Lane

sig

nals

on

trun

k ro

ads/

expr

essw

ays

La

ne s

igna

ls in

tunn

els

A gr

een

dow

nwar

d ar

row,

a g

reen

light

or a

bl

ank

face

mea

ns y

ou m

ay p

roce

ed in

the

lane

if it

is sa

fe to

do

so.

The

flash

ing

ambe

r lig

ht w

arns

of d

ange

r ah

ead,

for e

xam

ple,

a tr

affic

acc

iden

t, an

ob

stru

ctio

n or

adv

erse

wea

ther

con

ditio

ns.

Drive

with

cau

tion

and

be p

repa

red

to s

top.

A gr

een

diag

onal

dow

nwar

d ar

row

poi

ntin

g to

the

left (

as s

how

n) o

r rig

ht m

eans

you

m

ust l

eave

the

lane

in th

e di

rect

ion

show

n.

Do n

ot c

hang

e lan

es s

udde

nly

and

do n

ot

mov

e ov

er u

nles

s it

is sa

fe to

do

so. I

f you

re

ach

the

dang

er o

r obs

truct

ion

or a

red

light

bef

ore

you

can

safe

ly lea

ve th

e lan

e,

stop

and

wait

in th

at la

ne u

ntil i

t is

safe

to

chan

ge la

nes.

A re

d cr

oss

or a

red

light

mea

ns y

ou m

ust

not p

roce

ed b

eyon

d th

e sig

nal in

the

lane.

Lane

Sig

nals

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

109

You

can

see

man

y di

ffere

nt

traffic

sig

ns a

nd ro

ad

mar

kings

on

the

road

s.

They

give

adv

ance

info

rmat

ion

abou

t roa

d co

nditio

ns a

head

.

Road

mar

kings

also

give

or

ders

, war

ning

or g

uida

nce

to d

river

s an

d cy

clist

s.

Lear

n th

e m

eani

ng o

f the

se

signs

and

mar

kings

and

look

ou

t for

them

whe

n on

the

road

. You

will

not t

hen

be

surp

rised

by

a be

nd, a

one

-w

ay ro

ad o

r a ju

nctio

n ah

ead.

Dr

ivers

and

cyc

lists

sho

uld

be

well

pre

pare

d fo

r the

road

co

nditio

n ah

ead.

Mos

t of t

he tr

affic

sig

ns a

nd

road

mar

kings

are

illus

trate

d in

this

chap

ter.

Sign

s th

at g

ive

orde

rs

Traf

fic s

igns

that

give

ord

ers

are

calle

d ʻR

egul

ator

y sig

nsʼ.

They

inclu

de a

ll sig

ns w

hich

gi

ve n

otice

of r

equi

rem

ents

, pr

ohib

itions

or r

estri

ctio

ns.

They

may

be

eithe

r man

dato

ry

or p

rohi

bito

ry.

Regu

lator

y sig

ns a

re u

suall

y cir

cular

in s

hape

and

may

be

supp

lemen

ted

by p

lates

be

neat

h th

em a

ugm

entin

g th

e m

essa

ge g

iven

by th

e sig

n.

Sign

ing

Syst

em

Circ

ular

sig

ns g

ive o

rder

sTr

iangu

lar s

igns

give

war

ning

sRe

ctan

gular

sig

ns m

ostly

gi

ve d

irect

ions

or i

nfor

mat

ion

Ther

e ar

e a

few

exc

eptio

ns to

th

e sh

ape

and

colo

ur ru

les.

Thes

e gi

ve p

rom

inen

ce to

ce

rtain

sig

ns, f

or e

xam

ple,

th

e oc

tago

nal ʻ

Stop

ʼ sig

n an

d th

e in

verte

d tri

angu

lar ʻG

ive

way

ʼ sig

n.

A pr

ohib

itory

sig

n m

eans

that

so

met

hing

mus

t not

be

done

. It

usua

lly h

as a

red

bord

er.

A m

anda

tory

sig

n m

eans

that

so

met

hing

mus

t be

done

. It i

s us

ually

blu

e in

col

our.

Sign

s th

at g

ive

war

ning

Thes

e sig

ns g

ive w

arni

ng o

f ha

zard

s ah

ead.

Mos

t of t

hem

ar

e tri

angu

lar, w

ith th

e ap

ex a

t th

e to

p. T

hey

are

som

etim

es

supp

lemen

ted

by re

ctan

gular

pl

ates

givi

ng a

dditio

nal

info

rmat

ion

as m

ay b

e ne

cess

ary.

A w

arni

ng s

ign

with

su

pplem

enta

ry p

late

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

110

Sign

s th

at g

ive

info

rmat

ion

Thes

e sig

ns n

orm

ally

give

ro

ad u

sers

info

rmat

ion

or

guid

ance

abo

ut th

e ro

ute

and

abou

t plac

es a

nd fa

cilitie

s of

pa

rticu

lar v

alue

or in

tere

st.

Mos

t inf

orm

ator

y sig

ns a

re

rect

angu

lar in

sha

pe b

ut s

igns

gi

ving

rout

e di

rect

ions

at a

ju

nctio

n us

ually

hav

e on

e en

d po

inte

d.

Adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

ns a

nd

dire

ctio

n sig

ns n

orm

ally

have

a

blue

bac

kgro

und

but o

n ex

pres

sway

s, th

ey a

re g

reen

. W

hen

the

signs

are

for l

ocal

dest

inat

ions

or t

empo

rary

di

vers

ions

, the

y ha

ve a

whi

te

or y

ellow

bac

kgro

und

resp

ectiv

ely.

Varia

ble

mes

sage

sig

ns

Jour

ney

time

indi

catio

n sy

stem

The

jour

ney

time

indi

catio

n sy

stem

pro

vides

the

jour

ney

time

info

rmat

ion

of d

iffere

nt

rout

es a

nd a

ssist

you

to m

ake

an in

form

ed ro

ute

choi

ce

befo

re a

rrivin

g at

the

critic

al di

vers

ion

poin

ts.

Roa

d m

arki

ngs

Prism

atic

varia

ble

mes

sage

sig

ns a

re u

sed

at a

ppro

ache

s to

tunn

els a

nd m

ajor b

ridge

s to

give

info

rmat

ion

on

tem

pora

ry tr

affic

arra

ngem

ents

fo

r dive

rsio

ns d

ue to

incid

ents

or

adv

erse

wea

ther

.

The

disp

layed

dig

its o

n th

e jo

urne

y tim

e in

dica

tors

are

sh

own

in th

ree

colo

urs

for

diffe

rent

traf

fic c

ondi

tions

: re

d re

pres

ents

con

gest

ed

traffic

, am

ber r

epre

sent

s slo

w

traffic

and

gre

en re

pres

ents

sm

ooth

traf

fic.

Spee

d m

ap p

anel

s

Spee

d m

ap p

anel

syst

ems

are

inst

alled

in th

e Ne

w T

errit

ories

at

crit

ical d

ivers

ion

poin

ts o

f st

rate

gic

rout

es to

Kow

loon

to p

rovid

e re

al-tim

e

traffic

info

rmat

ion

and

estim

ated

jour

ney

times

. You

ca

n m

ake

use

of th

e re

al-tim

e in

form

atio

n to

cho

ose

the

mos

t app

ropr

iate

rout

e.

Road

mar

kings

are

a s

pecia

l ty

pe o

f tra

ffic s

igns

whi

ch a

re

mar

ked

on th

e su

rface

of t

he

road

. Like

traf

fic s

igns

, the

y

can

give

ord

ers,

war

ning

or

info

rmat

ion.

Som

etim

es th

ey

are

used

with

traf

fic s

igns

.

Varia

ble

mes

sage

sig

ns g

ive

gene

ral r

oad

info

rmat

ion,

in

cludi

ng tr

affic

con

ditio

ns

ahea

d an

d ro

ad s

afet

y m

essa

ges.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

111

Traf

fic S

igns

giv

ing

Ord

ers

1. G

ive w

ay to

tra

ffic o

n m

ajor r

oad

2. S

top

and

give

way

3. A

head

onl

y 4.

Kee

p lef

t (k

eep

right

if

sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

5. T

urn

left

(turn

righ

t if

sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

6. T

urn

left a

t ju

nctio

n ah

ead

(tu

rn ri

ght

if sy

mbo

l re

vers

ed)

7. N

o st

oppi

ng8.

No

park

ing

9. N

o en

try

for a

ll veh

icles

10

. One

way

tra

ffic

11. V

ehicl

es

mus

t sto

p at

th

e sig

n

(sig

n us

ed b

y po

lice)

12. V

ehicl

es

mus

t sto

p at

th

e sig

n (s

ign

used

by

scho

ol

cros

sing

patro

l)

13. N

o lan

e ch

angi

ng14

. Se

greg

ated

pe

dest

rian

and

bicy

cle/

tricy

cle ro

ute.

No

mot

or

vehi

cles

15. B

icycle

/ tri

cycle

rout

e.

No m

otor

ve

hicle

s

16.

Segr

egat

ed

pede

stria

n ro

ute

and

mult

i-cyc

le gr

ound

. No

mot

or v

ehicl

es

17. M

ulti-

cycle

gro

und.

No

mot

or

vehi

cles

18. C

yclin

g re

stric

tion

– cy

clist

s m

ust

dism

ount

and

pu

sh th

eir

cycle

s

19. E

nd o

f cy

cling

re

stric

tion

20. L

ight

rail

vehi

cles

and

tram

s on

ly

21. D

ual

carri

agew

ay

ahea

d

22. D

irect

ion

in w

hich

the

proh

ibitio

n or

re

stric

tion

appl

ies

(sym

bol m

ay

be re

vers

ed)

23.

Proh

ibitio

n or

re

stric

tion

appl

ies in

bo

th

dire

ctio

ns

24.

Proh

ibitio

n or

m

anda

tory

or

der a

pplie

s to

veh

icle

class

sho

wn

25. O

ne w

ay

road

ahe

ad

26. N

o st

oppi

ng

durin

g tim

e sh

own

27. E

nd o

f ʻn

o st

oppi

ngʼ

rest

rictio

n

28. N

o st

oppi

ng fo

r pu

blic

light

bu

ses

durin

g tim

e sh

own

29. E

nd o

f pu

blic

light

bu

ses ʻn

o st

oppi

ngʼ

rest

rictio

n

30. R

estri

ctio

n do

es

not a

pply

to v

ehicl

e cla

sses

sho

wn

to

pick

up

or d

rop

off

pass

enge

rs

(wor

ding

may

be

varie

d to

load

ing/

un

load

ing

good

s)

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

112

31. P

edes

trian

pr

iorit

y zo

ne32

. Veh

icles

pr

ohib

ited

as

indi

cate

d by

su

pplem

enta

ry

plat

e

33. N

o m

otor

ve

hicle

s34

. No

mot

or

vehi

cles

exce

pt m

otor

cy

cles

and

mot

or

tricy

cles

35. N

o m

otor

cy

cles

and

mot

or

tricy

cles

36. N

o bu

ses

and

coac

hes

37. N

o pu

blic

light

bus

es

38. N

o go

ods

vehi

cles

39. N

o m

otor

ve

hicle

s dr

iven

by

learn

er d

river

s

40. N

o lef

t-tu

rn (N

o rig

ht-

turn

if s

ymbo

l re

vers

ed)

41. N

o U-

turn

42. N

o pe

dest

rians

43. N

o pe

dest

rians

, pe

dest

rian

cont

rolle

d ve

hicles

, bicy

cles

and

tricy

cles

44. N

o bi

cycle

s an

d tri

cycle

s

45. N

o us

e of

hor

n46

. No

over

takin

g47

. No

vehic

les o

ver

wid

th s

how

n (in

cludi

ng

load)

48. N

o

vehic

les o

r co

mbi

natio

ns

of ve

hicles

ove

r len

gth

show

n (in

cludin

g loa

d)

49. N

o ve

hicle

s ov

er

heig

ht s

how

n (in

cludi

ng

load)

51. N

o ve

hicle

s ov

er

axle

weig

ht

show

n (in

cludi

ng

load

)

52. S

peed

lim

it (in

km

/h)

53. V

ariab

le sp

eed

limit

(in

km

/h)

54. P

rohib

ition

does

not

app

ly to

vehic

les

gaini

ng a

cces

s to

pre

mise

s ad

jacen

t to

the

road

(se

e pa

ge 9

9)

55.P

rohi

bitio

n or

man

dato

ry

orde

r app

lies

to v

ehicl

es

over

the

lengt

h sh

own

56.P

rohi

bitio

n or

man

dato

ry

orde

r app

lies

to g

oods

ve

hicle

s ov

er

the

gros

s ve

hicle

weig

ht

show

n

57. P

rohib

ition

or m

anda

tory

or

der d

oes

not a

pply

to

vehic

le cla

sses

sh

own

58. T

ime

plat

e59

. Day

plat

e60

. Tim

e an

d da

y pl

ate

50. N

o

vehi

cles

over

gr

oss

vehi

cle

weig

ht s

how

n (in

cludi

ng lo

ad)

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

113

61. L

engt

h ov

er w

hich

th

e pr

ohib

ition

or h

azar

d ex

ists

62. E

nd o

f the

pr

ohib

ition,

re

stric

tion

or

war

ning

63. L

eft l

ane

show

s bu

s lan

e fo

r fra

nchi

sed

buse

s on

ly du

ring

the

time

show

n64

. Lef

t lan

e sh

ows

bus

lane

for f

ranc

hise

d an

d ot

her

buse

s du

ring

the

time

show

n

65. C

ontra

-flo

w b

us la

ne

for f

ranc

hise

d bu

ses

only

66. E

nd o

f bu

s lan

e67

. End

of

tram

onl

y lan

e68

. End

of r

ail

only

lane

for

light

rail

vehi

cles

69. N

o w

ind

susc

eptib

le ve

hicle

s (ve

hicle

s w

ith a

n ov

erall

heig

ht e

xcee

ding

1.

