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When driving any vehicle * whether car, truck, or bicycle always treat other road users with respect and courtesy. All road users should drive or ride safely and obey the traffic rules
Bicycles are classified as vehicles, and are required to obey the same traffic laws as motorists except cyclist have some road rules that only apply to them
The road rules apply to roads and road-related areas such as shared paths.
Cyclists must:
-Obey all traffic signals and signs.
- Ride as near as practicable to the far left side of the road. It is suggested that you ride 1 metre out from kerbside to avoid obstructions such as parked cars, debri and the kerb itself.
- Have at least one effective brake and a warning device such as a bell on their bikes.
- Ride the bike facing forward with at least one hand on the handlebars.
- Wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted.
- Have lights and reflectors for riding at night or in low-visibility conditions. Rear lights must be
red and front lights white. Both lights must be visible for at least 200m and can be flashing or
steady. Bikes must also have a rear reflector visible at 50m.
- Keep to the left and give way to pedestrians on shared pathways.
- Ride in bicycle lanes where they are marked on the roads.
- Use a hand signal when turning right.
- Not ride more than two abreast on a road unless overtaking other riders. When riding two
abreast riders must be no more than 1.5m apart.
- Not ride within 2m of the rear of a moving vehicle for more than 200m or hold onto a moving
vehicle.
- Not ride across a road on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Other rules that relate to cyclists include:
- Overtaking to the left. Unlike other vehicles, cyclists may pass to the left of a vehicle unless it is
turning left and signaling left.
- Hook turns. Cyclists may make a hook turn at any intersection unless signs specifically prohibit
it.
- Riding in emergency stopping lanes. Cyclists may ride in emergency stopping lanes unless signs
specifically prohibit it.
- Riding on freeways. Cyclists may ride on a freeway unless signs specifically prohibit it.
- Edge lines. Cyclists may ride to the left of a continuous white edge line.
- Riding on a footpath. Cyclists under 12 may ride on the footpath provided they keep left and
give way to pedestrians.
- Roundabouts. Cyclists may make a right turn at a multi-lane roundabout from either the left lane
or the right lane. If choosing to make the turn from the left lane, cyclists must give way to
vehicles crossing their path to leave the roundabout.
Bicycles are classified as vehicles, and are required to obey the same traffic laws as motorists except cyclist have some road rules that only apply to them
The road rules apply to roads and road-related areas such as shared paths.
Cyclists must:
-Obey all traffic signals and signs.
- Ride as near as practicable to the far left side of the road. It is suggested that you ride 1 metre out from kerbside to avoid obstructions such as parked cars, debri and the kerb itself.
- Have at least one effective brake and a warning device such as a bell on their bikes.
- Ride the bike facing forward with at least one hand on the handlebars.
- Wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted.
- Have lights and reflectors for riding at night or in low-visibility conditions. Rear lights must be
red and front lights white. Both lights must be visible for at least 200m and can be flashing or
steady. Bikes must also have a rear reflector visible at 50m.
- Keep to the left and give way to pedestrians on shared pathways.
- Ride in bicycle lanes where they are marked on the roads.
- Use a hand signal when turning right.
- Not ride more than two abreast on a road unless overtaking other riders. When riding two
abreast riders must be no more than 1.5m apart.
- Not ride within 2m of the rear of a moving vehicle for more than 200m or hold onto a moving
vehicle.
- Not ride across a road on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Other rules that relate to cyclists include:
- Overtaking to the left. Unlike other vehicles, cyclists may pass to the left of a vehicle unless it is
turning left and signaling left.
- Hook turns. Cyclists may make a hook turn at any intersection unless signs specifically prohibit
it.
- Riding in emergency stopping lanes. Cyclists may ride in emergency stopping lanes unless signs
specifically prohibit it.
- Riding on freeways. Cyclists may ride on a freeway unless signs specifically prohibit it.
- Edge lines. Cyclists may ride to the left of a continuous white edge line.
- Riding on a footpath. Cyclists under 12 may ride on the footpath provided they keep left and
give way to pedestrians.
- Roundabouts. Cyclists may make a right turn at a multi-lane roundabout from either the left lane
or the right lane. If choosing to make the turn from the left lane, cyclists must give way to
vehicles crossing their path to leave the roundabout.
