Road Signs Guide · Australian Capital Territory

Regulatory signs (part 1 of 7): Australian Capital Territory road signs

Key points on regulatory signs for the Australian Capital Territory learner test. Each answer is checked against the official Australian Capital Territory handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.

You are healthy and the only free bay has this sign. May you park there?

Disabled parking – Australian Capital Territory road rules study guide

Answer: No, only if a current disability parking permit is displayed

A bay with the disability symbol is only for vehicles displaying a current permit and used under its conditions.

Practice question 180 · official source

What does this sign tell you about the lane?

Bicycle lane sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory

Answer: It is reserved for bicycles; others may enter only in limited cases

A bicycle lane is for bike riders. Other vehicles may enter it only briefly or in cases the rules allow.

Practice question 182 · official source

What does this sign mean?

Bicycle lane sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory (illustration 2)

Answer: It is a lane for bicycle riders; others must keep out in most cases

A bicycle lane is reserved for bicycle riders. Other drivers may use it only in limited cases allowed by the rules, such as avoiding an obstruction.

Practice question 183 · official source

Who may drive in a lane with this sign?

Bus lane sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory

Answer: Buses, taxis, hire cars and motorbikes (plus others the sign allows)

In the ACT a bus lane is for buses, taxis, hire cars, demand responsive vehicles and motorbikes. Other vehicles may enter only briefly, for example to avoid an obstruction.

Practice question 184 · official source

Traffic in your lane is crawling beside a bus lane. Can you use the bus lane to get ahead?

Bus lane sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory (illustration 2)

Answer: No, bus lanes are not for getting past queues of traffic

Bus lanes are for buses, plus other vehicles that signs or the rules allow. They are not for bypassing queued traffic.

Practice question 185 · official source

How close may you stop to a bus stop sign (unless another sign allows it)?

Bus stop – Australian Capital Territory road rules study guide

Answer: Not within 20 metres before the sign or 10 metres after it

You must not stop at a bus stop or within 20 metres before and 10 metres after the bus stop sign.

Practice question 187 · official source

Can you stop beside this sign to let a passenger out of your car?

Bus stop – Australian Capital Territory road rules study guide (illustration 2)

Answer: No, only buses may stop at a bus stop

You must not stop at a bus stop unless you are driving a public bus, or a sign for that spot lets you.

Practice question 188 · official source

Who may park in a bay with this sign?

Disabled parking – Australian Capital Territory road rules study guide (illustration 2)

Answer: Drivers displaying a current disability parking permit

Disability parking bays are reserved for vehicles displaying a current permit and following its conditions.

Practice question 189 · official source

What does this sign tell you?

End speed limit sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory

Answer: The earlier limit has ended; the default limit for the area applies

An end speed limit sign cancels the previous limit. After it, the default speed limit for that type of road or area applies.

Practice question 194 · official source

You pass this sign. What speed limit applies after it?

End speed limit sign – meaning and rules in Australian Capital Territory (illustration 2)

Answer: The default limit for that type of road, unless another sign applies

After an end speed limit sign, the default limit for that area applies again unless another sign sets a different limit.

Practice question 195 · official source