6m, m

otor

cyc

les a

nd

mot

or tr

icycle

s)

70. S

ign

mar

king

star

t of

tunn

el ar

ea71

. Sig

n m

arkin

g en

d of

tu

nnel

area

72. N

o ve

hicle

s ca

rryin

g da

nger

ous

good

s of

sp

ecifie

d ca

tego

ries

73. S

ign w

hen

used

with

Sign

72

to in

dicat

e th

e ca

tego

ries

of d

ange

rous

go

ods

74. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for s

pecif

ied

vehi

cle c

lass

or ty

pe s

how

n on

sig

n

75. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for

vehi

cles

othe

r tha

n m

ediu

m

and

heav

y go

ods

vehi

cles,

bu

ses,

coa

ches

, mot

or

cycle

s an

d pe

dal c

ycles

76. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for

good

s ve

hicle

s on

ly

77. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for

buse

s an

d co

ache

s on

ly

78. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for

mot

or c

ycles

on

ly

79. P

arkin

g pl

ace

for

peda

l cyc

les

only

80. S

tart

and

cont

inua

tion

of a

n ex

pres

sway

81. E

nd o

f an

expr

essw

ay82

. Tax

i sta

nd83

. Urb

an ta

xi st

and

used

w

ith S

ign

82

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

114

86. C

ross

-har

bour

taxi

stan

d, u

sed

with

Sig

n 82

93. V

ehicl

e m

ust

use

the

left m

ost

lane

exce

pt w

hen

over

takin

g (Sig

ns 9

9 to

102

use

d at

ent

ranc

es o

r exit

s of

car

par

ks o

r pe

trol f

illing

sta

tions

)

87. E

nd o

f New

Te

rrito

ries

taxis

op

erat

ing

area

88. E

nd o

f Lan

tau

taxis

ope

ratin

g ar

ea

84. N

ew T

errit

ories

ta

xi st

and,

use

d w

ith

Sign

82

96. H

ard

shou

lder

– d

o no

t us

e ex

cept

in a

n em

erge

ncy

94. T

ime

plat

e fo

r tax

i sta

nd

and

taxis

pa

rkin

g at

ot

her t

imes

95. T

ime

plat

e fo

r pub

lic lig

ht

bus

stan

d an

d pu

blic

light

bus

es

park

ing

at

othe

r tim

es

89. G

reen

m

inib

us s

top

90. G

reen

m

inib

us s

tand

91. R

ed

min

ibus

sto

p 92

. Red

m

inib

us s

tand

85. L

anta

u ta

xi st

and,

us

ed w

ith S

ign

82

97. L

ay-b

y, us

e in

an

emer

genc

y

98. C

yclis

ts m

ust d

ismou

nt

and

use

cros

sing

to c

ross

th

e ro

ad

99. W

ay o

ut

for v

ehicl

es10

0. N

o ex

it fo

r ve

hicle

s10

1. W

ay in

for

vehi

cles

102.

No

entry

fo

r veh

icles

103.

Aut

otol

l bo

oth

104.

Aut

otol

l tra

ffic la

ne

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

115

1. S

top

behi

nd th

e ‘S

top’

line

2. S

top

behi

nd th

e ‘S

top’

line

and

prep

are

to

star

t whe

n gr

een

light

sh

ows

3. G

o if

way

is

clear

Traf

fic S

igna

ls g

ivin

g O

rder

s

4. G

o bu

t onl

y in

the

dire

ctio

n of

th

e lef

t arro

w

5. G

o, b

ut

turn

left

only

6. G

o, b

ut

ahea

d on

ly7.

Go,

but

tu

rn ri

ght

only

8. S

top

behi

nd th

e ‘S

top’

line

unles

s un

safe

to

do s

o

9. T

raffic

lig

ht s

igna

l fo

r tra

ms

only

11. S

top

behi

nd th

e sig

nals,

whe

n fla

shin

g alt

erna

tely

Lane

si

gnal

s

12. D

o no

t pr

ocee

d be

yond

the

signa

l in th

is lan

e

13. P

roce

ed

in th

is lan

e if

it is

safe

to d

o so

14. C

hang

e lan

es to

left

15. C

hang

e lan

es to

righ

t16

. Lea

ve

expr

essw

ay a

t ne

xt e

xit o

n th

e lef

t ahe

ad

17. L

eave

ex

pres

sway

at

next

exit

on

the

right

ah

ead

18. D

o no

t pr

ocee

d be

yond

the

signa

l in th

is lan

e

19. W

arni

ng

signa

l – s

low

do

wn

and

prep

are

to

stop

20. P

roce

ed

in th

is lan

e if

it is

safe

to d

o so

Pede

stria

n si

gnal

s

23. D

o no

t cr

oss

24. C

ross

w

ith c

are

25

. Do

not

star

t to

cros

s

10. T

raffic

light

sig

nal f

or lig

ht ra

il ve

hicle

s on

ly

Lane

si

gnal

s

21. D

rive

with

ca

utio

n an

d pr

epar

e to

ch

ange

lane

s or

sto

p

22. N

o w

ind

susc

eptib

le ve

hicle

s (ve

hicle

s

with

an

over

all h

eight

ex

ceed

ing

1.6m

in

heig

ht, m

otor

cyc

les

and

mot

or tr

icycle

s)

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

116

Traf

fic S

igns

giv

ing

War

ning

1. S

top

or

give

way

ah

ead

2. D

istan

ce

to ʻG

ive w

ayʼ

line,

use

d w

ith

Sign

1

3. D

istan

ce

to ʻS

topʼ

line,

us

ed w

ith

Sign

1

4. B

end

to le

ft ah

ead

(ri

ght i

f sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

5. L

eft b

end

sign

with

‘re

duce

spe

ed

now

’ (ri

ght i

f sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

6. D

oubl

e be

nd a

head

fir

st to

righ

t (s

ymbo

l may

be

reve

rsed

)

7. D

ual

carri

agew

ay

ends

ahe

ad

8. R

ound

-ab

out a

head

9. R

oad

narro

ws

on

right

ahe

ad

(left

if sy

mbo

l re

vers

ed)

10. R

oad

narro

ws

on

both

sid

es

ahea

d

11. R

educ

e sp

eed

now

12. L

ower

ing

of s

peed

limit

to th

at s

how

n ah

ead

13. S

harp

de

viatio

n of

rout

e to

lef

t (rig

ht

if sy

mbo

l re

vers

ed)

14. T

raffic

sig

nals

ahea

d15

. Ste

ep

hill u

pwar

ds

ahea

d

16. S

teep

hill

dow

nwar

ds

ahea

d

17. U

se lo

w

gear

18. U

se

low

gea

r fo

r dist

ance

sh

own

19. K

eep

in

low

gea

r20

. Sin

gle

file

traffic

ahe

ad

21. C

yclis

ts to

kee

p lef

t22

. Cyc

lists

to w

alk o

n st

eep

road

23. T

raffic

ac

ciden

t bl

acks

pot

ahea

d

24. P

edes

trian

ac

ciden

t bl

acks

pot

ahea

d

25. C

ross

road

s ah

ead

26. S

tagg

ered

ju

nctio

n ah

ead

(sym

bol m

ay b

e re

vers

ed)

27. S

ide

road

to

right

ahe

ad (le

ft if

sym

bol r

ever

sed)

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

117

28. T

-junc

tion

ahea

d29

. Tra

ffic

mer

ging

from

lef

t

30. M

ergi

ng

into

main

tra

ffic o

n rig

ht

33. O

verh

ead

elect

ric c

able

ahea

d

34. D

isabl

ed

pers

ons

ah

ead

35. L

evel

cros

sing

with

ba

rrier

ahe

ad

36. Q

uay-

sid

e or

rive

r ba

nk a

head

37.

Rest

ricte

d he

adro

om

ahea

d

38.

Pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g ah

ead

39. C

hild

ren

ahea

d40

. Risk

of

fallin

g or

fa

llen

rock

s ah

ead

41. H

orse

s ah

ead

42. C

attle

ah

ead

43. F

og o

r m

ist a

head

44. B

us

lane

ahea

d (F

ranc

hise

d bu

ses)

45. B

us la

ne

ahea

d

(All b

uses

)

46. B

us la

ne

(Fra

nchi

sed

buse

s) o

n m

ajor r

oad

ahea

d

47. B

us la

ne

(All b

uses

) on

majo

r ro

ad a

head

48. W

arni

ng

to

pede

stria

ns

cros

sing

road

with

bu

s lan

e

49. L

ight

rail

vehi

cles

or

tram

s ah

ead

50. L

ight

rail

vehi

cle la

ne

or tr

am la

ne

ahea

d

51. L

ight

rail

vehi

cle la

ne

or tr

am la

ne

on m

ajor r

oad

ahea

d

52.

Pede

stria

ns

on o

r cro

ssin

g ro

ad a

head

53.

Cycle

way

ah

ead

(cyc

lists

on

or

cros

sing

road

ah

ead)

54. C

yclis

ts

ahea

d55

. Une

ven

road

sur

face

ah

ead

56. R

oad

hum

p ah

ead

57. T

wo-

way

tra

ffic a

cros

s a

one-

way

ro

ad a

head

58. T

wo-

way

tra

ffic a

head

(Sym

bol m

ay b

e re

vers

ed)

Mer

ging

traffic

from

slip

road

shou

ld giv

e pr

iority

to m

ain tr

affic

on e

xpre

ssw

ay

(blue

colo

ur fo

r tru

nk ro

ads)

31. S

lip ro

ad

traffic

mer

ging

fro

m le

ft

32. M

ergi

ng in

to

main

traf

fic o

n rig

ht

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

118

59. R

ed lig

ht/s

peed

cam

era

ahea

d60

. Red

light

cam

era

cont

rol

zone

61. P

late

used

with

Sig

n 33

to

sta

te th

e sa

fe h

eight

62. S

choo

l ahe

ad, p

late

used

w

ith S

ign

3963

. Play

grou

nd a

head

, plat

e us

ed w

ith S

ign

39

64. D

istan

ce a

s sh

own

to

haz

ard

65. R

ed-o

n th

e lef

t edg

e of

a ro

ad

66. W

hite

-on

the

right

edg

e of

a s

ingl

e ca

rriag

eway

(Haz

ard

mar

kers

- fa

cing

drive

rs to

indi

cate

the

edge

of

a c

arria

gew

ay o

r an

obst

ruct

ion

near

that

edg

e)

67. A

mbe

r-on

the

right

edg

e of

the

cent

ral

rese

rvat

ion

of a

du

al ca

rriag

eway

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

119

Tem

pora

ry s

igns

Tem

pora

ry s

igns

are

use

d to

gi

ve w

arni

ng o

f tem

pora

ry

haza

rds,

or i

nfor

mat

ion

or

gui

danc

e ab

out t

empo

rary

tra

ffic a

rrang

emen

t. Th

ey c

an

be re

gulat

ory,

war

ning

or

info

rmat

ory.

Tem

pora

ry

signs

are

as

impo

rtant

as

perm

anen

t sig

ns. Y

ou s

houl

d lo

ok o

ut fo

r the

m e

ven

if yo

u ar

e on

a fa

milia

r roa

d.

Tem

pora

ry s

igns

are

usu

ally

mou

nted

on

porta

ble

stan

ds

but m

ay a

lso b

e fo

und

on

post

s lik

e pe

rman

ent s

igns

. So

me

regu

lator

y sig

ns s

uch

as ʻS

topʼ

and

ʻGoʼ

may

be

man

ually

ope

rate

d.

