Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 7 October 2026
These rules are administered in Building Tasmania.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the rule)
These rules amend the Road Rules 2019 as follows:(a) to extend the application of certain give way rules to require drivers to give way to cyclists in addition to pedestrians;(b) to clarify when a driver is required to give way to a vehicle or pedestrian entering a slip lane;(c) to extend the application of a speed limit rule for drivers approaching or passing roadside assistance service vehicles to include heavy roadside assistance service vehicles in addition to light vehicles;(d) to enable cyclists to approach, enter and ride in a roundabout in the centre of, rather than as near as practicable to the left side of, the road;(e) to require a driver driving a large vehicle over a central traffic island in a roundabout to drive as near as practicable to the left of the centre of the island;(f) to allow users of personal mobility devices to cross a road using a bike crossing within 20 metres of a crossing for pedestrians;(g) to allow a cyclist to ride across a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing, without stopping, provided the cyclist keeps to the left and gives way to pedestrians;(h) to provide examples of when seatbelts are properly adjusted and fastened;(i) to clarify seatbelt and seating position rules for passengers who have not attained the age of 16 years;(j) to extend the application of certain B light rules for drivers of public buses to include bus only lanes in addition to bus lanes;(k) to clarify load restraint requirements;(l) to make grammatical, mechanical and gender-neutral language amendments.