Tasmania · Tasmanian Road Rules Handbook · chapter 5 · 6 min read

Special Purpose Lanes & Speed Limits

5. Lane and road markings

Lanes marked for special purposes When driving you may see special purpose lanes. Special purpose lanes are marked lanes only for the use of certain types of vehicles. They will have a sign showing the type of vehicle that can use the lane, for example, bicycle lanes and bus lanes. Generally, you must not drive your car or motorcycle in a special purpose lane. However, you can drive for up to 50 metres in a bicycle lane and 100 metres in any other special purpose lane only when:

• you need to cross it to enter or leave the road
• to park or stop, if parking or stopping is permitted at that place
• avoiding a hazard in your lane
• overtaking a vehicle turning right
• there is a sign allowing it.

Bus lane sign Bicycle lane sign

Road markings

Road markings are painted or mounted on the surface of the road and can include words, figures, symbols, raised markers, marks or lines that direct or warn traffic.