Tem

pora

ry s

igns

can

be

us

ed fo

r tem

pora

ry tr

affic

ar

rang

emen

ts fo

r majo

r ev

ents

or i

f a s

ectio

n of

road

is

close

d be

caus

e of

an

emer

genc

y or

road

wor

ks.

They

can

also

be

used

for

war

ning

of t

empo

rary

road

co

nditio

ns o

r for

sho

rt-te

rm

traffic

con

trol b

y th

e po

lice.

Tem

pora

ry S

igns

and

Roa

d M

arki

ngs

1. R

ight

lane

clo

sed

ahea

d

2. R

ight

lane

clo

sed

ahea

d

3. L

eft l

ane

only

ahea

d

4. L

eft l

ane

only

ahea

d on

tw

o-w

ay ro

ad

5. R

oad

wor

ks a

head

6.

Dive

rt to

an

othe

r ca

rriag

eway

to

righ

t ahe

ad

(dire

ctio

n m

ay

be re

vers

ed)

7. K

eep

right

(k

eep

left i

f sy

mbo

l re

vers

ed)

8. V

ehicl

es

may

pas

s eit

her s

ide

to

reac

h sa

me

dest

inat

ion

(Red

bar

s in

sig

ns 1

to 4

indi

cate

that

lane

s ar

e clo

sed)

9. R

oad

narro

ws

on

left a

head

(rig

ht if

sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

10. E

nd o

f ro

ad w

orks

, us

ed w

ith

Sign

s 1

to 5

11. U

sed

with

Si

gn 5

to

indi

cate

line

pain

ting

(wor

ding

may

be

var

ied to

su

it na

ture

of

road

wor

ks)

12. T

empo

rary

clo

sure

of

lane

or ro

ad

13. T

empo

rary

sh

arp

devia

tion

to

left (

right

if

sym

bol

reve

rsed

)

14. M

anua

lly

oper

ated

ʻS

top/

Goʼ

sig

n ah

ead

15. M

anua

lly

oper

ated

te

mpo

rary

ʻS

topʼ

sig

n

16. M

anua

lly

oper

ated

te

mpo

rary

ʻG

oʼ s

ign

17. R

amp

or s

udde

n ch

ange

of

road

leve

l ahe

ad

18

. Ram

p or

sud

den

chan

ge

of ro

ad le

vel

19

.Tem

pora

ry

traffic

con

e 20

.Tem

pora

ry

traffic

cyli

nder

21

.Tem

pora

ry

ʻNo

park

ingʼ

sig

n

22. T

raffic

sig

nals

ahea

d

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

120

Dive

rsio

n sig

ns g

uide

you

alo

ng a

n alt

erna

tive

rout

e th

at

will

rejo

in th

e no

rmal

rout

e af

ter p

assin

g th

e clo

sed

road

or

obs

truct

ion.

Tem

pora

ry

dire

ctio

n sig

ns m

ay b

e us

ed

for t

empo

rary

rout

es o

r for

sh

ort-t

erm

eve

nts

that

likely

at

tract

muc

h tra

ffic. D

ivers

ion

signs

and

tem

pora

ry d

irect

ion

signs

hav

e a

yello

w

back

grou

nd.

Som

etim

es a

wor

ded

war

ning

sig

n m

ay b

e us

ed fo

r spe

cific

haza

rd w

hen

ther

e is

no

suita

ble

stan

dard

sig

n fo

r us

e. T

he s

igns

are

usu

ally

of

rect

angu

lar s

hape

and

hav

e

a re

d ba

ckgr

ound

.

Tem

pora

ry ro

ad m

arki

ngs

Tem

pora

ry ro

ad m

arkin

gs m

ay

also

be u

sed

to d

eline

ate

carri

agew

ay e

dges

or t

o di

vide

a ca

rriag

eway

into

tra

ffic la

nes

(see

pag

es 1

24

to 1

27).

23. R

oad

ahea

d clo

sed

to v

ehicl

es24

. Roa

d clo

sed

to

vehi

cles

25. T

empo

rary

ro

ute

for v

ehicl

es26

. Tem

pora

ry

rout

e fo

r pe

dest

rians

27. U

sed

with

te

mpo

rary

traf

fic

signa

ls. V

ehicl

es

mus

t not

pro

ceed

be

yond

the

sign

whe

n re

d lig

ht

show

s.

28. T

empo

rary

clo

sure

of

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

g

29. D

ivers

ion

ahea

d fo

r all

vehi

cles

at

dist

ance

sh

own

30. T

empo

rary

di

vers

ion

for

all v

ehicl

es

31. T

empo

rary

ro

ute

for a

ll di

verte

d tra

ffic

32. E

nd o

f di

vers

ion

33. S

lippe

ry

road

ahe

ad34

. Loo

se

chip

ping

s ah

ead

35. U

neve

n ro

ad s

urfa

ce

ahea

d

36. S

low

(S

ign

used

by

polic

e in

em

erge

ncy)

37. W

arn

of

road

sur

facin

g w

orks

(w

ordi

ng m

ay

be v

aried

to

suit

spec

ific

haza

rd)

38. O

ther

da

nger

ahe

ad

(use

d w

ith

plat

e to

de

scrib

e th

e ha

zard

)

39. U

sed

with

Si

gn 3

8 (w

ordi

ng m

ay

be v

aried

)

40. S

ingl

e file

tra

ffic a

head

(w

ordi

ng m

ay

be v

aried

to

'Sin

gle

track

ro

ad')

41. S

low,

ro

ad w

orks

42. R

educ

e sp

eed

now,

w

orks

ahe

ad

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

121

Dire

ctio

n sig

ns g

uide

you

to

you

r des

tinat

ion.

All im

porta

nt tr

affic

rout

es

have

dire

ctio

n sig

ns, m

ost a

re

blue

with

a w

hite

bor

der,

but

signs

on

expr

essw

ays

are

gree

n.

Mos

t stra

tegi

c tru

nk ro

ads

have

rout

e nu

mbe

rs s

how

n on

shi

elds

on d

irect

ion

signs

, w

hich

ena

ble

mot

orist

s to

qu

ickly

find

the

mos

t co

nven

ient a

nd d

irect

rout

e fro

m o

ne d

istric

t to

anot

her.

To c

hang

e yo

ur m

ind

in la

st

min

ute

or h

esita

tion

in

choo

sing

rout

e at

dive

rgin

g po

int i

s da

nger

ous.

Un

ders

tand

ing

the

dire

ctio

n sig

ning

sys

tem

, kno

win

g w

ell

in a

dvan

ce w

hich

rout

e yo

u ne

ed to

take

and

follo

win

g di

rect

ion

signs

in g

ood

time

will

enab

le yo

u to

driv

e sa

fely

and

avoi

d un

nece

ssar

y de

tour

. Alw

ays

plan

you

r rou

te

befo

re m

ovin

g of

f (se

e th

e de

tails

of m

obile

app

licat

ions

fo

r jou

rney

plan

ning

in ʻF

urth

er

Refe

renc

e M

ater

ialsʼ

).

Dire

ctio

n sig

ns a

re n

orm

ally

prov

ided

on

the

appr

oach

to

and

at ju

nctio

ns. T

hose

on

the

appr

oach

to ju

nctio

ns a

re

ʻadv

ance

dire

ctio

n sig

nsʼ.

Dire

ctio

n Si

gns

Le

ft: A

sim

ple

adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g th

e de

stin

atio

ns.

Far r

ight

and

righ

t: Th

e ad

vanc

e di

rect

ion

signs

may

als

o sh

ow a

sim

ple

map

of

the

junc

tion

layou

t – th

e m

ore

impo

rtant

the

road

from

the

junc

tion,

the

thick

er th

e lin

e on

the

sign.

Left:

Adv

ance

dire

ctio

n sig

ns

for a

roun

dabo

ut s

how

ing

the

exit

arra

ngem

ent.

Exit

to

expr

essw

ay o

r loc

al de

stin

atio

n is

show

n in

gr

een

or w

hite

bac

kgro

und

resp

ectiv

ely.

Far r

ight

and

righ

t: At

mul

ti-lev

el ju

nctio

ns o

n ro

ads

with

fa

ster

traf

fic, i

nfor

mat

ion

abou

t the

junc

tion

is us

ually

gi

ven

at le

ast 5

00m

in

adva

nce

and

repe

ated

at t

he

begi

nnin

g of

the

dece

lerat

ion

lane.

(At 5

00m

in a

dvan

ce)

(At s

tart

of d

ecele

ratio

n lan

e)

Left:

Adv

ance

dire

ctio

n sig

ns

may

also

give

adv

ance

in

dica

tions

of p

rohi

bitio

ns o

r w

arni

ng o

f dan

gers

ahe

ad.

Far r

ight

and

righ

t: La

ne

info

rmat

ion

may

also

be

give

n on

an

adva

nce

dire

ctio

n sig

n or

mar

ked

on th

e ro

ad.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

122

Traf

fic S

igns

giv

ing

Info

rmat

ion

On

busy

road

s, s

igns

may

be

plac

ed o

n ga

ntrie

s ab

ove

the

road

s. (T

he p

anel

on th

e rig

ht in

dica

tes

the

lane

to S

ha T

in

thro

ugh

a ro

ad tu

nnel.

)Th

e ar

row

belo

w th

e de

stin

atio

ns p

oint

s to

the

lane

for t

hese

de

stin

atio

ns, a

nd y

ou s

houl

d se

lect y

our d

estin

atio

n an

d ge

t in

app

ropr

iate

lane.

Sym

bols

for t

he th

ree

cros

s-ha

rbou

r tun

nels

are

mar

ked

with

E, C

and

W to

indi

cate

the

dire

ctio

ns to

the

East

ern

Harb

our C

ross

ing,

Cro

ss-H

arbo

ur T

unne

l and

Wes

tern

Har

bour

Cr

ossin

g re

spec

tively

. Th

e ar

row

belo

w th

e de

stin

atio

ns p

oint

s to

the

lane

for t

hese

des

tinat

ions

, and

you

sho

uld

selec

t you

r des

tinat

ion

and

get i

n ap

prop

riate

lane

. The

mid

dle

two

lanes

can

equ

ally

lead

you

to a

ll des

tinat

ions

sho

wn

in th

e m

iddl

e pa

nel.

Sym

bols

may

be

used

on

dire

ctio

n sig

ns to

help

you

find

yo

ur ro

ute

quick

ly or

di

rect

you

to a

facil

ity

such

as

park

ing

plac

e. T

he s

ymbo

ls m

ay a

lso a

ppea

r on

their

ow

n.

Dire

ctio

n to

pa

rkin

g pl

ace

Dire

ctio

n to

airp

ort

Dire

ctio

n to

ne

arby

hos

pita

l w

ith a

ccid

ent

and

emer

genc

y se

rvice

s

(On

majo

r tru

nk ro

ads,

the

signs

are

in b

lue

back

grou

nd;

on e

xpre

ssw

ays,

the

signs

are

in g

reen

.)

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g ex

it nu

mbe

r alo

ng

stra

tegi

c ro

ute

Dire

ctio

n sig

n sh

owin

g de

stin

atio

n an

d its

as

socia

ted

exit

num

ber a

long

st

rate

gic

rout

e

Dire

ctio

n sig

n to

ex

pres

sway

. De

stin

atio

n, ro

ute

num

ber a

nd

expr

essw

ay lo

go

are

show

n.

Dire

ctio

n sig

n fo

r lo

cal d

estin

atio

n (b

lack

on w

hite

ba

ckgr

ound

)

Poin

ted

dire

ctio

n sig

n at

junc

tion

mar

ks th

e tu

rn to

th

e de

stin

atio

n sh

own

Rout

e nu

mbe

r alo

ng

stra

tegi

c ro

ute

Cont

inua

tion

of e

xpre

ssw

ay

with

rout

e

num

ber

Chain

age

mar

ker t

o gi

ve

posit

ion

along

st

rate

gic

rout

es (s

ee

page

133

)

Urba

n ta

xi

pick

up

and

drop

off

only

New

Ter

ritor

ies

taxi

pick

up

and

dr

op o

ff on

ly

Lant

au ta

xi

pick

up

and

dr

op o

ff on

lyG

ive w

ay to

bu

ses

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

123

Dire

ctio

n si

gns

for c

yclis

ts

or p

edes

tria

ns

Dire

ction

sign

s for

ped

estri

ans

or c

yclis

ts sh

ow a

ped

estri

an

or c

ycle

sym

bol re

spec

tively

an

d ar

e als

o blu

e in

colou

r with

a

whit

e bo

rder.

