crossing double line roads?

[EK1]

hey

apparently you are allowed to cross double lines as long as you are turning into a driveway.. so i was wondering if you would get let of or fined if you crossed the double line to turn into a driveway for a few seconds and reverse back and do a sort of 3 point turn?

[johnnieboi]

Im not 100% sure but i think you cant. And you cant park on the same street as your previous spot either. I think you also cant do a 3point turn on single lane roads too. Last i read of the VicRoads New Laws update anyway. Correct me if im wrong?

[Hiro]

Might help if the OP states what state they are in (no pun intended), as little niggly rules like this have a habit of being slightly different depending on what state you are in.

[EK1]

Might help if the OP states what state they are in (no pun intended), as little niggly rules like this have a habit of being slightly different depending on what state you are in.

im in NSW.

[SuperDave]

hey

apparently you are allowed to cross double lines as long as you are turning into a driveway.. so i was wondering if you would get let of or fined if you crossed the double line to turn into a driveway for a few seconds and reverse back and do a sort of 3 point turn?

You said you are in NSW, but just if other people chime in with their State; QLD it is illegal to cross double white lines regardless of purpose. Same applies to a solid single line. But if there is a gap in the solid line that matches the driveway, then yes you can enter the driveway in that case.

[DJKOR]

You said you are in NSW, but just if other people chime in with their State; QLD it is illegal to cross double white lines regardless of purpose. Same applies to a solid single line. But if there is a gap in the solid line that matches the driveway, then yes you can enter the driveway in that case.

Correction on your wording. In QLD, you can cross a single white line to enter or leave a road, including entering or leaving a property, but it is illegal to cross one to do a u-turn or overtake.

Then there is the solid line with broken line on one side... but everyone should know the go with that.

[VF-X]

Evrythin comes back to the point whether you get caught or not really...

I saw heaps of cars especially taxis do 3 point turn, U turn and evrythin and they get away with it.

With ur specific question of whether it's legal to do a 3 point turn, just don't get caught and affect the traffic flow on either side...

[DJKOR]

Evrythin comes back to the point whether you get caught or not really...

I saw heaps of cars especially taxis do 3 point turn, U turn and evrythin and they get away with it.

With ur specific question of whether it's legal to do a 3 point turn, just don't get caught and affect the traffic flow on either side...

I wouldn't really give advise like that... but hey, if you think it's right to do, then so be it.

It's like saying it's fine to run a red light at an empty intersection late at night. Despite it causing no problems because there is no one else around, a majority of people will still wait till the light turns green... because it is the law.

[juvenile]

hey

apparently you are allowed to cross double lines as long as you are turning into a driveway.. so i was wondering if you would get let of or fined if you crossed the double line to turn into a driveway for a few seconds and reverse back and do a sort of 3 point turn?

Are you in the driveway or part in? either way you are using it as a type of u-turn so you could get booked if seen, but again depending on the officers mood and traffic flow on that particular road I guess..

Also lines or no lines you could still get booked for that,because Its against the law to reverse out of a driveway but its just one of those things you can't police,If they did no one would leave their homes :o

[VF-X]

I wouldn't really give advise like that... but hey, if you think it's right to do, then so be it.

It's like saying it's fine to run a red light at an empty intersection late at night. Despite it causing no problems because there is no one else around, a majority of people will still wait till the light turns green... because it is the law.

The level is different. It's like stealing $5c and $10,000.

Some people won't make a u turn or 3 point turn in the city or like a toll / freeway with double lines, but some do occasional turns in residential areas with lines like those.

But traffic lights, never. Unless you can when there's a sign that says so.

But again, I agree with not advising people to break the laws. These things are those kind where drivers need to weigh with its consequences if they were caught.

[1stKill]

Not to sure if it's still valid (someone can confirm this) but it used to be illegal to reverse out of a driveway,you had to reverse in and drive out for saftey to people walking past...more of a chance seeing them driving out nose 1st.

so breaking a solid line into a driveway and then reversing out could still be illegal...my cop mate basically told me this law is never enforced and i have never heard of anyone getting nabbed for reversing out of a driveway,but you never know. :(

this was or still is a Victorian road laws

[Hiro]

According to NSW road users handbook

"Unless a sign tells you otherwise, you can cross any type of dividing line when turning

right at an intersection. You can also turn to the right across a dividing line to enter or

leave a property (eg home or shops) by the shortest route"

And I call BS on the "no reversing out of a driveway" law, it's the kind of thing that is applied in public carparks but defies logic and sense when you apply it to driveways. Think about it this way - if it is legal to drive nose-first into your driveway, then how are you going to turn around in your property in order to drive out nose-first again? I guarantee that NO-ONE who lives on a busy road would reverse into their driveway in traffic, otherwise it'd be absolute chaos - much easier to drive straight in, and (giving way to pedestrians of course) and wait for a gap in traffic when reversing out onto the road.