Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulationsapproved bicycle helmet means a helmet that complies with—
(a) AS 2063.1 and 2063.2; or
(b) another standard the chief executive considers is at least equal to that standard.
area includes—
(a) a bridge; and
(b) a network of roads; and
(c) a slip lane.
bicycle crossing light means a green, yellow or red bicycle crossing light.
bicycle crossing lights means a device designed to show a bicycle crossing light, or 2 or more bicycle crossing lights at different times.
bicycle lane see section 153.
bicycle path see section 239.
bicycle path road marking see section 239.
bicycle storage area means—
(a) an area of a road before an intersection with traffic lights—
(i) that has painted on it 1 or more bicycle symbols; and
(ii) that is between 2 parallel stop lines, regardless of whether the lines are of equal length; and
(iii) that opens out from a bicycle lane; but
(b) does not include any stop line.
bicycle symbol means a symbol consisting of a picture of a bicycle.
B light means a red, white or yellow B light.
B lights means a device designed to show a B light, or 2 or more B lights at different times.
built-up area, in relation to a length of road, means an area in which either of the following is present for a distance of at least 500m or, if the length of road is shorter than 500m, for the whole road—
(a) buildings, not over 100m apart, on land next to the road;
(b) street lights not over 100m apart.
bus means a motor vehicle built mainly to carry people that seats over 12 adults (including the driver).
bus lane see section 154.
bus zone see section 183.
centre of the road, for a driver on a two-way road, means the far right side of the part of the road used by traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver.
changes direction see section 45.
children's crossing see section 80.
continuing road, for a T-intersection, means the road (except a road-related area) that meets the terminating road at the T-intersection.
crash includes—
(a) a collision between 2 or more vehicles; or
(b) another accident or incident involving a vehicle in which a person is killed or injured, property is damaged, or an animal in someone's charge is killed or injured.
crossing means—
(a) a children's crossing; or
(b) a level crossing; or
(c) a marked foot crossing; or
(d) a pedestrian crossing.
dividing line means a road marking formed by a line, or 2 parallel lines, whether broken or continuous, designed to indicate the parts of the road to be used by vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
dividing strip means an area or structure that divides a road lengthways, but does not include a nature strip, bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
do not overtake turning vehicle sign means a sign with—
(a) a minimum area of 0.125m2; and
(b) the words 'do not overtake turning vehicle' in block letters at least 50mm high in black lettering on a retroreflective yellow background.
drive includes be in control of.
driver see sections 16 and 19.
driver's vehicle for a driver, means the vehicle being driven by the driver.
edge line, for a road, means a line marked along the road at or near the far left or far right side of the road (except any road-related area of the road).
emergency stopping lane see section 95.
emergency vehicle means a motor vehicle driven by a person who is—
(a) an emergency worker; and
(b) driving the vehicle in the course of performing duties as an emergency worker.
emergency worker means—
(a) an officer of the Queensland Ambulance Service or an ambulance service of another State; or
(b) a fire officer under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 or a fire and rescue service of another State; or
(c) an officer or employee of another entity with the written permission of the commissioner.
end bicycle path road marking see section 239.
end separated footpath road marking see section 239.
enter, an intersection or crossing, for the driver of a vehicle or a train, means enter the intersection or crossing with any part of the vehicle or train.
freeway see section 177.
front fog light see section 217.
give way, for a driver or pedestrian, means—
(a) if the driver or pedestrian is stopped—remain stationary until it is safe to proceed; or
(b) in any other case—slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision.
give way line means a broken line that is marked across all or part of a road and is not part of a marked foot crossing.
green bicycle crossing light means an illuminated green bicycle symbol as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
green pedestrian light means—
(a) an illuminated green pedestrian symbol; or
(b) the word 'walk' illuminated in green (whether or not flashing).
green pedestrian symbol means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian as shown in the diagram in green in schedule 4.
green traffic arrow means an illuminated green arrow.
green traffic light means an illuminated green disc.
halfway around, for a roundabout, see section 110.
hazard warning lights means a pair of yellow direction indicator lights fitted to a vehicle under the Standards and Safety Regulation that display regular flashes of light at the same time, and at the same rate, as each other.
heavy vehicle means a vehicle with a GVM of 4.5t or more.
high-beam, for a headlight fitted to a vehicle, means that the headlight is built or adjusted so, when the vehicle is standing on level ground, the top of the main beam of light projected is above the headlight's low-beam.