The

y may

also

sh

ow so

me

of th

e sy

mbo

ls

used

on

gene

ral d

irect

ion si

gns

(see

page

122

).

Rout

e fo

r cyc

lists

Info

rmat

ory

sign

s

No th

roug

h ro

adNo

thro

ugh

road

on

left

No th

roug

h ro

ad o

n rig

ht30

0m20

0m10

0m

Star

t of d

ual

carri

agew

ay

ahea

d

Plac

e fo

r te

mpo

rary

st

oppi

ng o

f ve

hicle

to

allow

oth

ers

to

pas

s

Sign

at s

tart

of s

ingl

e tra

ck

road

Priva

te ro

adFo

r use

by

polic

e at

ac

ciden

t site

Prep

are

to

stop

if

signa

lled

to

do s

o

Stop

at

ʻCen

sus

poin

Cens

us p

oint

Adva

nce

war

ning

of a

ne

ed fo

r lan

e se

lectio

n

Coun

tdow

n m

arke

rs u

sed

to in

dica

te th

e di

stan

ce

to a

n ex

it on

the

left s

ide

of a

road

(Bac

kgro

und

in g

reen

if o

n ex

pres

sway

) (S

ymbo

ls m

ay b

e re

vers

ed to

indi

cate

exit

on

right

)

Sign

sho

win

g lan

e in

dica

tion

arro

ws

for e

ach

lane

or te

mpo

rary

lan

e clo

sure

at

junc

tion

ahea

dW

orde

d in

form

ator

y si

gns

Rout

e fo

r ped

estri

ans

Dire

ctio

n to

hills

ide

esca

lator

s

Dire

ctio

n to

Mas

s Tr

ansit

Ra

ilway

(MTR

) Sta

tion

Carri

agew

ay

narro

ws

on

right

(b

ackg

roun

d in

gre

en if

on

expr

essw

ay)

An in

tern

atio

nal s

ymbo

l of

acce

ssib

ility

may

app

ear o

n sig

ns to

indi

cate

sui

tabl

e ro

utes

or e

ntra

nces

to

facil

ities

for t

he d

isabl

ed

Dire

ctio

n to

sub

way

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

124

Roa

d M

arki

ngs

givi

ng W

arni

ng a

nd In

form

atio

n

Cros

sing

area

fo

r pe

dest

rians

Rem

ind

drive

rs to

ge

t int

o th

e ap

prop

riate

lan

e

Lane

in

form

atio

n

Slow

- Ha

zard

ah

ead

Get

ove

r to

the

left (

right

if

mar

king

reve

rsed

)

Entra

nce

to

dece

lerat

ion

lane

on th

e lef

t (rig

ht if

m

arkin

g re

vers

ed)

Bus

lane

open

for

vehi

cles

turn

ing

left

End

of b

us

lane

on le

ft,

open

for a

ll ve

hicle

s (ri

ght

of m

arkin

g re

vers

ed)

Mar

king

at

end

of b

us

lane

Star

t of t

he

spee

d lim

it as

sh

own

Kerb

side

mar

king

at

pede

stria

n cr

ossin

gIn

dica

te to

pe

dest

rians

di

rect

ion

look

ing

for

appr

oach

ing

traffic

Bicy

cles

and

tricy

cles

only

Mul

ti-cy

cles

only

Keep

clea

rG

ive w

ay to

bu

ses

Tran

sver

se

yello

w b

ar

mar

king

Redu

ce s

peed

in

appr

oach

ing

exit t

o sli

p ro

ad /

roun

dabo

ut/

toll p

laza

Edge

of t

he

road

at a

lay-

by,

pass

ing

plac

e or

bus

sto

p

Lane

line

Line

divi

ding

tra

ffic la

nes

Cent

re lin

e

Line

divi

ding

tw

o-w

ay

traffic

War

ning

line

Repl

ace

lane

or c

entre

line

near

a h

azar

d

War

ning

ha

tche

d m

arkin

g

Edge

line

of

carri

agew

ay

(con

tinuo

us)

Edge

line

of

carri

agew

ay

(bro

ken)

Edge

of t

he

road

at a

ju

nctio

n

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

125

Roa

d M

arki

ngs

givi

ng O

rder

s

Doub

le w

hite

lin

es

Do n

ot c

ross

or

driv

e on

Doub

le w

hite

lin

es w

ith

hatc

hing

Do n

ot c

ross

or

ent

er

hatc

hed

area

Doub

le w

hite

lines

whe

re th

e lin

e ne

ares

t to

you

is so

lid

Do n

ot c

ross

or

driv

e on

Doub

le w

hite

lines

whe

re th

e lin

e ne

ares

t to

you

is br

oken

May

cro

ss to

ov

erta

ke

Mer

ging

ch

evro

n m

arkin

g

Dive

rgin

g ch

evro

n m

arkin

g

Hatc

hed

traffic

islan

d m

arkin

g fo

r tw

o-w

ay

traffic

Star

t of b

us

lane

mar

king

with

tim

e pe

riod

show

n

Ligh

t rail

ve

hicle

onl

y lan

e

Hard

sho

ulde

r fo

r em

erge

ncy

use

only

Do n

ot c

ross

or e

nter

hat

ched

are

a

‘Sto

p’ lin

e at

tra

ffic lig

ht

junc

tion

‘Sto

p’ lin

es a

nd m

arkin

gs a

t ʻS

topʼ

prio

rity

junc

tion

‘Give

way

’ lin

es a

nd w

arni

ng

mar

king

at ‘G

ive w

ay’ p

riorit

y ju

nctio

n

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

126

No s

topp

ing

at a

ny ti

me

No s

topp

ing

at ti

mes

sho

wn

on ʻT

ime

plat

No p

arkin

g at

any

tim

e or

at t

imes

sho

wn

on

ʻTim

e pl

ateʼ

Pede

stria

n cr

ossin

gYe

llow

stri

ped

mar

kings

at

light

sig

nal

cros

sing

(no

stop

ping

of v

ehicl

es o

ver

the

mar

kings

)

Ahea

d on

ly in

th

is lan

eTu

rn le

ft in

th

is lan

eTu

rn ri

ght i

n th

is lan

eAh

ead

or tu

rn

left i

n th

is lan

e Ah

ead

or tu

rn

right

in th

is lan

e

Turn

left

or

right

in th

is lan

e

Ahea

d, tu

rn

left o

r tur

n rig

ht in

this

lane

Park

ing

spac

e m

arke

d w

ith

lines

Park

ing

spac

e m

arke

d w

ith

road

stu

ds

Park

ing

spac

e fo

r disa

bled

pe

rson

with

pa

rkin

g pe

rmit

only

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

127

Zebr

a cr

ossin

g in

cludi

ng it

s ʻG

ive w

ayʼ l

ines

and

zeb

ra

cont

rolle

d ar

eas

(mar

ked

with

zig

zag

lines

) mar

kings

Box

junc

tion

mar

king

– do

not

en

ter u

nles

s ex

it is

clear

Tram

and

Nor

th-w

est R

ailw

ay

cros

sing

box

mar

king

– do

not

en

ter u

nles

s ex

it is

clear

No p

arkin

g on

yell

ow h

atch

ed

area

Bus

stop

are

a m

arke

d w

ith

lines

Publ

ic lig

ht

bus

stan

d or

ta

xi st

and

Ligh

t rail

sto

pTr

am s

top

(sto

p an

d

give

way

to

pede

stria

ns

cros

sing

to o

r fro

m tr

am)

Buse

s on

ly Tr

ams

only

Ligh

t rail

ve

hicle

s on

lyTa

xi pi

ck u

p an

d dr

op o

ff on

ly

ʻAut

otol

l lan

eʼ g

uide

m

ark

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

128

Stra

tegi

c R

oute

Num

bers

Note

s: F

or m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on s

trate

gic

rout

es a

nd th

eir u

pdat

e, s

ee ʻF

urth

er R

efer

ence

Mat

erial

sʼ.

The

Lang

uage

of t

he R

oad

129

Hong

Kon

g st

rate

gic

rout

es,

inclu

ding

mos

t tru

nk ro

ads

and

expr

essw

ays,

hav

e ro

ute

num

bers

whi

ch e

nabl

e dr

ivers

to

qui

ckly

find

the

mos

t co

nven

ient a

nd d

irect

rout

e fro

m o

ne d

istric

t to

anot

her.

Rout

e nu

mbe

r shi

elds

as w

ell

as e

xit n

umbe

rs a

re in

clude

d on

dire

ctio

n sig

ns to

gui

de

drive

rs. C

hain

age

mar

kers

are

als

o in

stall

ed a

t reg

ular

in

terv

als to

adv

ise y

our

posit

ion

along

the

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

.

Ten

rout

es h

ave

been

de

signa

ted

unde

r the

ro

ute

num

berin

g sy

stem

. The

th

ree

north

-sou

th ro

utes

(R

oute

s 1,

2 a

nd 3

) pas

s th

roug

h th

e th

ree

cros

s-ha

rbou

r tun

nels,

and

their

nu

mbe

ring

sequ

ence

follo

ws

the

open

ing

of th

e tu

nnels

(i.e.

Cr

oss-

Harb

our T

unne

l, Ea

ster

n Ha

rbou

r Cro

ssin

g an

d W

este

rn H

arbo

ur C

ross

ing)

. Th

e six

eas

t-wes

t rou

tes

(Rou

tes

4, 5

, 6, 7

, 8 a

nd 1

0)

have

seq

uenc

es s

tarti

ng fr

om

sout

h to

nor

th. T

he c

ircul

ar

Rout

e 9

circu

msc

ribes

the

New

Ter

ritor

ies. D

etail

s of

th

ese

ten

rout

es a

re lis

ted

on

the

right

:

Rou

te

Aber

deen

to S

ha T

in

Aber

deen

– W

ong

Chuk

Han

g –

Aber

deen

Tun

nel –

Ca

usew

ay B

ay –

Cr

oss-

Harb

our T

unne

l –

Hung

Hom

– K

owlo

on T

ong

– Li

on R

ock

Tunn

el –

Sha

Tin

(to

join

Rou

te 9

)

Rou

te

Qua

rry

Bay

to M

a Li

u Sh

ui

Qua

rry B

ay –

Eas

tern

Har

bour

Cr

ossin

g –

Kwun

Ton

g –T

ateʼ

s Ca

irn T

unne

l – M

a Li

u Sh

ui

(to jo

in R

oute

9)

Rou

te

Sai Y

ing

Pun

to Y

uen

Long

Sai Y

ing

Pun

– W

este

rn

Harb

our C

ross

ing

– Co

ntain

er

Port

– Ch

eung

Tsin

g Tu

nnel

Tsin

g Yi

– T

ai La

m T

unne

l –

Pat H

eung

– Y

uen

Long

(to

join

Rou

te 9

)

Rou

te

Cha

i Wan

to K

enne

dy T

own

Chai

Wan

– C

ause

way

Bay

Wan

Cha

i – C

entra

l – S

heun

g W

an –

Sai

Ying

Pun

Kenn

edy

Tow

n

Rou

te

Nga

u Ta

u K

ok to

Tsu

en

Wan

Ngau

Tau

Kok

– K

owlo

on B

ay

– Ka

i Tak

Tun

nel –

Hun

g Ho

m

– Ya

u M

a Te

i – L

ai Ch

i Kok

Kwai

Chun

g –

Tsue

n W

an

(to jo

in R

oute

9)

Rou

te

Tseu

ng K

wan

O to

Wes

t K

owlo

on

Tseu

ng K

wan

O –

Ts

eung

Kw

an O

-Lam

Tin

Tu

nnel

– Ch

a Kw

o Li

ng –

Ko

wlo

on B

ay –

Yau

Ma

Tei

Inte

rcha

nge

Rou

te

Tseu

ng K

wan

O to

Kw

ai

Chu

ng

Tseu

ng K

wan

O –

Tse

ung

Kwan

O T

unne

l – K

wun

Ton

g –

Kow

loon

Bay

– W

ong

Tai

Sin

– Sh

am S

hui P

o –

Lai C

hi

Kok

– Kw

ai Ch

ung

(to

join

Rou

te 5

)

Rou

te

Sha

Tin

to C

hek

Lap

Kok

Sha

Tin

– Ta

i Wai

– Ea

gleʼ

s Ne

st T

unne

l – C

heun

g Sh

a W

an –

Ngo

ng S

huen

Cha

u –

Ts

ing

Yi –

Nam

Wan

Tun

nel –

Ts

ing

Ma

Brid

ge –

Tun

g Ch

ung

– Ch

ek L

ap K

ok

Rou

te

New

Ter

ritor

ies

Circ

ular

R

oute

Shin

g M

un T

unne

ls –

Tai W

ai –

Sha

Tin

– M

a Li

u Sh

ui –

Tai

Po

– Fa

nlin

g –

Sheu

ng S

hui –

Lok

M

a Ch

au –

Yue

n Lo

ng –

Hun

g Sh

ui K

iu –

Tue

n M

un –

Sha

m

Tsen

g –

Tsue

n W

an

Rou

te

Shen

zhen

Por

t Are

a to

La

m T

ei

Shen

zhen

Por

t Are

a –

Tin

Shui

Wai

– Yu

en L

ong

High

way

Chi

ldre

n an

d El

derly

Peo

ple

as R

oad

Use

rs

130

Do n

ot a

llow

you

ng c

hild

ren

out a

lone

on

the

road

. Alw

ays

go w

ith th

em. I

f you

can

not

go, a

sk a

noth

er a

dult

to g

o w

ith th

em. Y

ou s

houl

d alw

ays

hold

their

han

ds a

nd w

alk

betw

een

them

and

the

traffic

w

hene

ver y

ou a

re o

n or

nea

r a

road

or p

avem

ent.

