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Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:43 am
by Naked Twin
aardvark wrote:After reading through the "Victorian Road Rules" it seems that there is an exception, to the Australian Road Rules, that only applies to Victorian drivers that allow overtaking over a single continuous white line. Ridiculous!
Why have unified Australian Road Rules if individual states are just going to legislate exceptions?
+1 for that.
Though we really don't have unified laws at all when you consider the different licencing requirements, different penalties, different registration rules, the list goes on.
I can't believe you were able to do that in VIC, why have a solid line? Just makes it confusing.
Nick
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:57 pm
by photomike666
As far as I', concerned, a broken white line is a give way line - you can cross but have to give way to traffic in the other lane. A solid white line you can not cross. You'll find most (if not all) solid white lines have broken parts at right turns.
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:45 pm
by Smitty
triway wrote:So to do a U turn you now must simply turn into a driveway and then reverse out. Completely legal.........
not if you have to cross an unbroken white line..............
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:50 pm
by Smitty
Naked Twin wrote:aardvark wrote:After reading through the "Victorian Road Rules" it seems that there is an exception, to the Australian Road Rules, that only applies to Victorian drivers that allow overtaking over a single continuous white line. Ridiculous!
Why have unified Australian Road Rules if individual states are just going to legislate exceptions?
+1 for that.
Though we really don't have unified laws at all when you consider the different licencing requirements, different penalties, different registration rules, the list goes on.
I can't believe you were able to do that in VIC, why have a solid line? Just makes it confusing.
Nick
but look at NSW...no uturns unless signed as permitted (and yes I got caught but the cop was ok about it)
where as
in Vic you can do a uturn
anywhere unless its signed ...NO uturns
(and of course with the proviso you give way to EVERYTHING...push bikes and pedestrians INCLUDED)
now you cant do a uturn over an unbroken white line...simple (but stupid)
which means I cant do one in my street...which has an unbroken solid white line down the middle
sounds like I spend an evening out there with some black paint and make it 'broken'
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:59 pm
by triway
Smitty wrote:triway wrote:So to do a U turn you now must simply turn into a driveway and then reverse out. Completely legal.........
not if you have to cross an unbroken white line..............
No, if you go into a driveway you are "leaving the road" which is legal to do over a solid white line according to the rules wording, as I quoted above. So, turn right into driveway(leaving the road) then reverse out and proceed in opposite direction, legally. Many people do u turns this way anyway due to narrow roads etc...
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:09 pm
by Naked Twin
Smitty wrote:[
but look at NSW...no uturns unless signed as permitted (and yes I got caught but the cop was ok about it)
where as
in Vic you can do a uturn
anywhere unless its signed ...NO uturns
(and of course with the proviso you give way to EVERYTHING...push bikes and pedestrians INCLUDED)
now you cant do a uturn over an unbroken white line...simple (but stupid)
which means I cant do one in my street...which has an unbroken solid white line down the middle
sounds like I spend an evening out there with some black paint and make it 'broken'
Why is it stupid that you can't do u turns unless its signed? To me it depends on location, the circumstances you are attempting to do a u turn (i.e. on a major road, especially if you are doing it from middle of the road and thus holding up traffic then yeah it is stupid) and definition of the law. Interpretation and application will be the problem.
Nick
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:38 pm
by smithy5
aardvark wrote:After reading through the "Victorian Road Rules" it seems that there is an exception, to the Australian Road Rules, that only applies to Victorian drivers that allow overtaking over a single continuous white line. Ridiculous!
Why have unified Australian Road Rules if individual states are just going to legislate exceptions?
The Vic's turn right from the left lane on a red light at many intersections in the city also
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:15 pm
by z900/zx9
Re: new vic laws
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:52 pm
by seiko1
They can legislate what they fucken well like.
As far as I'm concerned common sense will prevail and the laws only exist if there's a coppa around to enforce them.
It is getting wildly beyond a joke.
Take a ride up the Hume and the amount of cams will have you contemplating a rebellion
FBB (Fuck Big Brother)