Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 at 14:31
This is what the Australian Road Rules - 2012 states:
130 Keeping to the left on a multi-lane road
(1) This rule applies to a driver driving on a multi-lane road if:
(a) the speed-limit applying to the driver for the length of
road where the driver is driving is over 80 kilometres
per hour; or
(b) a keep left unless overtaking sign applies to the length
of road where the driver is driving.
Note 1 Length of road and multi-lane road are defined in the
dictionary.
Note 2 Part 3 deals with speed-limits.
(2) The driver must not drive in the right lane unless:
(a) the driver is turning right, or making a U–turn from the
centre of the road, and is giving a right change of
direction signal; or
(b) the driver is overtaking; or
(c) a left lane must turn left sign or left traffic lane arrows
apply to any other lane and the driver is not turning left;
or
(d) the driver is required to drive in the right lane under
rule 159; or
(e) the driver is avoiding an obstruction; or
(f) the traffic in each other lane is congested; or
(g) the traffic in every lane is congested; or
(h) the right lane is a special purpose lane in which the
driver, under another provision of the Australian Road
Rules, is permitted to drive; or
(i) there are only 2 marked lanes and the left lane is a slow
vehicle turn out lane.
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