If yo

u ca

nnot

do

this,

use

rein

s or

se

cure

them

firm

ly in

a

push

chair

or c

arry

them

. Do

not

let t

hem

run

onto

the

road

.

Child

ren

up to

the

age

of 1

1

(thos

e be

fore

sec

onda

ry

scho

ol a

ge) s

houl

d st

ill be

su

perv

ised

on th

e ro

ads,

pa

rticu

larly

the

youn

ger o

nes.

Yo

u m

ust h

old

their

han

ds

whe

n cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad. I

f th

ey m

ust g

o on

their

ow

n, te

ll th

em n

ot to

cro

ss u

nles

s all

th

e tra

ffic fr

om a

ny d

irect

ion

has

stop

ped

or th

ere

is no

tra

ffic in

sig

ht. D

o no

t allo

w

them

to m

ake

a jo

urne

y un

less

they

can

cop

e w

ith a

ny

dang

ers

they

mig

ht e

ncou

nter

.

Chap

ter 9

Chi

ldre

n an

d El

derly

Peo

ple

as R

oad

Use

rs

Chi

ldre

n on

the

Roa

dAl

low

them

plen

ty o

f tim

e fo

r th

eir jo

urne

y so

they

do

not

need

to h

urry,

par

ticul

arly

whe

n go

ing

to s

choo

l. Tr

y to

en

sure

that

they

do

not f

orge

t an

ythi

ng, a

s a

wor

ried

or

hurry

ing

child

may

not

take

ca

re.

You

shou

ld s

et a

goo

d ex

ampl

e w

hen

with

chi

ldre

n by

follo

win

g th

e Ro

ad U

sers

ʼ Co

de c

aref

ully

and

clear

ly so

th

at th

ey w

ill lea

rn th

e co

rrect

an

d sa

fe w

ay to

use

the

road

. Fo

r exa

mpl

e, y

ou s

houl

d te

ach

your

chi

ldre

n ho

w to

ap

ply

the

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de p

rope

rly to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad.

Whe

n us

ing

a pu

shch

air, k

eep

it aw

ay fr

om th

e ke

rb

parti

cular

ly w

hen

wait

ing

to

cros

s a

road

, eve

n th

ough

it

may

be

mor

e di

fficul

t to

see

if an

ythi

ng is

com

ing.

Bef

ore

you

cros

s to

an

islan

d, m

ake

sure

it h

as e

noug

h sp

ace

for

both

you

and

the

push

chair

. If

it is

not,

cros

s th

e w

hole

road

in o

ne g

o w

hen

it is

safe

to

do

so.

You

shou

ld a

llow

chi

ldre

n

to p

lay o

nly

in s

afe

area

s.

Do n

ot a

llow

them

to p

lay o

n th

e ro

adw

ay o

r the

pav

emen

t. Do

not

allo

w th

em to

play

w

here

they

can

eas

ily re

ach

a

road

or p

avem

ent,

or w

here

th

ere

is lik

eliho

od o

f mov

ing

or

park

ed v

ehicl

es. D

o no

t allo

w

them

to c

arry

out

any

oth

er

activ

ities,

suc

h as

eat

ing,

dr

inkin

g, p

layin

g m

obile

ga

mes

, usin

g a

mob

ile p

hone

, lis

teni

ng to

any

aud

io d

evice

or

talki

ng, w

hen

cros

sing

the

road

s.

Neve

r wait

for c

hild

ren

on

the

othe

r sid

e of

the

road

, fo

r exa

mpl

e w

hen

they

are

lea

ving

scho

ol o

r a b

us.

Child

ren,

exc

ited

to s

ee y

ou,

may

das

h ac

ross

with

out

follo

win

g th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

pro

perly

.

Whe

n ge

tting

in o

r out

of

vehi

cles,

let c

hild

ren

get i

n fir

st

and

get o

ut la

st. W

hen

you

are

drop

ping

off

a ch

ild a

lone

, w

here

ver p

ossib

le st

op a

t a

loca

tion

whe

re th

e ch

ild w

ill no

t hav

e to

cro

ss th

e ro

ad.

Chi

ldre

n as

cyc

lists

You

mus

t not

allo

w c

hild

ren

unde

r the

age

of 1

1 to

cyc

le on

a ro

ad w

ithou

t adu

lt su

perv

ision

.Ch

ildre

n sh

ould

be

advis

ed to

rid

e on

cyc

le tra

cks

and

keep

aw

ay fr

om v

ehicu

lar tr

affic

. Do

not

allo

w a

ny c

hild

ren

to

cycle

on

the

road

unt

il the

y ha

ve g

ained

the

skills

to ri

de

com

pete

ntly

and

safe

ly, fu

lly

unde

rsto

od th

e dr

iving

rules

, an

d ar

e pr

epar

ed to

use

and

sh

are

the

road

with

oth

er ro

ad

user

s.

You

shou

ld a

lso e

nsur

e th

at

your

chi

ldre

n ha

ve p

ut o

n su

itabl

e pe

rson

al pr

otec

tive

equi

pmen

t, an

d th

e cy

cles

suit

their

phy

sical

cond

ition

and

are

prop

erly

main

tain

ed

(also

see

Cha

pter

4 ʻF

or

Cycli

stsʼ

on

rules

and

adv

ice

for c

yclis

ts).

Rid

ing

mul

ti-cy

cles

Ridi

ng o

f m

ulti-

cycle

s is

rest

ricte

d to

ce

rtain

de

signa

ted

area

s an

d cy

cle tr

acks

as

indi

cate

d by

the

sign

abov

e.

A ch

ild u

nder

the

age

of 1

1 m

ust b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y an

adu

lt so

as

to ri

de o

r st

eer a

mul

ti-cy

cle in

thes

e pl

aces

.

Chi

ldre

n an

d El

derly

Peo

ple

as R

oad

Use

rs

131

Teac

hing

chi

ldre

n th

e R

oad

Cro

ssin

g C

ode

The

Road

Cro

ssin

g Co

de is

a

guid

e fo

r all p

edes

trian

s.

How

ever

, chi

ldre

n ne

ed to

be

taug

ht h

ow to

use

it a

nd

shou

ld n

ot b

e all

owed

to g

o ou

t alo

ne u

ntil t

hey

can

fully

un

ders

tand

and

app

ly it

corre

ctly.

The

age

at w

hich

th

ey c

an a

pply

the

Road

Cr

ossin

g Co

de w

ill va

ry; f

or

inst

ance

, man

y ch

ildre

n ca

nnot

fully

und

erst

and

and

appl

y th

ose

parts

of t

he

Code

requ

iring

judg

emen

t of

spee

d an

d di

stan

ce o

f ap

proa

chin

g ve

hicle

s.

Teac

hing

chi

ldre

n th

e Ro

ad

Cros

sing

Code

, and

the

age

at w

hich

par

ents

allo

w th

em

to g

o ou

t and

cro

ss ro

ads

by th

emse

lves,

sho

uld

ther

efor

e be

sui

ted

to th

e ab

ilities

of e

ach

child

.

(For

a fu

ll exp

lanat

ion

of th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

and

ho

w to

app

ly it

in d

iffere

nt

road

and

traf

fic s

ituat

ions

, se

e pa

ges

8 to

20.

)

Chi

ld s

afet

y in

priv

ate

cars

Child

ren

are

mor

e vu

lner

able

in c

rash

es. T

he b

est w

ay to

pr

otec

t the

m fr

om th

e im

pact

of

a c

rash

is to

put

them

in

the

rear

sea

ts a

nd in

sui

tabl

e re

stra

ints

(see

pag

e 45

for

mor

e de

tails

of t

he u

se o

f sea

t be

lt an

d ch

ild re

stra

inin

g de

vices

). Th

is w

ill st

op th

em

from

bein

g th

row

n ar

ound

or

out o

f the

car

.

If yo

u ar

e th

e dr

iver,

it is

your

re

spon

sibilit

y to

ens

ure

that

all

pass

enge

rs a

re b

elted

up.

For

ch

ildre

n, y

ou h

ave

to e

nsur

e (a

) any

fron

t sea

t pas

seng

er

unde

r the

age

of 3

is s

ecur

ely

fast

ened

to th

e se

at b

y m

eans

of

an

appr

oved

rest

rain

t for

ch

ildre

n (e

quall

y ap

plies

if th

e ch

ild p

asse

nger

sits

in th

e re

ar

and

such

rest

rain

ing

devic

e is

avail

able

for u

se);

and

(b) a

ny

front

sea

t or r

ear s

eat

pass

enge

r of o

r ove

r 3 y

ears

of

age

but

und

er 1

5 ye

ars

old

mus

t wea

r a s

eat b

elt (o

r a

body

rest

rain

ing

seat

belt

or a

lap

belt

or a

rest

rain

ing

devic

e fo

r a y

oung

per

son)

if s

uch

seat

belt

is a

vaila

ble

for u

se.

Such

sea

t belt

mus

t be

secu

red

to a

ncho

rage

poi

nts

of th

e ve

hicle

oth

er th

an o

n th

e se

at it

self.

You

mus

t not

hol

d a

child

in

your

arm

s or

allo

w th

e ch

ild

to s

it on

you

r lap

whe

n yo

u ar

e sit

ting

in th

e fro

nt

pass

enge

r sea

t. In

an

accid

ent,

the

child

can

be

crus

hed

betw

een

you

and

the

vehi

cle d

ashb

oard

or t

hrow

n ou

t of t

he v

ehicl

e.

If ch

ildre

n ar

e in

som

eone

els

eʼs

car o

r if y

ou a

re

carry

ing

a lo

t of c

hild

ren,

su

itabl

e ch

ild re

stra

ints

may

no

t be

avail

able.

In th

at c

ase,

ch

ildre

n sh

ould

wea

r sea

t be

lts ra

ther

than

not

be

rest

rain

ed a

t all.

Youn

g ch

ildre

n sh

ould

be

plac

ed in

the

rear

sea

ts

and

rest

rain

ing

devic

es

appr

opria

te to

their

age

an

d siz

e sh

ould

be

used

(s

ee fu

rther

info

rmat

ion

on

page

45)

.

Chi

ldre

n an

d El

derly

Peo

ple

as R

oad

Use

rs

132

Elde

rly P

eopl

e on

the

Roa

dEy

esig

ht a

nd h

earin

g de

terio

rate

thro

ugho

ut a

dult

life b

ut ju

dgem

ent i

mpr

oves

w

ith e

xper

ience

. How

ever

, th

is ex

perie

nce

is no

t eno

ugh

and

the

elder

ly pe

ople

need

m

ore

time

to c

ross

the

road

sa

fely

to o

verc

ome

slow

er

mov

emen

ts a

nd le

ss a

bility

to

avoi

d th

e un

expe

cted

. Eve

n a

relat

ively

min

or a

ccid

ent m

ay

pose

a s

erio

us th

reat

to th

e eld

erly.

Thi

s se

ctio

n gi

ves

som

e sa

fety

tips

for t

he

elder

ly pe

ople

in tr

avell

ing.

Elde

rly p

edes

tria

ns

Befo

re y

ou g

o ou

t, it

is a

good

id

ea to

plan

in a

dvan

ce a

saf

e ro

ute

with

pro

per c

ross

ing

facil

ities

such

as

foot

brid

ges,

su

bway

s, s

igna

lised

cro

ssin

gs

or ʻZ

ebra

ʼ cro

ssin

gs. D

on’t

forg

et to

brin

g alo

ng y

our

glas

ses,

hea

ring

aids

and

stick

s, o

r get

som

eone

to

acco

mpa

ny y

ou if

nec

essa

ry.

