I found this info while looking around the RTA(RMS) site and thought it may help someone save some money and points:
Frank
Long vehicles entering and exiting roundabouts
A vehicle may now enter and exit a roundabout in either lane or both lanes if all of the conditions below are adhered to:
The vehicle is 7.5 metres or longer (including any load or projections).
The vehicle displays a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.
The vehicle is within 50 metres of the nearest point of the roundabout.
It is not practical for the driver to leave the roundabout more than halfway around it from within the right lane or less than halfway around it from the left lane.
Drivers must give way to vehicles entering or exiting the roundabout that are in accordance with this rule.
PENALTY: Two demerit points and a $189 fine.
Driving on or across a continuous white edge line
You may now only drive on, across or outside edge lines for up to a maximum of 100 metres in certain situations, including when turning at an intersection, entering or leaving the road, or stopping at the side of the road.
PENALTY: Two demerit points and a $189 fine for a light vehicle. Two demerit points and a $189 fine for a heavy vehicle. Four demerit points and a $972 fine for heavy vehicle in a Safe-T-Cam zone.
Keeping off a painted island
You can now only drive on a painted island for up to 50 metres if you are entering or leaving the road, or entering a turning lane that begins immediately after the painted island. You still must not drive on a section of painted road that is surrounded by double lines.
In the diagram (above) the blue car is illegally travelling on a painted island surrounded by double lines.
PENALTY: Two demerit points and a $189 fine.
$54 fine for bicycles.
It is now illegal to park on a painted island.
PENALTY: $135 fine.
-- Edited by KFT on Tuesday 20th of March 2012 01:37:25 PM
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Kathy and Frank currently at Home near Quirindi NSW
Makes life a bit tough for oversize, although in Qld there is nothing beyond the fog line. The rule about solid white lines also applies to fog line. I tow the van as close to the fog line as possible, mainly to give some visibility to the vehicle behind me attempting to overtake. It's preferable to the van that is towed against the centre white line and never moves over, and doesn't have a 2-way radio, and doesn't indicate when it's safe to overtake, and doesn't use their mirrors....... need I go on? The "Do not overtake turning vehicle" is your only "permit" to use all the lanes at an intersection or roundabout. Just drive carefully with consideration for all vehicles around you, with you best manners and patience, with headlights on, and all shall be right with the nomad world.
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Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
This is a VERY bad practice !!! And Should not be done...at all.
I don't put my trust in anyone else when it comes to driving so why should I believe a person in front of me who maybe a knucklehead...or maybe turning into a dirt road I don't know about
Please, do not practice this. All the others things CG said are spot on.
When a truck is overtaking us Alan always gives two slow flashes of the headlights once the back of the truck has passed the front of our car, so the driver knows it is safe to pull in front of us. He never flashes oncoming traffic for police or speed cameras. Brenda
Whether or not the vehicle in front uses the indicator to advise it may be safe to overtake, it is still up to the driver to decide if it's possible to overtake SAFELY in the given distance of safe visibility at the speed they are travelling. It's just a courtesy thing, not a compulsory thing. Everything a driver does is up to them, even speeding, driving uder the influence, overtaking and everything wrong. It's always the driver's decision. Flashing the headlights or advising by radio is a great courtesy to show truck drivers, especially now with all the B-doubles and road trains across the country. The truck driver may even give you the double blink to thank you. Dealing with the "knuckleheads" driving the big trucks is another problem. The cowboys have to be weeded out.
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Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
