Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 27 September 2017
These rules are administered in the Department of State Growth.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the rule)
These rules amend the Road Rules 2009 to –(a) provide a minimum distance that a driver of a motor vehicle must maintain from a bicycle travelling in the same direction when passing that bicycle; and(b) provide that a rider of a bicycle who is at a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing may cross that crossing in certain circumstances and when complying with certain conditions; and(c) provide that a driver of a motor vehicle must give way to a rider of a bicycle on certain marked foot crossings, children's crossings and pedestrian crossings; and(d) remove an exemption relating to the wearing of a seatbelt that was incorrectly included in the Road Rules 2009 .