You

are

rem

inde

d to

not

e th

e fo

llow

ing

in c

ross

ing

the

road

:

• St

rictly

follo

w tr

affic

sig

nals

and

allow

suf

ficien

t tim

e to

cr

oss

the

road

. Whe

n

the

‘Gre

en m

an’ s

igna

l is

flash

ing,

do

not s

tart

to

cros

s bu

t wait

unt

il the

nex

t st

eady

‘Gre

en m

an’ s

how

s.

Neve

r cro

ss w

hen

the

ʻRed

m

anʼ s

igna

l sho

ws;

• O

bser

ve tr

affic

con

ditio

n ca

refu

lly b

efor

e cr

ossin

g th

e ro

ad, a

nd k

eep

look

ing

and

liste

ning

for t

raffic

whi

le cr

ossin

g;

• If

ther

e is

no p

rope

r cr

ossin

g fa

cility

, fol

low

th

e Ro

ad C

ross

ing

Code

(s

ee p

ages

8 to

20)

to

cros

s th

e ro

ad; a

nd

• It

is da

nger

ous

to c

ross

th

e ro

ad b

y sim

ply

wav

ing

hand

s to

sto

p th

e ap

proa

chin

g tra

ffic, o

r by

emer

ging

from

gap

s of

slo

w-m

ovin

g or

sta

tiona

ry

vehi

cles.

Elde

rly p

asse

nger

s

On

takin

g pu

blic

trans

port,

br

ingi

ng a

long

with

bul

ky

item

s m

ay c

ause

dan

ger.

The

seat

s at

bus

sto

ps o

r lig

ht ra

il pl

atfo

rms

are

prov

ided

for t

he

elder

ly w

hile

wait

ing.

Cha

sing

buse

s, p

ublic

light

bus

es, e

tc.

is ve

ry d

ange

rous

as

peop

le m

ay fa

ll dow

n or

forg

et th

e da

nger

of t

raffic

on

the

road

.

Allo

w a

dequ

ate

time

in

boar

ding

and

alig

htin

g of

ve

hicle

s, a

nd p

ay a

ttent

ion

to

the

poss

ible

grea

t diffe

renc

e in

leve

l bet

wee

n th

e gr

ound

an

d th

e ve

hicle

plat

form

to

avoi

d lo

sing

balan

ce.

Onc

e on

boa

rd, s

it on

the

close

st p

riorit

y se

at a

nd

fast

en s

eat b

elt, i

f ava

ilabl

e.

Oth

erw

ise, h

old

the

hand

rail

at a

ll tim

es to

pre

vent

loss

of

balan

ce.

Emer

genc

ies

133

Brea

kdow

ns

If yo

ur v

ehicl

e br

eaks

dow

n,

thin

k fir

st o

f you

r ow

n sa

fety.

Sw

itch

on y

our h

azar

d w

arni

ng lig

hts

imm

ediat

ely.

Get

you

r veh

icle

off t

he

road

way

if p

ossib

le, s

uch

as

onto

a la

y-by

, har

d sh

ould

er

or h

ard

strip

if a

vaila

ble.

Sw

itch

off t

he e

ngin

e. N

ever

fo

rget

the

dang

er o

f pas

sing

traffic

.

Leav

e yo

ur v

ehicl

e (b

y th

e

left-h

and

door

s) on

ly if y

ou a

re

sure

you

and

you

r pas

seng

ers

can

safe

ly ge

t clea

r of t

he

road

way

and

hav

e a

safe

plac

e to

wait

for h

elp. A

nimals

, if a

ny,

shou

ld b

e lef

t ins

ide

the

vehic

le (le

aving

som

e ga

ps in

wind

ow

for v

entila

tion)

. If in

dou

bt, y

ou

and

your

pas

seng

ers

shou

ld

rem

ain in

the

vehic

le an

d w

ear

seat

belt

s un

til th

e em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

arriv

e. Y

ou s

hould

th

en in

form

the

polic

e by

m

obile

pho

ne a

s so

on a

s po

ssib

le.

If yo

u ha

ve c

ome

out o

f you

r ve

hicle

, do

not

• st

ay o

n th

e ro

adw

ay,

• st

and

in fr

ont/a

t the

rear

of

your

veh

icle,

or

• at

tem

pt to

che

ck o

r rep

air

your

veh

icle

on th

e ro

adw

ay.

Chap

ter 1

0 Em

erge

ncie

s

Bre

akdo

wns

and

Em

erge

ncie

sEn

sure

that

you

and

you

r pa

ssen

gers

hav

e ke

pt a

way

fro

m th

e da

nger

of p

assin

g tra

ffic, a

nd th

at c

hild

ren

are

kept

und

er c

ontro

l.

On

som

e ro

ads,

usu

ally

expr

essw

ays

and

trunk

road

s,

you

can

iden

tify yo

ur lo

catio

n by

mak

ing re

fere

nce

to th

e ne

ares

t cha

inage

mar

ker (

rout

e nu

mbe

r, tra

vel d

irect

ion a

nd

chain

age)

. Do

not d

elay i

n ob

taini

ng a

ssist

ance

and

do

not le

ave

the

vehic

le un

atte

nded

for a

long

per

iod.

Wait

at r

oads

ide

near

the

rear

of

your

vehic

le w

here

you

can

see

the

traffic

com

ing b

ut k

eep

well

aw

ay fr

om th

e ca

rriag

eway

an

d ha

rd s

hould

er (b

ehind

cr

ash

barri

ers

if ava

ilabl

e).

(See

pag

e 98

for r

ules

on

tow

ing

of v

ehicl

es.)

Brea

kdow

n in

side

tunn

el

You

mus

t sw

itch

off t

he

engi

ne. S

witc

h on

the

haza

rd

war

ning

light

s im

med

iately

an

d se

ek h

elp fr

om th

e po

lice.

St

ay in

the

car w

earin

g se

at

belt

and

wait

for a

ssist

ance

. Fo

llow

the

inst

ruct

ions

of

tunn

el of

ficer

s or

pol

ice

offic

ers.

If th

ere

is sm

oke

com

ing

ou

t or i

n th

e ev

ent o

f a fi

re,

you

and

your

pas

seng

ers

shou

ld le

ave

the

vehi

cle a

nd

mov

e to

a s

afe

loca

tion

as

soon

as

poss

ible

but d

o no

t fo

rget

to w

atch

out

for m

ovin

g tra

ffic. W

alk a

way

from

the

dire

ctio

n of

sm

oke.

Har

d sh

ould

ers

Cha

inag

e M

arke

rs

On

som

e ro

ads,

usu

ally

expr

essw

ays,

a h

ard

sh

ould

er m

ay b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r em

erge

ncy

use.

A tr

affic

sig

n m

arks

the

begi

nnin

g of

a h

ard

shou

lder

and

a th

ick s

olid

w

hite

line

mar

ks th

e ed

ge.

You

mus

t not

driv

e, p

ark

or

stop

ont

o a

hard

sho

ulde

r ex

cept

in a

n em

erge

ncy.

Whe

n re

join

ing

the

norm

al tra

ffic la

nes,

bui

ld u

p yo

ur

spee

d fir

st o

n th

e ha

rd

shou

lder

and

then

look

for

a sa

fe g

ap in

the

traffic

.

Chain

age

mar

kers

(at i

nter

vals

of 1

00m

) are

inst

alled

alo

ng

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

and

som

e tru

nk ro

ads

to p

rovid

e in

form

atio

n to

mot

orist

s

on th

eir p

ositio

ns, i

nclu

ding

th

e ro

ute

num

ber,

trave

l di

rect

ion

and

chain

age

along

th

e ro

ute

(see

the

exam

ple

on

the

left).

Whe

n on

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

, yo

u sh

ould

give

acc

urat

ely

the

info

rmat

ion

show

n on

the

near

est m

arke

r to

the

polic

e,

and

fire/

ambu

lance

/tow

ing

serv

ices

in c

ase

of tr

affic

ac

ciden

t or b

reak

dow

n.

chain

age

rout

e nu

mbe

r

chain

age

rout

e nu

mbe

r tra

vel d

irect

ion

trave

l dire

ctio

n ʻN

ʼ – n

orth

ʻS

ʼ – s

outh

ʻE

ʼ – e

ast

ʻWʼ –

wes

t ʻA

ʼ – a

nti-c

lock

wise

ʻB

ʼ – c

lock

wise

Gen

eral

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

Rout

e 9

only

Emer

genc

ies

134

War

ning

oth

er D

river

sW

arn

othe

r driv

ers

of a

n ob

stru

ctio

n by

sw

itchi

ng o

n th

e fo

ur-w

ay h

azar

d w

arni

ng

light

s. E

nsur

e th

at n

othi

ng

bloc

ks th

e ha

zard

war

ning

lig

hts

from

the

sight

of o

ther

dr

ivers

. If n

eces

sary,

sw

itch

on o

ther

light

s or

use

any

ot

her m

eans

of w

arni

ng

appr

oach

ing

traffic

.

If yo

u ha

ve a

red

war

ning

tri

angl

e, d

isplay

it a

t a s

uita

ble

plac

e be

hind

you

r veh

icle

to

war

n ot

her d

river

s (s

ee th

is pa

ge).

Whe

n th

e ob

stru

ctio

n is

clear

ed, d

o no

t for

get t

o re

mov

e an

y w

arni

ng s

igns

/ob

jects

plac

ed o

n th

e ro

ad.

How

ever

, on

expr

essw

ays

or

road

s w

ith fa

st tr

affic

(spe

ed

limit

exce

edin

g 50

km

/h),

do

not

atte

mpt

to p

lace

a

war

ning

trian

gle

or a

ny

war

ning

obj

ects

on

the

carri

agew

ay a

s it

is a

dang

erou

s ac

tion

and

the

objec

ts p

laced

may

pos

e da

nger

to o

ther

road

use

rs.

Just

sw

itch

on y

our h

azar

d w

arni

ng lig

hts.

Haz

ard

war

ning

ligh

ts

You

mus

t tur

n on

the

haza

rd

war

ning

light

s if

your

veh

icle

is st

atio

nary

on

an e

xpre

ssw

ay

or a

road

with

a s

peed

limit

exce

edin

g 50

km

/h b

ecau

se

of a

bre

akdo

wn

or a

n em

erge

ncy

to w

arn

othe

r dr

ivers

of y

our p

rese

nce.

As a

saf

ety

prac

tice,

you

m

ay a

lso tu

rn o

n th

e ha

zard

w

arni

ng lig

hts

whe

n yo

ur

vehi

cle is

likely

to b

e a

haza

rd

to o

ther

road

use

rs (e

.g. w

hen

park

ing,

car

ryin

g ou

t te

mpo

rary

load

ing/

unlo

adin

g,

or m

akin

g su

dden

de

celer

atio

n be

caus

e of

co

nges

tion

ahea

d) w

heth

er

the

vehi

cle is

sta

tiona

ry o

r in

mot

ion.

War

ning

tria

ngle

s

Carry

a s

uita

ble

war

ning

tri

angl

e fo

r use

in a

n em

erge

ncy

or w

hen

your

ve

hicle

bre

aks

dow

n on

road

s w

ith s

peed

limit

up to

50

km/h

to

war

n ot

her d

river

s of

you

r ve

hicle

ʼs p

rese

nce

or o

ther

ob

stru

ctio

n. T

he tr

iangl

e sh

ould

hav

e a

red

refle

ctive

or

fluo

resc

ent s

urfa

ce s

o th

at

it ca

n be

eas

ily s

een

in a

ll co

nditio

ns.

If yo

ur v

ehicl

e co

uld

be a

n ob

stru

ctio

n to

traf

fic, u

nder

sa

fe c

ondi

tions

, sta

nd th

e w

arni

ng tr

iangl

e on

the

road

, pr

efer

ably

in th

e sa

me

lane,

at

abo

ut 5

0 m

etre

s be

fore

the

obst

ruct

ion

and

on th

e sa

me

side

of th

e ro

ad (s

ee th

e di

agra

m o

n th

e lef

t). A

lway

s w

alk b

ehin

d th

e ro

adsid

e cr

ash

barri

ers,

if a

vaila

ble.

If

the

road

is n

ot s

traig

ht o

r lev

el, s

tand

the

war

ning

tri

angl

e w

here

an

onco

min

g dr

iver w

ill se

e it

befo

re c

omin

g to

any

ben

d or

bro

w o

f a h

ill.

How

ever

, if i

t is

not s

afe

for

you

to d

o so

, plac

e th

e tri

angl

e ne

arer

the

vehi

cle.

Whe

n th

e ob

stru

ctio

n is

clear

ed, d

o no

t for

get t

o re

mov

e th

e w

arni

ng tr

iangl

e.