hook turn see sections 34 and 35.
intersection means the area where 2 or more roads (except any road-related area) meet, and includes—
(a) any area of the roads where vehicles travelling on different roads might collide; and
(b) the place, other than a road-related area, where a slip lane between the roads meets the road into which traffic on the slip lane may turn.
land includes premises or a part of premises.
left change of direction signal means a change of direction signal given in accordance with section 47.
left traffic lane arrows means traffic lane arrows applying to a marked lane that indicate only a direction to the left.
length of road includes—
(a) a marked lane or a part of a marked lane; and
(b) another part of a length of road.
level crossing see section 120.
line of traffic means—
(a) 2 or more vehicles, other than vehicles in a marked lane, travelling in line on a road, whether or not the vehicles are moving; or
(b) a single vehicle, other than a vehicle in a marked lane or a vehicle that is part of a line of traffic under paragraph (a), that is travelling along a road, whether or not the vehicle is moving.
Examples—
1 A vehicle travelling on a road, other than in a marked lane, in line behind another vehicle forms part of a line of traffic with the other vehicle.
2 A vehicle travelling on a road, other than in a marked lane, with no other vehicles near it forms a line of traffic by itself.
3 Two vehicles travelling in the same direction on a road, other than in a marked lane, but not in line, form 2 lines of traffic.
low-beam, for a headlight fitted to a vehicle, means that the headlight is built or adjusted so, when the vehicle is standing on level ground, the top of the main beam of light projected is—
(a) not higher than the centre of the headlight, when measured 8m in front of the vehicle; and
(b) not over 1m higher than the level where the vehicle is standing, when measured 25m in front of the vehicle.
mail zone see section 186.
marked foot crossing means an area of a road—
(a) at a place with pedestrian lights facing pedestrians crossing the road and traffic lights facing vehicles driving on the road; and
(b) indicated by a different road surface, or between 2 parallel continuous or broken lines, or rows of studs or markers, on the road surface substantially from 1 side of the road to the other.
Example of a different road surface—
The area of road could be indicated by brick paving across a bitumen road.
marked lane means an area of a road marked by continuous or broken lines, or rows of studs or markers, on the road surface that is designed for use by a single line of vehicles.
mechanical signalling device means a mechanical signalling device under the Standards and Safety Regulation.
median strip means a dividing strip designed or developed to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
median strip parking area means a parking area on, or in, a median strip.
multi-lane road, for a driver, means a one-way road, or a two-way road, with 2 or more marked lanes (except bicycle lanes) that are—
(a) on the side of the dividing line or median strip where the driver is driving; and
(b) for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction.
nature strip, except in section 13(1), means an area between a road (except a road-related area) and adjacent land, but does not include a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
night means the period between sunset on a day and sunrise on the next day.
no bicycles road marking means a road marking consisting of a bicycle symbol with a diagonal line across it, or the words 'no bicycles', or both the symbol and the words.
obstruction includes a traffic hazard, but does not include a vehicle only because the vehicle is stopped in traffic or is travelling more slowly than other vehicles.
oncoming vehicle, for a driver, means a vehicle approaching the driver travelling in the opposite direction to the direction in which the driver is driving.
one-way road means a road with 1 or more marked lanes, all of which are for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction.
overhead lane control device means an overhead lane control sign or signal.
overhead lane control sign means a traffic sign displaying a red diagonal cross that is installed on a structure over a road or part of a road.
overhead lane control signal means—
(a) an illuminated red diagonal cross (whether or not flashing); or
(b) an illuminated white, green or yellow arrow pointing downwards or indicating 1 or more directions; or
(c) a speed limit sign (variable illuminated message sign).
overhead lane control signals means a device on a structure over a road, or part of a road, that is designed to display an overhead lane control signal, or 2 or more overhead lane control signals.
oversize warning sign means a sign that—
(a) displays the word 'oversize' in black, upper-case and non-reflective letters that—
(i) are at least 200mm high and at least 125mm from the top and bottom of the sign; and
(ii) are in typeface series C(N); and
(iii) comply with AS 1744 Forms of letters and numerals (known as standard alphabets for road signs); and
(b) is at least 450mm high and at least 1200mm long, whether or not it is split; and
(c) for a split sign—does not have a border between the 2 parts of the sign; and
(d) except for the part of its surface required to be made of retroreflective material, is made of rigid, flat and weatherproof material unless, for a sign attached to the rear of a vehicle, the vehicle's load makes it impractical to have a rigid warning sign; and
(e) is clean enough to be easily read by other road users.
