RV FEATURE
U TURNS
If you ’ re a Victorian like me , you will know that you are allowed to make a U turn at any intersection , with or without traffic lights , and at any break in the median strip , unless there is a ‘ No U Turn ’ or a ‘ No Right Turn ’ sign displayed . This is not the case in any other state .
For all other states and territories in Australia , you can only make a U turn at traffic lights when there is a ‘ U Turn Permitted ' sign displayed .
I found this out the hard way while in Townsville . I made what I thought was a legal U turn only to be pulled over by the local constabulary and issued a fine of $ 106 and one demerit point . Lessen learnt .
Perhaps its retribution for making interstate visitors endure the perils of the right-hand hook turn .
DRIVING TOO SLOWLY
We ’ ve all heard the anguish from other road users that caravanners drive too slowly , unnecessarily holding up other road users . You may even hear that driving too slowly is illegal . The truth is , in most states and territories , it is completely legal to drive below the posted speed limit , but you can be booked for unreasonably obstructing drivers or pedestrians .
Australian Road Rule 125 states :
1 . A driver must not unreasonably obstruct the path of another driver or a pedestrian .
2 . For this rule , a driver does not unreasonably obstruct the path of another driver or a pedestrian only because
a . the driver is stopped in traffic ; or
b . the driver is driving more slowly than other vehicles ( unless the driver is driving abnormally slowly in the circumstances ).
Example of a driver driving abnormally slowly
Fortunately , this was just a friendly session to educate the public on correct towing setups – but a police fine is a real possibility if you do the wrong thing when towing .
A driver driving at a speed of 20 kilometres per hour on a length of road to which a speed-limit of 80 kilometres per hour applies when there is no reason for the driver to drive at that speed on the length of road .
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