50m

Emer

genc

ies

135

If a

traffic

acc

iden

t occ

urs,

th

ere

are

man

y th

ings

that

ha

ve to

be

done

at o

nce,

and

th

ere

is m

ore

invo

lved

than

m

erely

help

ing

the

casu

alties

war

ning

oth

er d

river

s,

send

ing

for h

elp a

nd

prot

ectin

g th

e sit

e fro

m fu

rther

ac

ciden

ts u

ntil t

he e

mer

genc

y se

rvice

s ar

rive.

Nev

er fo

rget

th

e da

nger

of p

assin

g tra

ffic.

Wha

t to

do a

fter a

traf

fic

acci

dent

Stop

if y

ou a

re in

volve

d in

a

traffic

acc

iden

t whe

n yo

u ar

e dr

iving

or r

idin

g an

y ve

hicle

, in

cludi

ng a

cyc

le, e

ven

if yo

ur

vehi

cle is

not

dam

aged

.

You

mus

t sto

p, o

r rem

ain

stat

iona

ry, if

the

accid

ent

invo

lves

(a) p

erso

nal in

jurie

s or

(b

) dam

age

to th

ird p

arty

ʼs

vehi

cle, p

rope

rty o

r ani

mal.

Yo

u m

ust g

ive y

our n

ame

and

addr

ess,

the

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

the

vehi

cle o

wne

r an

d th

e ve

hicle

regi

stra

tion

num

ber t

o an

y po

lice

offic

er o

r to

any

one

(suc

h as

the

third

pa

rty in

volve

d) w

ho h

as

reas

onab

le gr

ound

s fo

r w

antin

g th

em.

If yo

u fa

il to

do

this

in a

n ac

ciden

t inv

olvin

g on

ly da

mag

e to

third

par

ty’s

vehi

cle, p

rope

rty o

r ani

mal,

or

if th

e ac

ciden

t inv

olve

s

Traf

fic A

ccid

ents

pers

onal

inju

ries,

you

mus

t re

port

it in

per

son

to a

ny

polic

e of

ficer

or a

t the

nea

rest

po

lice

stat

ion

as s

oon

as

reas

onab

ly pr

actic

able

but n

ot

later

than

24

hour

s af

ter t

he

accid

ent,

unles

s yo

u ar

e in

capa

ble

of d

oing

so

beca

use

of in

jury.

If an

y pe

rson

is k

illed

or

inju

red,

or t

here

is s

erio

us

dam

age

to a

ny v

ehicl

e or

pr

oper

ty in

the

accid

ent,

you

or a

ny o

ther

per

son

mus

t not

m

ove

or in

terfe

re w

ith a

ny

vehi

cle in

volve

d w

ithou

t the

pe

rmiss

ion

of a

pol

ice o

fficer

, ex

cept

to s

ave

life, p

ut o

ut a

fir

e or

dea

l with

any

oth

er

emer

genc

y.

If th

e ac

ciden

t onl

y in

volve

s sli

ght d

amag

e to

the

vehi

cles

or p

rope

rty w

ithou

t cau

sing

pers

onal

inju

ry, y

ou m

ay,

havin

g di

scus

sed

with

oth

er

drive

rs a

nd th

e th

ird p

arty

in

volve

d, m

ove

the

vehi

cle to

a

near

by s

afe

plac

e at

the

road

side

so a

s no

t to

caus

e an

y ob

stru

ctio

n to

traf

fic. I

t is

not n

eces

sary

to re

port

such

ac

ciden

t to

the

polic

e un

less

ther

e is

a ne

ed to

see

k th

eir

assis

tanc

e in

han

dlin

g th

e ac

ciden

t.

If yo

u or

any

per

son

rece

ived

a se

vere

blo

w in

the

accid

ent,

Fire

Fire

is o

ne o

f the

dan

gers

fo

llow

ing

a tra

ffic a

ccid

ent.

Put o

ut lig

hted

cig

aret

tes

or

othe

r fire

haz

ards

, sw

itch

off

your

eng

ine

and

war

n ot

hers

to

do

the

sam

e. C

heck

any

lea

king

from

the

oil t

ank

if co

nditio

n all

ows

and

it is

safe

to

do

so.

If yo

u ha

ve a

sui

tabl

e fir

e ex

tingu

isher

, mak

e su

re y

ou

know

how

to u

se it

.

Dan

gero

us g

oods

If th

e ac

ciden

t inv

olve

s a

vehi

cle c

onta

inin

g da

nger

ous

good

s, k

eep

well

aw

ay fr

om

the

vehi

cle u

nles

s yo

u ha

ve to

ap

proa

ch to

sav

e life

. Bew

are

of d

ange

rous

liqui

d, d

ust o

r va

pour

con

cent

ratio

n.

Look

for a

s m

uch

info

rmat

ion

as p

ossib

le fro

m la

bels

and

othe

r mar

kings

and

arra

nge

for t

he p

olice

or f

ire b

rigad

e to

be

told

imm

ediat

ely.

Firs

t aid

For m

ost p

eopl

e w

ithou

t any

fir

st a

id tr

ainin

g, it

is b

ette

r to

do n

othi

ng a

nd w

ait u

ntil

med

ical h

elp a

rrive

s. H

owev

er,

if fu

rther

dan

ger t

hrea

tens

, it

may

be

nece

ssar

y to

help

an

inju

red

pers

on. F

or a

dvice

on

wha

t to

do, s

ee p

age

137.

Get

som

e ba

sic tr

ainin

g in

firs

t aid

so

you

can

be o

f som

e he

lp to

inju

red

peop

le by

gi

ving

them

nec

essa

ry fi

rst a

id

safe

ly an

d w

ithou

t cau

sing

furth

er ri

sk to

the

inju

red.

You

can

learn

firs

t aid

from

th

e Ho

ng K

ong

St. J

ohn

Ambu

lance

or f

rom

the

Ho

ng K

ong

Red

Cros

s Fi

rst

Aid

Train

ing

Cent

re.

Carry

a c

learly

mar

ked

first

aid

kit

. Kee

p it

in a

plac

e, s

uch

as

a gl

oveb

ox, w

here

it c

an b

e lo

cate

d if

need

ed. I

t may

not

be

pos

sible

to o

pen

the

boot

of

a c

ar a

fter a

n ac

ciden

t.

parti

cular

ly on

the

head

, see

a

doct

or e

ven

if th

ere

are

no

exte

rnal

inju

ries.

Get

ting

help

Mak

e an

em

erge

ncy

call

999

for t

he p

olice

, and

requ

est f

or

fire

and

ambu

lance

ser

vices

im

med

iately

. G

ive th

e fo

llow

ing in

form

atio

n:

• ex

act l

ocat

ion

of th

e ac

ciden

t;

• nu

mbe

r and

gen

eral

cond

ition

of c

asua

lties;

• nu

mbe

r and

type

of

vehi

cles

invo

lved;

and

• da

nger

ous

good

s or

fire

ha

zard

s, if

any

. 999

Emer

genc

ies

136

If yo

u ar

e at

the

scen

e of

a

traf

fic a

ccid

ent,

see

page

s 13

7 an

d 13

8 fo

r a

chec

klis

t on

wha

t to

do

and

for a

dvic

e on

firs

t ai

d.

War

ning

sig

ns u

sed

by

emer

genc

y se

rvice

s at

the

site

of a

traf

fic a

ccid

ent.

Slow

do

wn

to a

spe

ed, s

low

er

than

nor

mal,

at w

hich

you

ca

n st

op q

uick

ly an

d sa

fely.

Pr

epar

ed to

sto

p if

signa

lled

to d

o so

and

give

way

to

emer

genc

y ve

hicle

s.

Hel

p ot

hers

Whe

n yo

u se

e a

traffic

ac

ciden

t and

wish

to o

ffer

help

, firs

t con

sider

you

r ow

n sa

fety

and

follo

w th

e ad

vices

on

pag

e 13

5.

Do n

ot le

ave

your

veh

icle

whe

re it

cou

ld b

ecom

e a

haza

rd to

oth

er tr

affic

. Sto

p at

th

e ro

adsid

e at

a s

afe

dist

ance

beh

ind

the

accid

ent

site

and

whe

re y

our v

ehicl

e ca

n ea

sily

be s

een.

Lea

ve

room

for e

mer

genc

y ve

hicle

s.

Use

your

haz

ard

war

ning

lig

hts.

At n

ight

you

can

light

th

e ac

ciden

t site

with

you

r he

adlam

ps.

Traf

fic a

ccid

ents

insi

de a

tu

nnel

If yo

u ar

e in

volve

d in

a tr

affic

ac

ciden

t ins

ide

a tu

nnel,

do

not

mov

e yo

ur v

ehicl

e.

You

shou

ld fo

llow

the

advic

e fo

r bre

akdo

wn

insid

e tu

nnel

on p

age

133.

Traf

fic a

ccid

ents

ahe

ad

Emer

genc

ies

137

Che

cklis

t on

wha

t to

do in

an

emer

genc

y In

an

Emer

genc

yW

arn

othe

r tra

ffic

• Sw

itch

on h

azar

d w

arni

ng

light

s.

• Di

splay

a w

arni

ng tr

iangl

e, if

av

ailab

le an

d sa

fe to

do

so

(exc

ept r

oads

with

spe

ed

limit

exce

edin

g 50

km/h

).

• Sw

itch

on o

ther

light

s an

d us

e an

y ot

her m

eans

, if

nece

ssar

y.

Prev

ent f

ire

• Im

pose

a ʻN

o sm

okin

ban.

• Sw

itch

off v

ehicl

e en

gine

s.

• De

al w

ith o

ther

fire

haz

ards

.

Asse

ss c

ondi

tions

• Ho

w m

any

peop

le in

volve

d?

• Ho

w m

any

vehi

cles

invo

lved?

• Is

anyb

ody

trapp

ed in

side

vehi

cles?

• Is

ther

e da

nger

of f

ire fr

om

leakin

g fu

el?

• Is

ther

e da

nger

from

da

nger

ous

good

s?

• Is

ther

e an

ybod

y pr

esen

t w

ith fi

rst a

id tr

ainin

g?

• Lo

cate

firs

t aid

kits

, if a

ny.

Get

hel

p

• Us

e an

y ph

one

to d

ial 9

99

to s

eek

help

with

det

ails

of

loca

tion

and

casu

alties

.

Hel

p th

e ca

sual

ties

• Do

not

mov

e in

jure

d pe

ople

unles

s th

ere

is im

med

iate

dang

er.

• If

they

are

bre

athi

ng a

nd

not b

leedi

ng h

eavil

y –

do

noth

ing

unles

s yo

u ar

e

sure

you

kno

w w

hat y

ou

are

doin

g.

• If

you

need

to m

ove

inju

red

peop

le or

they

are

hav

ing

diffic

ulty

in b

reat

hing

or a

re

blee

ding

hea

vily,

follo

w th

e ad

vice

on p

age1

38.

Oth

er a

ctio

n

• He

lp u

ninj

ured

peo

ple

get

out o

f the

ir ve

hicle

s an

d to

a

safe

plac

e, if

nec

essa

ry.

• St

ay a

t a s

afe

plac

e ne

ar

the

scen

e un

til em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

arriv

e.

Emer

genc

ies

138

Firs

t Aid

on

the

Roa

d –

If Yo

u ha

ve n

o Fi

rst A

id T

rain

ing

See

to u

ncon

scio

us p

eopl

e fir

st

Do

not m

ove

inju

red

peop

le u

nles

s th

ere

is

imm

edia

te d

ange

r. Yo

u co

uld

mak

e w

orse

any

in

tern

al, b

ack

or n

eck

inju

ries.

If yo

u ar

e no

t sur

e w

hat t

o do

, lea

ve th

em w

ell a

lone

, but

try

to h

elp if

they

are

hav

ing

diffic

ulty

in b

reat

hing

or a

re

blee

ding

hea

vily.

Insi

de v

ehic

le

• Do

not

mov

e th

e in

jure

d pe

ople

unles

s th

ere

is im

med

iate

dang

er, f

or

exam

ple

a fir

e.

• Su

ppor

t the

hea

d in

cas

e th

e in

jure

d pe

ople

pass

es

out a

nd c

hoke

s.

• Re

mov

e an

y fo

od, d

ebris

, flu

id o

r fals

e te

eth

from

the

mou

th.

• If

ther

e is

blee

ding

from

m

outh

and

nos

e th

en tu

rn

gent

ly to

his/

her s

ide.