overtake, for a driver, means the action of—
(a) approaching from behind another driver travelling in the same marked lane or line of traffic; and
(b) moving into an adjacent marked lane or a part of a road where there is room for a line of traffic, whether or not the lane or part of the road is for drivers travelling in the same direction; and
(c) passing the other driver while travelling in the adjacent marked lane or line of traffic.
painted island means an area of a road that—
(a) has painted on it stripes or chevrons in white or another colour that contrasts with the colour of the road; and
(b) is surrounded either—
(i) by a line or lines (whether broken or continuous); or
(ii) partly by a combination of a line or lines (whether broken or continuous) and partly by a kerb or by a structure on or next to the road.
parking area means a length of road or area designed for parking vehicles.
parking control sign means any of the following—
(a) a bicycle parking sign;
(b) a bus zone sign;
(c) a clearway sign;
(d) a loading zone sign;
(e) a mail zone sign;
(g) a motorbike parking sign;
(h) a no parking sign;
(i) a no stopping sign;
(j) a people with disabilities parking sign;
(k) a permissive parking sign;
(l) a permit zone sign;
(m) a taxi zone sign;
(n) a truck zone sign;
(o) a works zone sign.
part of the road used by the main body of moving vehicles means the area of the road, except—
(a) a road-related area; and
(b) if the road has 1 or more service roads—the area of a service road.
passenger transport standard means the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010.
pedestrian crossing see section 81.
pedestrian lights means a device designed to show, at different times, a green or red pedestrian light.
pedestrian symbol means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian.
people with disabilities road marking see section 203.
people with disabilities symbol means a picture of a person seated in a wheelchair as shown in the diagrams in schedule 4.
permit zone see section 185.
police vehicle means a vehicle driven by a police officer of the Queensland Police Service, or the police service of the Commonwealth or another State, in the course of the police officer's duty.
portable warning triangle means a device that complies with AS 3790–1992.
postal vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is—
(a) a postal worker; and
(b) driving the vehicle in the course of performing duties as a postal worker.
postal worker means an employee of, or contractor or subcontractor with, the Australian Postal Corporation.
red bicycle crossing light means an illuminated red bicycle symbol (whether or not flashing) as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
red B light means an illuminated red B.
red pedestrian light means—
(a) an illuminated red pedestrian symbol (whether or not flashing); or
(b) the words 'don't walk' illuminated in red (whether or not flashing).
red pedestrian symbol means a symbol consisting of a picture of a pedestrian as shown in the diagram in red in schedule 4.
red T light means an illuminated red T.
red traffic arrow means an illuminated red arrow.
red traffic light means an illuminated red disc.
ride, for the rider of a motorbike or animal-drawn vehicle, includes be in control of.
rider see section 17.
right change of direction signal means a change of direction signal given in accordance with section 49.
right traffic lane arrows means traffic lane arrows applying to a marked lane that indicate only a direction to the right.
road see section 11.
Note—
See also the definition road in schedule 4 of the Act.
road marking means a word, figure, symbol, mark, line, raised marker or stud, or something else, on the surface of a road to direct or warn traffic, but does not include a painted island.
road-related area see section 13.
road user see section 14.
roundabout see section 109.
safety zone see section 162.
school bus see the passenger transport standard, schedule 4.
school zone see section 23.
separated footpath see section 239.
separated footpath road marking see section 239.
service road means the part of a road that—
(a) is separated from other parts of the road by a dividing strip that is not designed or developed, wholly or mainly, to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions; and
(b) is—
(i) designed or developed to be used, wholly or mainly, by traffic servicing adjacent land; or
(ii) indicated to be a service road by information on or with a traffic control device on the road.
shared path see section 242.
shared zone see section 24.
shoulder see section 13.
slip lane means an area of road for vehicles turning left that is separated, at some point, from other parts of the road by a painted island or traffic island.
special purpose lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, that is a bicycle lane, bus lane, emergency stopping lane, tram lane, transit lane or truck lane.
speed limited area see section 22.
Standards and Safety Regulation means the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 1999.
