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Australian Road Rules

As approved by the Australian Transport Council
Published by the National Road Transport Commission

The Australian Road Rules were drafted by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department

February 2009 version

There are 399 pages to this document.  Bicycles are discussed in:

Part 2 Application of the Australian Road Rules.......................................................4

Division 1 Roads and road-related areas ...........................................4

11 Australian Road Rules apply to vehicles and road users on

roads and road-related areas .....................................................4

12 What is a road .............................................................................4

13 What is a road-related area.........................................................5

Division 2 Road users and vehicles....................................................6

14 Road users ..................................................................................6

15 What is a vehicle .........................................................................6

16 Who is a driver.............................................................................6

17 Who is a rider ..............................................................................6

18 Who is a pedestrian.....................................................................7

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Part 15 Additional rules for bicycle riders ........241
245 Riding a bicycle .......................................................................241

Australian Road Rules – February 2009 version ix

246 Carrying people on a bicycle ...................................................241

247 Riding in a bicycle lane on a road ...........................................242

247A Entering a bicycle storage area..............................................242

247B Giving way while entering or in a bicycle storage area ...........242

248 No riding across a road on a crossing.....................................243

249 Riding on a separated footpath ...............................................244

250 Riding on a footpath or shared path........................................244

251 Riding to the left of oncoming bicycle riders on a path............245

252 No bicycles signs and markings ..............................................245

253 Bicycle riders not to cause a traffic hazard .............................246

254 Bicycles being towed etc .........................................................246

255 Riding too close to the rear of a motor vehicle........................247

256 Bicycle helmets........................................................................247

257 Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer..................................247

258 Equipment on a bicycle ...........................................................248

259 Riding at night..........................................................................248

260 Stopping for a red bicycle crossing light..................................248

261 Stopping for a yellow bicycle crossing light.............................249

262 Proceeding when bicycle crossing lights change to yellow or
red ...........................................................................................250

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