• Lo

ok, l

isten

and

feel

for

brea

thin

g an

d ch

est

mov

emen

t. If

you

cann

ot

dete

ct b

reat

hing

, try

to

rest

ore

the

inju

red

peop

le by

the

mou

th-to

-mou

th

resu

scita

tion.

(See

colu

mn

ʻmou

th-to

-mou

th

resu

scita

tion

to s

tart

brea

thing

ʼ)

Mou

th-t

o-m

outh

re

susc

itatio

n to

sta

rt

brea

thin

g

Roll t

he in

jure

d pe

ople

onto

hi

s/he

r bac

k. S

uppo

rt th

e ne

ck s

o th

at th

e he

ad fa

lls

back

to o

pen

the

airw

ay.

Pinc

h th

e in

jure

d pe

opleʼ

s no

se s

hut a

nd h

old

the

mou

th

open

. Cov

er th

e m

outh

with

yo

urs

and

blow

out

firm

ly to

in

flate

the

lung

s. T

hen

relea

se

nose

and

mou

th. K

eep

repe

atin

g un

til th

e in

jure

d pe

ople

star

ts to

bre

athe

un

aided

.

Out

side

veh

icle

• Do

not

mov

e th

e in

jure

d pe

ople

unles

s th

ere

is im

med

iate

dang

er, t

hen

only

mov

e th

em a

sho

rt di

stan

ce to

a s

afer

plac

e.

Do n

ot a

llow

his/

her n

eck

to m

ove.

• Ro

ll gen

tly o

nto

his/

her

side.

• Re

mov

e an

y fo

od, d

ebris

, flu

id o

r fals

e te

eth

from

the

mou

th.

• Lo

ok, l

isten

and

feel

for

brea

thin

g an

d ch

est

mov

emen

t. If

you

cann

ot

dete

ct b

reat

hing

, try

to

rest

ore

the

inju

red

peop

le by

the

mou

th-to

-mou

th

resu

scita

tion.

(See

col

umn

ʻmou

th-to

-mou

th

resu

scita

tion

to s

tart

brea

thin

gʼ)

To s

top

serio

us b

leed

ing

Wea

r a p

air o

f rub

ber g

love

s

if av

ailab

le an

d ap

ply

very

firm

ha

nd p

ress

ure

to th

e bl

eedi

ng

poin

t to

stem

the

flow

of

bloo

d. U

se a

pad

or a

pply

a st

erile

dre

ssin

g an

d ba

ndag

e fir

mly.

If co

nsci

ous

and

brea

thin

g

Look

for b

roke

n bo

nes

and

hidd

en in

jurie

s. G

ently

sup

port

the

inju

red

peop

le in

a

posit

ion

of le

ast p

ain. A

void

un

nece

ssar

y m

ovem

ent.

Peop

le in

sho

ck –

pale

and

sw

eatin

g –

shou

ld lie

dow

n w

ith le

gs ra

ised,

if p

ossib

le.

But o

nly

if th

ey a

re n

ot in

jure

d or

ther

e is

no ri

sk o

f int

erna

l in

jurie

s.

Keep

all i

njur

ed p

eopl

e,

inclu

ding

thos

e in

sho

ck,

war

m. D

o no

t give

them

pain

re

lieve

rs, a

lcoho

l, ot

her d

rinks

, fo

od o

r cig

aret

tes

– th

ey m

ay

have

inte

rnal

inju

ries

and

will

requ

ire m

edica

l tre

atm

ent.

Reas

sure

them

con

fiden

tly

that

help

is c

omin

g.

139

Furt

her R

efer

ence

Mat

eria

ls1.

Rel

evan

t Tra

nspo

rt D

epar

tmen

t’s W

ebsi

teR

oad

Use

rs’ C

ode

The

Road

Use

rs’ C

ode

is av

ailab

le at

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent's

ho

mep

age:

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent’s

hom

epag

e >

‘Tra

nspo

rt in

Hong

Kon

g’

> ‘R

oad

Safe

ty’ >

‘Roa

d Us

ers’

Cod

e’R

elev

ant C

odes

of P

ract

ice

The

follo

win

g co

des

of p

ract

ice a

re a

vaila

ble

at th

e

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent's

hom

epag

e:Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t’s h

omep

age

> ‘P

ublic

atio

ns a

nd P

ress

Rele

ases

’ >

‘Pub

licat

ions

’ > ‘C

ode

of P

ract

ice’

Exam

ples

are

:•

Code

of P

ract

ice fo

r the

Loa

ding

of V

ehicl

es•

Code

of P

ract

ice fo

r Priv

ate

Road

sSt

rate

gic

Rou

tes

and

Expr

essw

ays

Mor

e in

form

atio

n on

stra

tegi

c ro

utes

and

their

upd

ate:

Tra

nspo

rt De

partm

ent’s

hom

epag

e >

‘Tra

nspo

rt in

Hon

g Ko

ng’ >

‘HK

Stra

tegi

c

Rout

e, E

xit N

umbe

r and

Cha

inag

e M

arke

r Sys

tem

’ >

Late

st lis

t of e

xpre

ssw

ays:

Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t’s h

omep

age

> ‘T

raffic

Not

ices’

> ‘N

otice

s on

Ex

pres

sway

s’ >

‘Det

erm

inatio

n an

d De

linea

tion

of B

ound

aries

of

Exp

ress

way

s’In

form

atio

n on

Driv

ing

and

Vehi

cle

Lice

nces

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent’s

hom

epag

e >

‘Pub

lic S

ervic

es’ >

‘L

icenc

es &

Per

mits

’. Ex

ampl

es a

re:

• Li

cenc

es &

Per

mits

Drivi

ng L

icenc

es

– Ve

hicle

Lice

nces

Drivi

ng T

ests

Info

rmat

ion

on V

ehic

le E

xam

inat

ion

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent’s

hom

epag

e >

‘Pub

lic S

ervic

es’ >

‘Veh

icle

Type

Ap

prov

al an

d Ex

amin

atio

n’ >

‘Veh

icle

Exam

inat

ion’

. Exa

mpl

es a

re:

• Ve

hicle

Exa

min

atio

ns

– Al

tera

tions

and

Mod

ificat

ions

to V

ehicl

e - D

O’s

and

DON’

Ts

– G

uide

lines

for A

ddin

g No

n-fa

ctor

y Bu

ilt St

orag

e Bo

x on

Mot

orcy

cles

– Ty

res

and

Your

Saf

ety

This

sect

ion

prov

ides

info

rmat

ion

on u

sefu

l web

sites

with

furth

er m

ater

ials

for r

efer

ence

. The

con

tent

s of

thes

e w

ebsit

es d

o no

t for

m p

art o

f the

Roa

d Us

ers’

Cod

e.

Advi

sory

Lea

flets

and

Gui

delin

esTh

ere

are

man

y ro

ad s

afet

y re

lated

gui

delin

es, n

ewsle

tters

, lea

flets

, pa

mph

lets,

etc

. ava

ilabl

e at

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent’s

hom

epag

e:Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t’s h

omep

age

> ‘T

rans

port

in H

ong

Kong

’ >

‘Roa

d Sa

fety

’. Ex

ampl

es a

re:

• Sa

fe C

yclin

g G

uide

s –

Cycli

ng In

form

atio

n Ce

ntre

Safe

Cyc

ling:

Rul

es a

nd T

ips

• Sa

fe M

otor

ing

Gui

des

– Ro

unda

bout

s –

Seat

belt

s –

Drin

k Dr

iving

Drug

Driv

ing

• Ro

ad S

afet

y Bu

lletin

s•

New

slette

rs, l

eafle

ts a

nd p

amph

lets

Driv

ing-

offe

nce

poin

ts s

yste

mTr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t’s h

omep

age

> ‘T

rans

port

in H

ong

Kong

’>

‘Roa

d Sa

fety

’ > ʻS

afe

Mot

orin

g G

uide

sʼ >

ʻDriv

ing-

offe

nce

poin

ts

syst

emʼ

Gui

delin

es fo

r Rig

ht-d

rivin

g R

oad

In g

ener

al, th

e Ro

ad U

sers

’ Cod

e co

ntain

s th

e ru

les, a

dvice

and

in

form

atio

n fo

r all r

oad

user

s co

verin

g m

ost r

oad

and

traffic

co

nditio

ns, i

nclu

ding

the

Hong

Kon

g –

Zhuh

ai –

Mac

ao B

ridge

Hong

Kon

g Li

nk R

oad.

How

ever

, use

rs o

f the

Hon

g Ko

ng L

ink

Road

als

o ne

ed to

fully

und

erst

and

and

com

ply

with

the

relev

ant l

egisl

atio

n,

rules

and

adv

ice fo

r rig

ht-d

rivin

g ro

ad. M

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e us

e of

rig

ht-d

rivin

g ro

ad is

ava

ilabl

e at

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent's

ho

mep

age:

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent’s

hom

epag

e >

‘Tra

nspo

rt in

Hon

g Ko

ng’ >

‘L

and-

base

d Cr

oss

Boun

dary

Tra

nspo

rt’ >

‘Acc

ess

to H

ong

Kong

Zhuh

ai –

Mac

ao B

ridge

(HZM

B) H

ong

Kong

Por

t’H

ong

Kon

g eM

obili

tyTr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t's m

obile

app

licat

ion

for j

ourn

ey p

lanni

ng is

av

ailab

le at

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent's

hom

epag

e:Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t’s h

omep

age

> ‘P

ublic

Ser

vices

’ > ‘A

ll-in

-one

M

obile

App

licat

ion

“HKe

Mob

ility”

140

The

Cod

e of

Pra

ctic

e fo

r th

e Li

ghtin

g, S

igni

ng a

nd

Gua

rdin

g of

Roa

d W

orks

(p

ublis

hed

by th

e H

ighw

ays

Dep

artm

ent)

You

can

acce

ss th

e Co

de a

t th

e Hi

ghw

ays

Depa

rtmen

t’s

hom

epag

e:

High

way

s De

partm

ent’s

ho

mep

age>

‘Pub

licat

ions

&

Publ

icity

’ > ‘P

ublic

atio

ns’ >

‘T

echn

ical D

ocum

ents

’ >

‘Cod

e of

Pra

ctice

fo

r the

Lig

htin

g,

Sign

ing

and

Gua

rdin

g of

Ro

ad W

orks

Flas

hing

Arr

ow S

ign

The

Code

of P

ract

ice fo

r the

Lig

hting

, Sign

ing a

nd G

uard

ing

of R

oad

Wor

ks a

dvise

s th

ose

resp

onsib

le fo

r roa

d w

orks

to

use

‘Flas

hing

Arro

w S

ign’ t

o w

arn

drive

rs o

f the

pre

senc

e of

st

ation

ary o

r slow

ly m

oving

w

orks

vehic

le an

d lan

e clo

sure

on

road

s w

ith s

peed

limit o

f 70

km

/h o

r abo

ve. D

river

s sh

ould

be

alert

and

take

spe

cial

care

onc

e se

eing

the

sign

at

dist

ance

- su

itabl

y red

uce

spee

d an

d fo

llow

the

arro

w

dire

ction

to c

hang

e lan

es a

nd

pass

the

wor

ks ve

hicle

care

fully.

Pass

the

vehi

cle o

n its

left

Pass

the

vehi

cle o

n its

righ

t

Pass

the

vehi

cle o

n its

righ

t or

left

Haza

rd (a

mbe

r lig

hts

at

diag

onal

corn

ers

are

flash

ing

alter

nate

ly) -

the

wor

ks v

ehicl

e in

tend

s to

ch

ange

or i

s ch

angi

ng la

ne.

2. L

egis

latio

nTh

e leg

islat

ion

of H

ong

Kong

are

ava

ilabl

e at

the

Hong

Kon

ge-

Legi

slatio

n w

ebsit

e:ht

tps:

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w.ele

gisla

tion.

gov.h

k

3. R

elev

ant W

ebsi

tes

of th

e G

over

nmen

t Dep

artm

ents

and

th

e R

oad

Safe

ty C

ounc

il

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ent

http

s://w

ww.

td.g

ov.h

kHo

ng K

ong

Polic

e Fo

rce

http

s://w

ww.

polic

e.go

v.hk

High

way

s De

partm

ent

http

s://w

ww.

hyd.

gov.h

kEn

viron

men

tal P

rote

ctio

n ht

tps:

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w.ep

d.go

v.hk

Depa

rtmen

t

Road

Saf

ety

Coun

cil

ht

tp://

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w.ro

adsa

fety.

gov.h

k

4. F

urth

er A

dvic

e fro

m H

ighw

ays

Dep

artm

ent

Furt

her e

nqui

ry

For e

nqui

ries,

plea

se c

onta

ct th

e Tr

ansp

ort D

epar

tmen

t thr

ough

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follo

ws:

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