Editor's note—
Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 1999—see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2010, section 47.
stop, in part 12 and for a driver, includes park, but does not include stop to reverse the driver's vehicle into a parking bay or other parking space.
stop line means a continuous line that—
(a) is marked across all or part of a road; and
(b) is not part of a marked foot crossing, a keep clear marking or a bicycle storage area for hook turns.
straight ahead includes substantially straight ahead.
taxi means—
(a) for section 182—a taxi under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994; or
(b) otherwise—a taxi or limousine under that Act.
taxi zone see section 182.
terminating road, for a T-intersection, means—
(a) if a road (except a road-related area) at the intersection is designated by traffic signs or road markings, or in another way, as a road that ends at the intersection—that road; or
(b) in any other case—a road (except a road-related area) that ends at the intersection.
T-intersection means an intersection, other than a roundabout, where 2 roads meet (whether or not at right angles) and 1 of the roads ends.
T light means a red, white or yellow T light.
T lights means a device designed to show a T light, or 2 or more T lights at different times.
traffic includes vehicles and pedestrians.
traffic arrow means a green, white or red traffic arrow, or a yellow traffic arrow (whether or not flashing).
traffic arrows means a device designed to show a traffic arrow, or 2 or more traffic arrows at different times.
traffic control device means a traffic sign, road marking, traffic signals, or other device, to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road.
traffic island means a structure on a road to direct traffic, but does not include a road marking or painted island.
traffic lane arrows means a traffic sign, road marking or device that displays arrows indicating 1 or more directions and is designed to apply to 1 or more marked lanes, but does not include traffic arrows.
traffic light means a green traffic light, or a red or yellow traffic light (whether or not flashing).
traffic lights means a device designed to show a traffic light, or 2 or more traffic lights in a vertical arrangement and at different times, and includes any traffic arrows installed with or near the device.
traffic lights pole means a pole or other structure on which traffic lights are installed.
traffic-related item means any of the following—
(a) a do not overtake turning vehicle sign;
(b) a give way to buses sign;
(c) a fire hydrant indicator or fire plug indicator.
traffic sign means a board, plate, screen, or another device, whether or not illuminated, displaying words, figures, symbols or anything else to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road, and includes a children crossing flag, a hand-held stop sign, a parking control sign and a variable illuminated message sign, but does not include traffic signals.
traffic signals means bicycle crossing lights, B lights, overhead lane control signals, pedestrian lights, T lights, traffic arrows, traffic lights or twin red or yellow lights.
tram lane see section 155.
tram recovery vehicle means a vehicle used by a tram operator to access and recover disabled trams for which the tram operator is responsible.
tram stop means a place on a road at which there is a sign indicating that trams will stop to enable people to get on or off.
tram tracks includes a rail designed for a light rail vehicle to run on.
tramway see section 155A.
transit lane see section 156.
travelling along tram tracks, for a bus, means being driven along the area where the tram tracks are laid.
truck lane see section 157.
truck zone see section 180.
turning lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, for vehicles travelling in 1 direction to which—
(a) a left turn only sign, a left lane must turn left sign or left traffic lane arrows apply; or
(b) a right turn only sign, a right lane must turn right sign or right traffic lane arrows apply.
turn line means a road marking, at an intersection, consisting of a line (whether broken or continuous) that is designed to indicate how a turn is to be made at the intersection.
twin red lights means a device showing, in a horizontal or diagonal arrangement, 2 illuminated red discs that flash alternately.
twin yellow lights means a device showing, in a horizontal or diagonal arrangement, 2 illuminated yellow discs that flash alternately.
two-way road means a road for use by vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
U-turn means a turn made by a driver so that the driver's vehicle faces in approximately the opposite direction from which it was facing immediately before the turn was made, but does not include a turn made at a roundabout.
variable illuminated message device means a device designed to display, and to change or turn off from time to time by electronic or optical means, illuminated words, figures, symbols, or anything else, to direct or warn traffic on, entering or leaving a road, but does not include traffic signals.
variable illuminated message sign means the illuminated words, figures, symbols, or other things, displayed at any relevant time on a variable illuminated message device.
vehicle see section 15.
white B light means an illuminated white B as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
white T light means an illuminated white T as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
white traffic arrow means an illuminated white arrow.
window, in relation to a vehicle, includes any sunroof fitted to the vehicle.
with, for information about the application of a traffic control device, includes accompanying or reasonably associated with the device.
yellow bicycle crossing light means an illuminated yellow bicycle symbol (whether or not flashing) as shown in the diagram in schedule 4.
yellow B light means an illuminated yellow B.
yellow T light means an illuminated yellow T.
yellow traffic arrow means an illuminated yellow arrow.
yellow traffic light means an illuminated yellow disc.